India batter Suryakumar Yadav and South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi have made remarkable gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, surging up to grab the second spot for batters and bowlers, respectively, in the latest weekly update.   Yadav has moved up three spots to within two rating points of top-ranked Babar Azam after a dazzling 44-ball knock ...

Lahore, 3 August 2022:   Pakistan today announced its 16-player squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixtures against the Netherlands from 16-21 August and a 15-member side for the ACC T20 Asia Cup, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from 27 August to 11 September.   Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been named ...

A record 33 Para sports have submitted applications to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be considered for inclusion in the LA28 Paralympic Games sport programme.   International Federations with sports on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme, as well as recognised International Federations, had until 4 July 2022 to submit completed applications to the IPC.   All International Federations ...

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and host USA Baseball today announced the groups and game schedule for the XXX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup® 2021, which will be played from 9-18 September in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, USA. Baseball’s 30th U-18 World Championship will be contested over 50 games, with the world’s best young baseball prospects and teams set to ...

LAHORE (August 3, 2022): Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz along with Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurated Sports Board Punjab’s first ever table tennis academy at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Tuesday.   Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Director Youth Affairs Syed Omair Hasan, Deputy Director Rauf Bajwa, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa ...

Lahore, 2 August 2022:   England will play seven T20Is from 20 September to 2 October in Karachi and Lahore in what will be their first visit of the country in 17 years, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today.   The National Stadium will host the matches on 20, 22, 23 and 25 September, before the action will shift to ...

India opener Smriti Mandhana has moved up one spot to a career best third position among batters in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after cracking a stroke-filled half-century against Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.   Mandhana, who followed up a knock of 24 against Australia with an unbeaten 63 off 42 balls with eight fours and ...

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed a revised start time of 12pm (11am Jamaica/9:30pm India) for the third match between West Indies and India in the Goldmedal T20I Cup, powered by Kent Water Purifiers to be played at Warner Park in St Kitts on Tuesday 2nd August.   Following the delayed start on Monday, the teams have agreed to start the third Goldmedal ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced the squads for the West Indies “A” Team series against Bangladesh “A” Team to be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia from 4 to 20 August. The two teams will play two four-day first-class matches followed by three 50-over matches.   ...

  The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (1 August 2022) begun a five-month long second consultation phase of the IPC Classification Code Review.     As the Review takes a deep dive into the key issues that the IPC Membership have identified around classification, engagement with stakeholders in this next phase is seen as pivotal. Also, as part of ...