ATHENS (Greece) – Germany (men) and France (women) won the FIBA 3×3 U17 Europe Cup 2022 in Athens, Greece on September 2-4, 2022. In the men’s category, Germany won their first 3×3 U17 Europe Cup gold medal after defeating Latvia in a heart-breaking final (21-20). Tournament MVP Fabian Giessmann topped all scorers in Athens and also led the charge in ...
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Riga win their first FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters of 2022 in Montreal
MONTREAL (Canada) – The FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2020 winners Riga (LAT) finally claimed their first success of the season on the pro circuit at the Montreal Masters on September 3-4, 2022. The Latvians defeated Sakiai Gulbele (LTU) 19-17 in a thrilling all-Baltic final. It was the first time this year that Riga were able to have their four Olympic champions on the ...
Read More »Red letter day in the history of the Sharjah stadium
Saturday marked another red letter day in the history of the Sharjah stadium. The 28th T20 between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan made it the number one venue for staging internationals, nudging out the Sydney Cricket Ground from the top position. Sharjah has now hosted 244 ODIs, 9 Tests and 28 T20s giving it a total of 281. Reacting to this ...
Read More »Whose burden is heavier in India-Pakistan war?
The match between the cricket teams of Pakistan and India is the center of attention of the fans from all over the world on any field, the tickets are sold in hours while the eyes are fixed on the TV screen. The clash is happening, the first clash of the traditional rivals included in the same group “A” was held ...
Read More »Canada win FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series Montreal Stop 2022
MONTREAL (Canada) – Canada finished the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series regular season in style by winning their third stop of the season in Montreal on September 2-3, 2022. Canada had a perfect 5-0 record in Montreal. After winning their first 4 games by a 10-point margin on average, they were pushed to their limits in the final by a surprising France ...
Read More »Ali Imran and Adil Amin inspire Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to victories
Northern recorded their first win of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 – thanks to Ali Imran’s superb half-century. They defeated Central Punjab by three runs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in a rain-reduced match on Sunday. In the second match of the day, Adil Amin’s quickfire 40 not out helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to third consecutive win as ...
Read More »Shahnawaz Dahani injury update
Shahnawaz Dahani will not be available for Sunday’s ACC T20 Asia Cup Super-4 match against India due to a suspected side strain. The injury happened while bowling in the match against Hong Kong in Sharjah on Friday. As is the case with any suspected side strain injury, the medical team will monitor him for the next 48-72 hours, following ...
Read More »Anisa Mohammed to take leave of absence from International Cricket
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies Women’s vice-captain Anisa Mohammed has decided to take a leave of absence from International Cricket for a period of six months. Mohammed requested to take a break from the game with immediate effect, after a hectic year of cricket both home and away. The 33-year old’s decision to take time away from cricket ...
Read More »Wood and Parsons impressed by young talent and NHPC facilities
Power-hitting coach Julian Wood and fast bowling coach Gordon Parsons have started their stints at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme. The two seasoned specialist coaches arrived at the NHPC this week to work with the U13, U16 and U19 players selected for specialised training in the PCB ...
Read More »HBL PSL Governing Council meeting held in Lahore
Lahore, 2 September 2022: The Governing Council of the HBL Pakistan Super League met at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore today. All six HBL PSL franchises were represented along with PCB officials who are members of the GC. Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja chaired the meeting. The meeting started with the Chairman PCB congratulating the ...
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