Lahore, 14 November 2022: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been advised two weeks rehabilitation after he landed awkwardly while taking Harry Brook’s catch during Sunday’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 final in Melbourne. The scan conducted on Monday morning prior to the team’s departure for Pakistan, has confirmed there were no signs of an injury ...
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Sports Board Punjab live televised Pak-England T20 World Cup final match on country’s biggest screen at National Hockey Stadium
LAHORE (Nov 13, 2022): Sports Board Punjab, on the directions of Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood, live televised Pakistan-England T20 World Cup final match on the country’s biggest screen at the world’s biggest National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, Director Sports Chand Perveen, Deputy ...
Read More »Hosts of U19 ICC Global Events Until 2027 Announced
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has approved Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand, Zimbabwe and Namibia and Bangladesh and Nepal as the host countries of the ICC U19 events from 2024-2027. The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Sri Lanka whilst the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC U19 Women’s ...
Read More »Riga extend winning streak to 25 games, win FIBA 3×3 World Tour Riyadh Masters 2022
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Riga (LAT) have now won 25 games in a row on the pro circuit after taking home the first edition of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Riyadh Masters on November 11-12, 2022. After a slow start this season, Riga (LAT) have triumphed in their last 3 Masters (Montreal, Cebu and Riyadh), a Challenger and a Super Quest in the ...
Read More »Fans urged to vote for Player of the Tournament
The best cricketers on the planet have been lighting up the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 over the past month and fans are reminded not to miss their chance to vote for the Player of the Tournament. Nine players have been shortlisted and five have the chance to advance their case in the final, with three Englishmen and two ...
Read More »Babar Azam moves to Peshawar Zalmi
Pakistan all-format captain and the most successful batter in the history of the tournament, Babar Azam, will don Peshawar Zalmi colours in the eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League. In one of the biggest trades of the tournament, 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi snapped Babar in the Platinum category and the first pick in the supplementary round for Haider ...
Read More »Bismah Maroof and Laura Delany eye T20I series win
After winning the three-match ODI series 3-0, Pakistan will eye for another clean sweep over Ireland when both sides meet tomorrow at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the first of the three T20Is. The second and third T20I will be played on 14 and 16 November. Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan and Laura Delany-led Ireland are eager to showcase their talent, skill ...
Read More »Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Mubasir Khan’s half-century helps Northern to a draw against Central Punjab
The eighth round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 between Central Punjab and Northern at the LCCA Ground and Southern Punjab and Balochistan at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium ended in draws on Friday. After Central Punjab’s Tayyab Tahir scored his fourth century of the season and fifth of his first-class career, Northern were set 274 to win. Central Punjab ...
Read More »Match Officials Appointments for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 final announced
The match officials appointments for the final of the eighth ICC Men’s T20 World Cup have been announced. Umpires Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena will assume on-field duties in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 to be played between Pakistan and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 13 November at 19h00 AEDT. Chris Gaffaney will ...
Read More »Hong Kong names settled squads for South Korea Sevens
[Hong Kong, 11 November 2022]: Hong Kong’s sevens coaches have opted for settled squads for this weekend’s second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in South Korea. Eight of the Hong Kong team selected for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will put their endurance to the test this weekend in Incheon. Captain Max Woodward will be joined by Russ ...
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