LAHORE: (July 21, 2022): Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi have congratulated Pakistan cricket team for inflicting a historic four-wicket in the first Test match of 2-match Test series against hosts Sri Lanka in their home grounds.     In his greeting message on Wednesday, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs ...

It was the first day without a morning session but there was just as much excitement. Britain’s Jake Wightman and Slovenia’s Kristjan Čeh both beat Olympic champions in their events, winning the men’s 1500m and discus respectively. The women’s high jump final saw an incredible battle between Australia’s Eleanor Patterson, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Italy’s Elena Vallortigara, with Patterson coming out on top to bring home a well-deserved ...

TOKYO — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Konami Digital Entertainment today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop and create a new baseball video game and a new eSport international competition. The new WBSC-KONAMI video game will allow the global baseball community, National Federations, and gamers worldwide to participate in a potential newly/jointly created WBSC ...

Day three started bright and early with the men’s marathon, Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola breaking the championship record to be crowned world champion. The USA’s medal count skyrocketed with an extra nine, including a 1-2 in the men’s 110m hurdles, women’s pole vault and women’s hammer throw, and a superb 1-2-3 in the men’s shot put. Superstar Joshua Cheptegei retained his ...

Welcome to Home Run, your weekly WBSC newsletter delivered by email. Here you can receive an update on all the latest news happening in and around the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The softball gold medal game between USA and Japan drew the highest attendance of The World Games 2022. According to International World Games Association (IWGA), more than 10,000 spectators flocked ...

The world’s best Para swimmers will meet across the globe in 2023 in the new Citi Para Swimming World Series. Seven years after its launch the World Series will have a new format, more events, and an exclusive title partner as Citi continues its long-standing support to World Para Swimming in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The Citi Para Swimming ...

DEBRECEN (Hungary) – The USA completed an 84-62 victory against Spain to secure their fifth FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup title in six editions.   Adding to the silverware they won in 2010, 2012, 2014 and  2018, USA had too much for Spain in the Final of the 2022 edition in Debrecen as they jumped out on their rivals from the tip-off. Racing ...

DEBRECEN (Hungary) – USA standout JuJu Watkins enjoyed a double celebration at the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 after being named MVP of the competition, adding to her title success.   Heading into the tournament with a big reputation, the guard didn’t disappoint as USA took yet another crown with an 84-62 triumph in the Final against Spain. Watkins finished with an ...

The new Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation met yesterday at the IWF Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Coming together for the first time since their election, there was a packed agenda set for the new leadership. Among the most important topics was the Olympic status as well as the foundation and future of weightlifting. The discussions focused on the ...

Last week the IWF Athletes’ Commission opened a vote among its members to fill the position of Vice Chair after the previous Vice Chairwoman Hiromi Miyake (JPN) was elected to the IWF Executive Board at the 2022 IWF Electoral Congress in Tirana, Albania. Due to this recent activity, the IWF Athletes’ Commission has now officially elected Dora Tchakounte from France ...