Football

S. #	Event	Dates	Venue
International Events
1.	Four Nation Cup Football Tournament	Feb.Mar.2009	Multan
2.	AFC Under-13 Football Festival	10-23 May, 2009	Iran
3.	AFC Under-16 Football Championship	03-18 Oct., 2009
4.	AFC Under-19 Football Championship	01-15 Nov., 2009	Bangladesh
5.	11th South Asian Football Championship	Nov., 2009	Bangladesh
National Events
6.	Registration of Clubs with DFA & New Regis. / Transfers of Players from Deptt/Clubs to another Deptt/Clubs & Club to Club. Registration for Women's Club with PFF.	01-31 Jan.2009	All over Pakistan
7.	AID-27 Coaches Under 13 Youth Football Festival	10-15 Jan., 2009 26-31 Jan., 2009	- Lahore
8.	National Under-13 Football Festival	10-19 Jan., 2009	At 11 cities
9.	National Under-21 Football Championship	19-30 Jan., 2009	Islamabad
10.	"D" Certificate Coaching Course	12-17 Jan., 2009	Karachi (Sindh)
11.	Talent Acceleration Referees Course	26-31 Jan., 2009	Lahore ( Punjab )
12.	Inter Club Championship of All Districts/Regions	01 Feb.-30 Apr., 2009	All over Pakistan
13.	"D" Certificate Coaching Course	09-14 Feb., 2009	Peshawar
14.	MA Elite Referees Course	16-20 Feb., 2009	Lahore
15.	National Challenge Cup (Only for Departmental teams)	Mar.-Apr., 2009
16.	"D" Certificate Coaching Course	02-07 Mar., 2009	Quetta
17.	Talent Acceleration Referees Course (For All Regions)	09-14 Mar., 2009	Islamabad
18.	1st National Futsal Championship	20-30 Mar., 2009
19.	"D" Certificate Coaching Course	23-28 Mar., 2009	Lahore
20.	Coaching & Training Camp for AFC U-13 Football Festival	Mar.-Apr., 2009
21.	Inter-School Football Championship 2009-2010	Mar. & Oct.,2009	All over Pakistan
22.	Managers/Coaches Seminar	Mar., 2009	Lahore
23.	Transfer Window for PPL, PFFL and National Women's Championship 2009	15 Feb.-15 Mar., 2009
24.	6th Pakistan Premier League	Apr.-Sep., 2009
25.	"D" Certificate Coaching Course (For All Regions)	13-18 Apr., 2009	Islamabad
26.	Women Admn/Coaching/Refereeing Refresher Courses ( "D" Certificate)	13-18 Apr., 2009	Football House Lahore
27.	Match Commissioner's & Referee Assessor's Seminar	24-26 Apr., 2009	Lahore
28.	2nd National Inter Club Women's Football Championship 2009	Apr.-May, 2009
29.	AID-27 Coaches U-16 Football Youth Cup	05-20 May, 2009
30.	Talent Acceleration Referees Course	22-27 Jun., 2009	Quetta
31.	National Under-16 Football Championship 2009	24 Jun.-04 Jul., 2009
32.	"C" Certificate Coaching Course	01-15 Jun., 2009	Lahore
33.	Inter-District Club Championship (Provincial/Region Basis)	Jul.-Nov., 2009
34.	National Under-19 Football Championship	16-25 Jul., 2009
35.	5th National Women Football Championship 2009	05-16 Aug., 2009
36.	Coaching & Training Camp for AFC U-16 Football Championship	Aug., 2009
37.	Coaching & Training Camp for Formation of U-19 team for AFC Football Championship Qualifying Round	Sep.-Oct., 2009
38.	"C" Certificate Coaching Course	05-20 Oct., 2009	Lahore
39.	Talent Acceleration Referees Course	19-24 Oct., 2009	Peshawar
40.	Coaching & Training Camp for U-23 team for 11th South Asian Games	Oct.-Nov., 2009
41.	6 th PFF League (2nd Division)	Dec., 2009
42.	"B" License Coaching Course	01-20 Dec., 2009	Lahore
43.	Talent Acceleration Referees Course	07-12 Dec., 2009	Karachi

Bodybuilding

S. #	Event	Dates		Venue
International Events
1.	6th South Asian Bodybuilding Championship	Apr., 2009		India
2.	1st Asian Classic Men Bodybuilding Championship	Apr., 2009		India
3.	22nd Asian Junior Bodybuilding Championship	Jun., 2009		Korea
4.	11th Asian Master Bodybuilding Championship	Jun., 2009		Korea
5.	6th Asian Body Fitness Contest	Jun., 2009		Korea
6.	3rd Asian Men Fitness Contest	Jun., 2009		Korea
7.	1st Asian Men Championship (Open Event)	Jun., 2009		Korea
8.	Asian Men Bodybuilding Championship 2009	Aug., 2009		I. R. Iran
9.	1st Asian Classic Bodybuilding Championship	Aug., 2009		I. R. Iran
10.	3rd Class Category Bodybuilding Championship	Aug., 2009		I. R. Iran
11.	1st Asian Benweider Memorial Championship	14-19 Oct., 2009		Bangkok
12.	63rd World Bodybuilding Championship	02-07 Nov., 2009		Dubai
National Events
13.	Mr. & Junior Mr. Sarhad Bodybuilding Contests	11 Jan., 2009		NWFP
14.	Mr. & Junior Mr. Sindh Bodybuilding Contests	12 Feb., 2009		Hyderabad
15.	Yahaya Butt Classic Mr. Pakistan Contest	12-13 Feb., 2009		Lahore
16.	Coaches Course Level-1	Jan., 2009		Lahore
17.	3rd National Junior Bodybuilding Championship	Feb., 2009		To be decided
18.	Pakistan Day Bodybuilding Contests	23 Mar., 2009		Lahore , Karachi , Quetta , Peshawar , Islamabad
19.	Bodybuilding Technical Official Course	Mar., 2009		Lahore
20.	2nd Inter-Provincial Bodybuilding Championships	Apr., 2009		Islamabad
21.	Inter-Departmental Bodybuilding Championship	May, 2009		Lahore
22.	Bodybuilding Coaches Course Level-1	Jun., 2009		Karachi
23.	Independence Day (Jashn-e-Azadi) Bodybuilding Competitions	14 Aug., 2009		Lahore , Karachi , Quetta , Peshawar , Islamabad
24.	31st National Games	16-29 Nov., 2009		Peshawar
25.	Mr. Pakistan Olympia National Championship	Nov., 2009		Peshawar
26.	Junior Mr. Pakistan / Mr. Pakistan	Dec., 2009
27.	Mr. & Junior Mr. Punjab Bodybuilding Contests	Dec., 2009		Punjab
28.	Mr. & Junior Mr. Balochistan Bodybuilding Contests	Dec., 2009		Balochistan
29.	5th National Bodybuilding Championship	Dec., 2009		To be decided

Billiards and Snooker

S. #	Events	Date	Venue
International Events
1.	Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship	11-19 Apr., 2009	Pune , India
2.	25th Asian Snooker Championship	May, 2009	China
3.	6-Red Snooker International Tournament	07-12 Jul., 2009	Bangkok , Thailand
4.	2009 Vietnam Asian Indoor Games	02-12 Nov., 2009	Hanoi , Vietnam
5.	IBSF World Snooker Championship	15-29 Nov., 2009	Hyderabad , India
National Events
6.	Punjab Snooker Cup	02-13 Feb., 2009	Lahore
7.	Under-21 Snooker Championship	02-13 Feb., 2009	Lahore
8.	2nd NJI National Junior (Under-21) Snooker Championship	22-28 Feb., 2009	Karachi
9.	34th National Snooker Championship	15-20 Mar., 2009	Karachi
10.	2nd Ranking Snooker Championship	Mar., 2009
11.	3rd Ranking Snooker Tournament	Jun., 2009	Islamabad
12	22d Latif Masters Snooker Championship	Sep., 2009	Karachi

Basketball

S. #.	Event	Date	Venue
National Events
1.	National Women Basketball Championship	Jan., 2009	To be decided
2.	Chief Minister Punjab Basketball Championship	24-28 Jan., 2009	Lahore
3.	Basketball Referees Clinic	Feb., 2009	To be decided
4.	National Men Basketball Championship	Mar., 2009	To be decided
5.	Kashmir Cup Basketball Tournament	Mar., 2009	To be decided
6.	National Junior Basketball Championship	Apr., 2009	To be decided
7.	Departmental National Basketball Championship	Jul., 2009	To be decided
8.	All Pakistan Ramzan-ul-Mubarik Basketball Tournament	Sep., 2009	To be decided
9.	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Basketball Series (Women)	Oct., 2009	To be decided
10.	Basketball Coaches/Referees Clinic	Nov., 2009	To be decided
11.	National Basketball Championship	Dec., 2009	To be decided

Badminton

S. #	Events	Date	Venue
International Events
1.	Fajr International Badminton Tournament	05-08 Feb., 2009	Tehran
2.	Asian Badminton Championship	07-12 Apr., 2009	South Korea
3.	World Badminton Championships (Qualifying Round)	10-16 Aug., 2009	Hyderabad , India
4.	Jordan Satellite Badminton Tournament	30 Sep.-04 Oct., 2009	Amman , Jordan
5.	Syrian International Badminton Series	07-10 Oct., 2009	Damascus
6.	Pakistan Challenge International Badminton Tournament	Dec., 2009	Islamabad
National Events
7.	National Badminton Championship	15-22 Jan., 2009	Karachi
8.	Inauguration of National Badminton Academy	01 Feb., 2009	Lahore
9.	All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament	Mar., 2009	Lahore
10.	Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament	May, 2009	Lahore
11.	National Junior Badminton Championships	Aug.-Sep., 2009	Quetta
12.	National Women Badminton Championships	Nov., 2009	Karachi

Sports Calendar 2009

Athletics

S. #	Event	Date	Venue
International Events
1.	Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon	January, 2009	India
2.	18th Fajr International Indoor Athletics Meet	February, 2009	Tehran
3.	South Asian Youth & Junior Athletics Championship.	February, 2009	India
4.	Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon	February, 2009	Hong Kong
5.	10th Asian Cross Country Championship	March, 2009	Bahrain
6.	Asian Grand Prix Series 2009	22-30 May, 2009	China
7.	1st Asian Youth Games	02-10 July, 2009	Singapore
8.	6th IAAF World Youth Championship	8-12 July, 2009	Italy
9.	12th IAAF World Championship	15-23 August, 2009	Berlin
10.	2nd Islamic Solidarity Games	16-30 October, 2009	Tehran
11.	18th Asian Athletics Championships	10-04 November, 2009	China
12.	3rd Asian Indoor Games	2-12 November, 2009	Hanoi
National Events
13.	41st National Athletics Championships	23-25 February, 2009	Rawalpindi
14.	31st National Games 2009	16-29 November, 2009	Peshawar

Sports Calendar 2009

Athletics

S. #	Event	Date	Venue
International Events
1.	Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon	January, 2009	India
2.	18th Fajr International Indoor Athletics Meet	February, 2009	Tehran
3.	South Asian Youth & Junior Athletics Championship.	February, 2009	India
4.	Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon	February, 2009	Hong Kong
5.	10th Asian Cross Country Championship	March, 2009	Bahrain
6.	Asian Grand Prix Series 2009	22-30 May, 2009	China
7.	1st Asian Youth Games	02-10 July, 2009	Singapore
8.	6th IAAF World Youth Championship	8-12 July, 2009	Italy
9.	12th IAAF World Championship	15-23 August, 2009	Berlin
10.	2nd Islamic Solidarity Games	16-30 October, 2009	Tehran
11.	18th Asian Athletics Championships	10-04 November, 2009	China
12.	3rd Asian Indoor Games	2-12 November, 2009	Hanoi
National Events
13.	41st National Athletics Championships	23-25 February, 2009	Rawalpindi
14.	31st National Games 2009	16-29 November, 2009	Peshawar

Introduction to Pakistan Sports Board

Pakistan Sports Board was established under the Ministry of Education through the Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis.

Subsequently, in July, 1977 with the creation of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the administrative control of the Pakistan Sports Board was transferred to it.

The Board has a General Body, with its Headquarters at Islamabad. The General Body consists of 35 members. It lays down the policy and 12 members Executive Committee implements this policy.

Pakistan Sports Board being the supreme body of sports monitors the activities/affairs of National Sports Federations affiliated to it and ensure proper utilization of annual and special grants given by the Board. The annual grants are released to the National Federations to meet their day to day expenses whereas special grants are meant for participation and holding of international sports events. These grants are allocated/approved by the Executive Committee of Pakistan Sports Board keeping in view the popularity of games, achievements of international level and activities of the Federations. At present, 40 National Sports Federations are affiliated with the Board. Each Federation is responsible for promotion and development of its respective game/sports and etc

Cricket

PCB approves budget after four-month delay

The much-delayed and much-objected budgets of the PCB from 2007-08 and 2009-10 have finally been approved by the board of governors. The budget for the current year was approved after a four-month delay - it should've been approved by July 1 - amounting to, according to reports, roughly Rs1.5 billion.

Wazir Ali Khoja, a member of the governing board, told reporters after the meeting in Lahore that the budget had been approved and that one from 2007-08 had also been given conditional approval. That budget, from the administration of Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the board before Ijaz Butt, had been the subject of much scrutiny and objection. One believed to be among them is the alleged substantial golden handshake payment made to Inzamam-ul-Haq upon his retirement from Test cricket in October 2007.

But the budget had to be passed, with some conditions to rectify the objections, because grant payments from the ICC would not otherwise be released to Pakistan - or any member nation - unless the budget had been given approval by the governing body.

Butt, who was a governing board member himself under Ashraf, had raised objections to the budget even then, though the issue was never satisfactorily resolved.

Lacrosse

Changing Seasons

Princeton has a new look. From its new coaching staff to fresh players, the Tigers are adjusting to change.

• Men's Lacrosse: Johns Hopkins outlasts Mt. St. Mary's for win
• Women's Lacrosse: Syracuse Ends Regular Season With 12-9 Win Over Dartmouth
• Men's Lacrosse: Former Syracuse coach Roy Simmons Jr. to be honored with 'Spirit of the Tewaaraton Award

BASS MASTER

• Evers Duels Best

• Edwin Evers outdueled Mark Smith in a fishoff Sunday to claim victory in the final Bassmaster Open of the year on the Atchafalaya Basin.

  Think Smallie: Float and Fly Q&A
• Boyd Duckett: The Fall Trap
• Going Ike: Fun fishing on Tuesday
• Zac Brown Band up for American Music Awards
• Brauer on line choice for flipping and pitching
• More than a fish
• BASS Reporters: Kotaro Kiriyama
• VanDam equally intense about whitetails
• Randy Howell: Fishing the fall wind
• BASSography: Fred Arbogast

Horse Racing

And Still Undefeated

Zenyatta rallied from last at Santa Anita on Saturday to remain perfect through 14 races and become the first female to capture the Breeders' Cup Classic. Is it enough to wrest Horse of the Year away from Rachel Alexandra?

• Conduit wins back-to-back BC Turf titles
• Goldikova in elite company after Mile repeat
• Ex-claimer Furthest Land wins BC Dirt Mile
• Juvenile: Vale of York prevails for Godolphin
• Dancing in Silks wins Sprint in 4-horse photo
• Turf Sprint redemption for California Flag
• Pounced gives Gosden Juvenile Turf repeat
• Ladies' Classic: Life Is Sweet rallies clear
• F&M Sprint: Informed Decision foils Ventura

Women's Basketball

Head Of The Pack

Everyone is lining up behind the defending champion UConn Huskies

• Freshman phenom Griner dunks for Baylor
• Lynx get two of top five picks in lottery | Voepel
• Eastern Illinois assistant coach Moore dies at 28
• Lieberman to be named Dallas D-League coach
• UNC senior Breland's lymphoma is in remission
• UConn women unanimous No. 1 in coaches' poll
• UConn's Moore unanimous pick for All-America
• Summitt says Tennessee might be overrated
• UConn sticks as AP Top 25's unanimous No. 1
• Taurasi pleads guilty to DUI, serves day in jail

Golf

The Right Stuff

Phil Mickelson surely earned some new fans with his win at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. But Chinese fans will remember "Lao Mi" best for his weeklong interaction with the crowd. Dan Washburn »

Still Beating

The Colts and Saints both stayed unbeaten after near-misses Sunday.

WWE

Where else but in the world of Zangief and Kratos can a man lift the 500-pound Big Show and the 250-pound Edge ... at the same time?

But that's the weight Cena hoisted during this past WrestleMania, a feat he laughs off in an almost shylike manner.

"I didn't know if I was going to have it in me," he says, "but I guess that's what makes WrestleMania WrestleMania."

But could he add any more weight the next time Mania rolls through? Maybe add Hornswoggle as almost a cherry on the top for a triple slam?

"Don't let Hornswoggle fool you," Cena says of the 4-foot-4, 138-pound leprechaun. "He's heavy."

ESPN caught up with Cena, the biggest star in wrestling since the days of The Rock and Stone Cold, to talk about everything from performing his own stunts in the film "12 Rounds" to being the face of the upcoming game "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010." Here's what he had to say:

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just dropped on DVD. Did wrestling in WWE help prepare you for the stunt work you had to perform in the movie?

John Cena: Not only the stunt work but the acting as well. One thing people don't realize is we film episodic television. We're the first to say that what we do is entertainment and it's for the sake of the fans. The fans are pretty much why we exist. So you learn to perform on the fly, and you pretty much learn how to act. So not only did it help me with the stunt work as far as keeping in good physical shape, but it helped me understand the story, helped me understand the script and helped me understand my role. It really got me prepared to be an actor. Those people who are successful in the wrestling business really have to be well-rounded.

Olympic sports

• Joubert wins NHK Trophy with strong free skate
• Governing body suspends Athletics South Africa
• Jamaica coach resigns but will continue with Bolt
• Davis wins World Cup 1,000 in course record
• Duggan scores winner for U.S. at Four Nations
• Landis falls to 17th place at Tour of Southland
• Speedskater Pechstein's plea to race rejected
• U.S. to meet Canada West for world junior gold
• Alinghi's offer to Oracle: Let's race off Australia
• Bright, Kokubo win WC snowboarding events

worst of the worst

The PBR is known for having the rankest bulls in the world. And when your bulls are particularly nasty, so are the wrecks. ESPN.com has evaluated the worst wrecks of the Built Ford Tough season so far and chosen the 10 worst. But with six regular-season events and the World Finals still left on the calendar, you can bet there will be plenty more before the New Year.

Action sports

• Backyard Bang Rail Jam makes stop in Denver
• Shaun White talks about his 2010 Olympic goals
• Eco-minded gear featured in ESPN Green Guide
• Paris Rosen lands 88-foot front flip | BLOG
• DVS and LRG present Chico Brenes in Now
• Watch Being Robbie Maddison on ESPN Nov. 15
• Sunday Bikes featured on Weezer's Raditude LP
• Hank Gaskell wins 26th Annual Xcel Pro | BLOG
• Peak Performance King of Style to pick winner
• AFMXA Am Comp and Awards Show overview

Racing

• Sources: Danica, Dale Jr.'s team near deal
• Izod to be IndyCar title sponsor next season
• Toyota pulling out of Formula One to cut costs
• F1's Barrichello leaving Brawn team for Williams
• Hight wins, opens 105-point lead in Funny Car
• F1's Vettel wins Abu Dhabi; Hamilton quits early
• Bridgestone won't renew F1 contract after '10
• Heidfeld emotional as BMW says goodbye to F1
• Nephew of late champ Senna joins F1 team
• Glock intends to depart Toyota for new F1 team

Boxing

• Casamayor, Judah victorious in return to ring
• Diaz-Malignaggi rematch set for neutral Chicago
• Pacquiao fight possible at Cowboys Stadium
• Williams to face Martinez, who replaces Pavlik
• Gatti's widow awarded $37,500 to help pay bills
• WBC wants fathers barred from sons' corners
• Renowned judge Filippo dies; ref in 'Rocky' films
• Perez unanimously wins IBF bantamweight title
• Nevada approves replay for boxing matches
• Dawson to honor slain UConn player at fight

Nov 1 Nowitzki not done with Team Germany, wants to play with Kaman

The former twosome met in Saturday’s Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks game, a matchup that was worthy of little attention outside the future implications for the German national team, particularly with the team seemingly in line for a “wild card” spot to be handed out for the 2010 FIBA World Championships.

Stein opines that Germany is in the mix for a FIBA wild card, along with Russia, Lithuania, and “Great Britain – home team for the 2012 Olympics and a fast-improving hoops nation led by Chicago’s Luol Deng” and that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has promised that “discussion about Nowitzki returning to the national team would be reopened as long as he took ‘a year off.’”

Who's the Biggest NBA Star?

Just for fun I plugged in some big names to see who is the most popular by these measures. After trying various names (Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett, for instance, did not get impressive results) I quickly settled on LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Michael Jordan as my terms for comparison. Then I mixed in Tiger Woods for some big-picture perspective.



Turns out Tiger Woods is the biggest star of that bunch, but not by all that much. (If you want to see how a real internet star dwarfs these pretenders, plug in "Britney Spears" compared to Michael Jordan.)