MARCH 17, 2022 MALAGA (Spain) – The road to the title of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 has been laid out as the groups for the sixth edition of the event was confirmed in Thursday’s draw in Malaga, Spain. The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with the hosts Spain drawn together with Dominican Republic, Lithuania ...
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World No. 4 USA awarded wild card into WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
World No. 4 USA awarded wild card into WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Executive Board has awarded world No. 4 United States a wild card into the next WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. The VI WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup, originally part of the 2021 calendar, was postponed to 2022 due to the ...
Read More »Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti welcomes Australian cricket team in Lahore
LAHORE (March 17, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti has welcomed the Australian cricket team in Lahore after the completion of two Test matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti in a statement on Thursday said that the successful holding of Test matches between ...
Read More »Pakistan name ODI and T20I squads for Australia series
Lahore, 17 March 2022: Uncapped Asif Afridi and Mohammad Haris have been named in Pakistan squads for the three ODIs and one-off T20I against Australia. Left-arm spinner Asif and wicketkeeper/batter Haris have earned the selectors’ nod as result of their impressive performances in the domestic circuit as the selectors have continued to provide opportunities to high-performing players as part of ...
Read More »Media Opportunities at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Friday, 18 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication): Tauranga: Bangladesh and the West Indies play their league match at the Bay Oval from 11h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences, with a player from the losing team coming in first followed ...
Read More »South Africa win thriller against New Zealand
Marizanne Kapp was again South Africa’s hero as they edged a thrilling tussle with New Zealand, getting home with two wickets and three balls to spare. Sophie Devine’s 93 was ultimately in vain as New Zealand put on a below-par 228 in Hamilton, Ayabonga Khaka and Shabnim Ismail taking three apiece as the White Ferns lost their last six wickets for 30 runs. Laura Wolvaardt responded with ...
Read More »Babar Azam speaks to media at the end of Karachi Test
The Test ended in a draw with Babar scoring a monumental 196 in the second innings to lead his side to a draw. Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 104 while Abdullah Shafique contributed 96. Pakistan were 443 for seven in their second innings when stumps were drawn with two balls left in the final over of the match. ...
Read More »Badar and Rashid trounced India in the Triangular T-20 Blind Cricket Tournament
Match No. 4 Today, the 4th match of the tournament was played between Pakistan and India at Skyland University Cricket Ground, Sharjah. Pakistan, with earlier wins against India and Bangladesh, was leading the points table with 6 points. In the morning, India won the toss and this time elected to bat first. Pakistani bowlers bowled on the tight lines and didn’t ...
Read More »England get points on the board with win over India
England earned their first win of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with a four-wicket victory over India in Tauranga on Wednesday. Off-spinner Charlie Dean delivered career-best figures of four for 23 to bundle India out for 134, as seven batters failed to get past single figures. Nat Sciver’s 45 from 46 balls helped rescue England from four for two in ...
Read More »Media Opportunities at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Thursday, 17 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication): Hamilton: New Zealand and South Africa play their league match at the Seddon Park from 14h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences, with the losing team coming in first followed by the winning team. ...
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