Australia completed a World Cup-record chase of 278 to beat India by six wickets and become the first team to book their place in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-finals. Skipper Mithali Raj’s 68 was one of three fifties for India as they built vital partnerships to frustrate Australia’s bowlers on their way to posting 277 for seven.  ...

Men’s Saturday Semifinal Showdowns Men’s semifinal showdowns are set for Saturday, as 21-time Grand Slam and three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal takes on 18-year-old phenom and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, while Southern California native Taylor Fritz meets World No. 7 and surging star Andrey Rublev.   With the men’s and women’s doubles finals also set for play, we guarantee you won’t want to miss ...

Karachi, 19 March 2022: Former captain Javed Miandad was formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame when Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain presented him with a commemorative cap and plaque.     Javed Miandad: “I feel humbled and honoured to have been inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame. It is appropriate that these inductions are taking place when ...

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Sunday, 20 March at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (not for publication): Auckland: England and New Zealand play their league match at the Eden Park starting 11h00 local time. Both teams will address post-match media conferences with a player from the losing team coming in first followed by a ...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifting athlete Omotola Eniola Falodun for a period of four years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).   The Nigerian returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Prohibited Substance in a urine sample provided in-competition on 6 February 2020.   The substances were 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone. The substances are included ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Government of Grenada has given permission for unvaccinated cricket fans to attend the third and final Apex Test match between West Indies and England. The match will be played at the Grenada National Stadium from March 24-28. In a decision taken earlier this week, Grenada’s Ministry of Health announced there is no longer a “vaccine differentiation policy” for large ...

Lahore, 19 March 2022: Pakistan and Australia cricket boards have mutually agreed to shift white-ball matches from Rawalpindi to Lahore on the dates as announced previously. The decision was made on Saturday morning following discussions between the two boards.     This means the headquarters of Pakistan cricket will host the 29 March, 31 March and 2 April One-Day Internationals ...

Farman Mohammad of Peshawar Division won the Pakistan Day Cycle Race. The Cycle Race organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cycling Association on the occasion of Pakistan Day was 25 km from Patang Chowk Ring Road to Hayatabad Sports Complex.  Race was Inaugurated by Nisar Ahmed, President Provincial Cycling Association, the race was attended by 26 athletes from cycling clubs of Peshawar, ...

Lahore, 18 March 2022:     Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq held an online press conference today (Friday). Pakistan and Australia will begin preparations for the third and final Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ICC World Test Championship match from tomorrow (Saturday) at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.     The three-match series is drawn at 0-0. The series decider will be played from ...

Lahore, 18 March 2022:     Pakistan and Australia will play the third and final match of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy, ICC World Test Championship at the Gaddafi Stadium from Monday 21 March.      The following is the practice and media opportunities schedule for Pakistan and Australia teams, practice sessions start at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from tomorrow (Saturday):   ...