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Zishawn in brilliant form

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DELRAY BEACH/FL – USA: Young all-rounder Zishawn Qureshi was in brilliant form on Sunday striking two quickfire half-centuries as matches continued at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale. The right-under lining up for Pakistan Eagles caught the eye with his awesome hitting. In the first match, he came up against Global Warriors, and opening the batting he had balls flying all over the facility. He struck 57 off just 24 balls with six massive sixes. He was able to take Pakistan Eagles to 131/8 off 15 overs.…

Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Iran’s health ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as cases and deaths rose to record levels, with a member of the state task force’s warning field hospitals might be needed if people flout the rules. Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state television that 26 of Iran’s 31 provinces were “red” zones, the highest alert level, while four were at the next “orange” level. Authorities registered a record high 3,902 new cases in the past 24 hours, with the…

Virus spreads on US Senate panel handling Supreme Court nomination

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ WASHINGTON: Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about the timing of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and whether additional senators may have been exposed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared the confirmation process was going full steam ahead. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Utah Sen. Mike Lee both said that they had tested positive for the virus. Both had attended a ceremony for Barrett at the White House on Sept 25 with…

Pictures: Muslims Perform Umrah Pilgrimage After 7 Months

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has been resumed after seven months of closure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the details, started today, the number of Umrah pilgrims has been capped at 6000, as compared to 2019 when more than 19 million people performed the Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time of the year. Here are some pictures from the first Umrah performed by the Muslims on 4th October. Umrah SOPs Worshippers, perform the Umrah pilgrimage are required to download…

USA Nationals carded to get off

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MARGATE/FL – USA: The USA National Maq T10 Championship hosted annually by Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is back on after being postponed earlier this year due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. This is the news coming from chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. He said that the tournament this year will be played from November 14 to 15 at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Delray Beach, Florida. According to Qureshi: “Earlier this year we were supposed to stage the USA Nationals Maq T10 championships but because of the Coronavirus, we had…

Shoaib lauds Maq at Hall of Fame event

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HARTFORD/CT – USA: Former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Mohammed has lauded the efforts of cricket administrator Mahammad Qureshi in building cricket in America. Mohammed made the comment during the zoom induction ceremony hosted by the US Cricket Hall of Fame in Harford Connecticut, USA. The son of the legendary Hanif Mohammed was one of 12 persons inducted into the US Cricket Hall of Fame by the organization. Speaking during his induction he said: “I really appreciate being part of this family now and my entire family is proud. I remember coming…

CCUSA brings Hall of Fame W Cup

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has gotten together with the US Cricket Hall of Fame and will host the first-ever Hall of Fame Cricket World Cup event in Fort Lauderdale next September.This was revealed by the chairman and CEO of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. Speaking to 925 News Qureshi said: “This year we are assisting the Cricket Hall of Fame by taking their Induction ceremony on October 3 ‘live’ across the world on MaqTv. Next year we have invited them to come to Florida for the 2021 Induction ceremony…

PCB calls meeting with PSL franchises to ‘settle disputes’ out of court

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called the much-awaited meeting with the franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Oct. 7 after the Lahore High Court disposed off the case, filed by the franchises against the PCB for not meeting their demand of introducing new financial model of the league. LHC Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi disposed off the case after the PCB called the franchises for a meeting on Oct. 7 to solve all the disputes that had emerged between the two parties. The PCB…

Lebanon, Israel to hold US-brokered border talks

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel said on Thursday they would hold US-brokered negotiations on their disputed land and maritime borders, in what Washington hailed as a “historic” agreement between two sides technically still at war. The United States will act as a facilitator during the UN-backed talks to be held in the southern Lebanon border town of Naqoura, Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told a news conference in Beirut, without giving a date. US envoy David Schenker said the negotiations would start in the week of Oct 12.…

US President Donald Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ The United States President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been quarantined. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020 The first lady also confirmed on her official twitter handle: As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19.…