David Wiese produced a sensational performance in the final overs of each of the two innings of the HBL PSL 7 Eliminator 2 against Islamabad United in front of a packed to capacity Lahore crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night to guide his side to a six-run win and a place in the HBL PSL 7 final alongside ...
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Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka Headlines 2022 Eisenhower Cup
Former World No. 1 and 2018 BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka will headline the 2022 Eisenhower Cup – a one-night $150,000 winner-take-all Tie Break Tens event to take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday, March 8 under the lights of Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The Eisenhower Cup returns to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden after a successful debut in 2019. This ...
Read More »Knight has no pressure going into ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
England captain Heather Knight does not feel the pressure of heading into the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 as defending champions. Knight was speaking on the second day of the captains’ opening media conferences, with the skippers of New Zealand, India and Bangladesh also interacting with the media on Saturday. The 2017 winners will take on Australia in their ...
Read More »GMR GROUP ACQUIRES FRANCHISE IN THE NEW T20 LEAGUE IN UAE
UAE, Dubai, 23rd February 2022: Indian-based infrastructure powerhouse, GMR Group has acquired the rights to own and operate Dubai franchise in the UAE T20 League to be held in UAE. Having been announced earlier this year, the six-team League remains well on track to be played in 2022 where senior committee members are encouraged by the enormous interest shown from ...
Read More »Teams can play with a minimum of nine players at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
Teams at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be able to field a side with only nine players if their squad is affected by COVID-19, the International Cricket Council announced today. The ICC has made arrangements to support teams and ensure the tournament can continue as normally as possible. Other announcements include an unlimited number of super overs ...
Read More »Aleem-Ahsan to umpire in Pakistan-Australia Tests, Madugalle to lead PCT
ICC Elite panelist Aleem Dar and PCB International panelist Ahsan Raza will be the on-field umpires in all three Tests of the Pakistan versus Australia series, while ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will lead the Playing Control Team, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today. Madugalle, the former Sri Lanka captain, is the only match referee to break the 200-match ...
Read More »IPC unveils shortlist for 2022 International Women’s Day awards
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has released the shortlist for the 2022 International Women’s Day Recognition, with winners to be announced on 8 March’s global celebration of women and gender equality. Three outstanding female candidates each respectively make up the Leadership and Emerging Leadership category. Three organisations have been shortlisted for the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and International Federation (IF) ...
Read More »Sultans reach second successive HBL PSL final
Defending champions Multan Sultans booked a place in the final of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 when they defeated Lahore Qalandars by 28 runs in front of a full and enthusiastic Gaddafi Stadium crowd on Wednesday. Put into bat, Rilee Rossouw and Mohammad Rizwan stroked unbeaten half-centuries to help Multan Sultans collect 163 for two in 20 overs after ...
Read More »Media Opportunities at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
Captains of all eight teams participating in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be available on 25 and 26 February in Christchurch for their first official media interactions ahead of the 4 March-3 April tournament. The media interactions are being held via a hybrid model, allowing a limited number of journalists to attend in person with others invited ...
Read More »IPC introduces PLY post-nominal titles to recognise Paralympians
PLY can be added alongside the Paralympians’ name on official documentation · Pioneering Paralympians Kevin Coombs and Ragnhild Myklebust, the first athletes to receive PLY status The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its PLY post-nominal initiative to recognise the Paralympians’ contribution to the Movement through their hard work, commitment to and promotion of the Paralympic values. Post-nominal letters, ...
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