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Web Desk
Aug 20, 2025

The rising tide lifts all boats: Daniyal Mirza and Pakistan’s growing sports ecosystem

Whether it’s guiding the audience as a commentator, getting that adrenaline coursing as an announcer, or his day to day work as a freelance sports management consultant, Daniyal is committed to bringing greater attention to niche sports in the country.

Sport

Web Desk
Jul 29, 2025

Titanium plates and tested patience: Kashmir’s Saria Khan returns to the cage

“MMA honestly was a saviour for me. The day I started doing it, literally within a few months, I started seeing so much change in me.”

Sport

Reuters
Jul 01, 2025

Ex-MMA champ Ben Askren receives double lung transplant

Askren, 40, has been battling pneumonia in a Wisconsin hospital for several weeks. He went on ventilator support on June 17 and was added to the transplant waiting list on June 24, according to his wife.

Sport

Web Desk
Jun 03, 2025

Blanchfield reiterates criticism of Barber following fight cancellation

“If she was having issues leading up into this fight, she should have pulled out sooner just so I would have been able to have like another opponent.”

Pakistan Sport

AFP
Feb 06, 2025

Pioneering Pakistan woman Anita Karim breaks barriers and arms

Eight years ago she won the right to enter the ring, swiftly becoming Pakistan’s first internationally competing woman MMA fighter and appearing in Asia’s biggest promotion, ONE Championship.

Sport

Web Desk
Jan 30, 2025

The Tony Ferguson paradox: Fighting forevermore

In tandem with the principles instilled within him, is the injustice that Ferguson has been subject to. That is the paradox which El Cucuy finds himself in. And that is why fans will see him fight again in the Global Fight League.

Sport

Web Desk
Jan 18, 2025

The stories behind UFC 311’s biggest fights

The top three fights at UFC 311 have quite the story behind them. Here’s what you need to know before the fighters enter the octagon.

Technology

Web Desk
Jan 07, 2025

Facebook appoints UFC’s Dana White, others to Board of Directors

Zuckerberg and White enjoy a close friendship, as the latter is a huge MMA fan and publicly supported Dana White in past.

Sport

Web Desk
Dec 17, 2024

Brave CF 92: Pakistani fighters sweep all matches against Indian rivals

The standout performance came from Rizwan Ali, who knocked out the Indian fighter, Srikant Shekhar, in the very first round.

Life

Web Desk
Nov 23, 2024

MMA fighter Conor McGregor to pay damages for sexual assault

A jury in Ireland ordered MMA fighter Conor McGregor to pay nearly €250,000 to a woman after she filed a lawsuit arguing McGregor raped and assaulted her in 2018.