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 ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today named the 13-player squad to face India in the three-match CG United ODI Series in Trinidad. The teams will compete for the CG United trophy. The three matches will be played on Friday 22 July, Sunday 24 July and Wednesday 27 July at the historic Queen’s Park Oval. All matches start at ...

Zimbabwe has won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B defeating the Netherlands and securing the final spot in Group B in the First Round at Australia 2022 alongside Ireland, Scotland and West Indies. Australia will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time ever between 16 October and 13 November 2022 across seven host cities, ...

PESHAWAE: Principal Government College Peshawar Professor Dr. Taj ud din Tajur and Director Sports Hasan Khan has said that Government College is a hotbed of talented students.This institution has given the society competent and highly educated generation in various fields. In the field of sports, many talented players have been produced there, including cricket, athletics, football, hockey and volleyball. Who ...

PESHAWAR: Under the auspices of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate, traditional sports competitions were held in district Malakand as well. In the Kabaddi competitions held in Malakand, Ghawar Kalay Sendono Club won the Kabaddi competition while the team of Ghani Dheri Club was the runner-up. In these volleyball games played at Sakhakot Ground, Kot Volleyball Club won the volleyball competition ...

Pakistan have unveiled their line-up for the first Test against Sri Lanka that begins tomorrow at Galle International Cricket Stadium. All-rounder Salman Ali Agha will make his Pakistan debut on Saturday. Salman was added to the 18-player squad for this series following an impressive run in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class tournament in the last three years. In 18 matches, since ...

World Para Ice Hockey has announced that the first-ever Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi will take place from 26-28 August in Green Bay, Wisconsin in the USA this year. Four teams — Canada, Great Britain, USA and a Team World comprised of  athletes from different nations — are set to compete in a round-robin style tournament ...

The Netherlands and Zimbabwe have qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 after securing their places in Sunday’s Qualifier B Final in Zimbabwe. The final line-up for the men’s event which started in April 2021 with 86 different teams vying for a spot to compete for the ultimate prize in T20 cricket, has now been confirmed with Netherlands ...