Pakistan Super League 2017 Schedule

Pakistan Super League 2017

The maiden season of the Pakistan Super League turned out to be a big hit among the fans, as they now wait eagerly for the second season. And given how the PSL draft for the 2017 season went, things can only get more interesting come the next season.

The second edition of the Pakistan Super League will begin from February 9 in Dubai. Matches will be played in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi apart from Dubai with the PSL 2017 final to be played in Lahore subject to security clearances. With big crowds expected to return to see the stars in action in both Dubai and Sharjah, the rush and demand for PSL tickets is set to be huge.

The Darren Sammy-led Peshawar Zalmi will take on defending champions Islamabad United in the first game of the tournament on February 9 which will follow the PSL opening ceremony that evening. This will be followed by a double-header on Friday, February 10 which will see the Lahore Qalandars play the Quetta Gladiators before the Zalmis will be in action yet again as they take on the Karachi Kings.

On Saturday, February 11, Islamabad will be in action yet again as they play Lahore while the second game will see the Gladiators take on the Kings.

Each of the five sides will be involved in a double-leg round-robin league thereby playing eight games each. The top four teams will then qualify for the playoffs wherein the first-ranked team at the end of the league stage will take on the second-placed side in the first playoff. The second playoff will see the third and the fourth ranked side take on each other before the losing team from the first playoff faces the winning team from the second playoff. The final will be played between the winner of the first playoff and the third playoff.

The first and second playoffs will be played in Sharjah while the third playoff will be hosted by Dubai. If the tournament gets its security clearance the final will be held on March 7 in Lahore. The complete schedule of psl 2017 is placed below.

So its gonna be Argentina vs Netherland now

The Netherlands has barely resembled the imposing squad that dismantled Spain in the opener, needing van Gaal’s savvy to avoid elimination in each of its knockout games. Arjen Robben has been magnificent – theatrics aside – but Robin van Persie has been largely absent and the Dutch have struggled to finish.

And no matter what formation van Gaal uses, the Dutch defense will have its hands full with Lionel Messi and Argentina. The Albiceleste finally seemed to have found their groove against Belgium after early struggles of their own, though not having Angel di Maria (thigh) against the Netherlands is a huge loss.

The one thing neither team lacks is motivation. This is Argentina’s first trip to the semifinals since 1990 while the Dutch are still bitter after coming oh-so close four years ago.

PREDICTION

ARGENTINA 1 - NETHERLANDS 0 (EXTRA TIME)

Argentina’s biggest problem early on was letting opponents hang around until too late, and it will pay dearly if it tries that against the Netherlands. The Dutch like to start fast so they can set the tempo for the game, and Argentina will be playing catch-up the whole night if it doesn’t respond immediately. A couple of early chances from Messi will even things out.

How they got here:

Argentina 2 - 0 Slovenia

Argentina 2 - 1 Bos.-Herz.

Argentina 3 - 2 Nigeria

Argentina 1 - 0 Switzerland

Argentina 1 - 0 Belgium


How they got here:

Nethlerands 5 - 1 Spain

Netherlands 3 - 2 Austrailia

Netherlands 2 - 0 Chile

Netherlands 2 - 1 Mexico

Netherlands 0 - 0 Costa Rica

North Korea fires missiles into the sea

North Korea fired two short-range missiles off the coast of the Korean Peninsula early Wednesday, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.

North Korea did not declare a no-fly zone prior to the launch, the official said. No damage or injures were reported.
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The projectiles, assumed to be short-range ballistic missiles, flew more than 310 miles (almost 500 kilometers), the official said.

The official said the missiles were launched from North Korea's western Hwanghae Province and flew northeast toward the water.

Brazilians having a very bad time, losing against germany in the semi finals by 7-1

Brazilian fans were left distraught by the team's performance
 
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has urged the country to bounce back after its devastating 7-1 World Cup defeat against Germany.

"Like all Brazilians, I am very, very sad after the defeat. But we will not let ourselves be broken," she tweeted.

The coach of the national team Luiz Felipe Scolari called the defeat "the worst day of his life".

Brazilian media reflected the mood of shock on Wednesday, describing the result as a "historic humiliation".

The result was Brazil's biggest defeat in World Cup finals history.

More than 50 bodies, including 2 children, found in iraq

Baghdad, Iraq -- More than 50 unidentified bodies were found in the predominantly Shiite town of Alexandria on Wednesday, Iraqi security officials said.

Two children were among the dozens of bodies found in different parts of the town.

Details about the circumstances of the deaths were not immediately available, and officials did not say when the people may have been killed.
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The discoveries follow weeks of carnage across the country as Iraqi forces battle radical Sunni militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

ISIS, an al Qaeda splinter group, has seized large areas of northern and western Iraq in an offensive that began last month. The terror group has also made major gains in Syria in its quest to establish an Islamic state spanning both countries.

ISIS claimed responsibility for recent suicide bombings in Baghdad that killed almost two dozen people, according to SITE Intelligence, which monitors terrorist groups.

Cable operators have no authority to shut channels: Sindh High Court

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday observed that cable operators did not have the authority to shut channels on their own directives.

The SHC has hearing eight petitions related to the closure of Geo News by cable operators. The case was heard by a two member SHC bench comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Shafiq Siddiqui. Justice Muneeb Akhtar remarked that under Article 19 freedom of press could not be ignored. He added that it was the right of every Pakistani to have access to information and this was an issue of human rights not just the closure of a channel.

Justice Muneeb Akhtar asked the lawyer for cable operators how could PEMRA ordinance or any laws violate the fundamental rights of citizens.

The SHC observed that freedom of expression and press would not be violated under the constitution. Justice Muneeb Akhtar asked what had been done by PEMRA for the restoration of Geo News which was the most popular channel in the country.

The lawyer for PEMRA informed the court that the regulatory authority had taken action and issued show cause notices to cable operators.

Meanwhile the lawyer for Geo, Jam Asif informed the court that the SHC and Supreme Court had issued verdicts against the closure of Geo News.

The court has issued notices to Attorney General Pakistan and other parties for August 6 and directed PEMRA to submit its written comments. The order further states that PEMRA should ensure that cable operators do not restrict freedom of expression.