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 ...
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Groups, schedule revealed for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, this September in Florida
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 ...
Read More »Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz and Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurate Sports Board Punjab’s first ever table tennis academy
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 ...
Read More »England to launch Pakistan’s bumper season in Karachi and Lahore
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 ...
Read More »Mandhana third in MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings
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 ...
Read More »CWI Statement: 12pm start time for 3rd West Indies vs India Goldmedal T20I match on 2nd August
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 ...
Read More »West Indies “A” Team squads named for series vs Bangladesh “A”
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. ...
Read More »Second Phase of consultation goes live on the IPC Classification Code Review
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 ...
Read More »Ub Huishan NE win third straight FIBA 3×3 World Tour event at Prague Masters 2022
JULY 31, 2022 PRAGUE (Czech Republic) – Ub Huishan NE (SRB) won their third consecutive FIBA 3×3 World Tour event, after beating Belgrade Partizan (SRB) – 22-18 – in the final of the Prague Masters on July 31, 2022. The number one 3×3 player in the world Strahinja Stojacic went off in the title game. The event MVP scored his team’s last 8 points, including a ...
Read More »CWI Statement: Delayed start time for 2nd Goldmedal T20I Cup match, powered by Kent Water Purifiers
BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed there will be a delay in the start of the second match in the Goldmedal T20I Cup, powered by Kent Water Purifiers T20I between West Indies and India to be played at Warner Park in St Kitts, today, 1st August. Due to circumstances beyond CWI’s control, there have been significant delays in crucial ...
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