It’s 34 years since the hosts of the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup went on to lift the trophy – but West Indies captain Ackeem Auguste believes his side has what it takes. The Caribbean has welcomed 15 teams from across the world and the home side West Indies kick off the 14th edition of the tournament in Guyana on ...
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Australia and Sri Lanka record opening day victories as ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup gets underway in West Indies
Australia delivered a dominant early statement of intent as the hotly-anticipated ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup kicked off on Friday. The three-time champions breezed past West Indies by six wickets to get their tournament off to a flyer and inflict an early blow on the hosts in Guyana. Cooper Connolly’s side required just 40.1 overs to take all ...
Read More »Beijing 2022 Para ice hockey competition schedule announced
The Para ice hockey competition schedule has been set for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, with 20 games to be played within a nine-day span. All games will be played at the National Indoor Stadium. The eight participating teams will be separated into two groups, with Group A featuring the top-four ranked teams in the world and Group B ...
Read More »Salcher regains downhill gold and Pedersen wins first alpine skiing world title on home snow in Lillehammer
Austria’s Markus Salcher regained his downhill crown on the opening day of Para alpine racing at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships after falling one spot short of that goal three years ago. Skiing third in the men’s standing class, the downhill champion from the 2013 and 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships recorded a blazing run of ...
Read More »Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight Para snowboard world title
Lisa Bunschoten of the Netherlands won her third straight world title as the Para snowboard action kicked off with the history-making dual banked slalom event at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships. The competition in Hafjell marked the first time that the dual format was used at a World Championships level and, as the day showed, the new ...
Read More »There will be no compromise on merit in Punjab Games trials: Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan
LAHORE (Jan 15, 2022): The trials activities for the selection of all divisional teams in connection with upcoming 73rd Punjab Games remained continue in several districts of the province on Friday on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan. It is pertinent to mention here that 73rd Punjab Games will be organised at different venues of Lahore from ...
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