As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ICC Teams of the Year across men’s and women’s international cricket across their channels today. The ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021 (in batting order) features openers Smriti Mandhana (IND) and Tammy Beaumont (ENG) followed by Danny Wyatt (ENG), Gaby Lewis (IRE) and is captained by ...
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PCB announces reserve pool of players for HBL PSL 2022
Pakistan Cricket Board today announced a reserve pool of 19 players for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, which will be played in Karachi and Lahore from 27 January to 27 February. Fifteen players will be part of the Managed Event Environment and will check-in in the team hotel on Friday, 21 January. The remaining four players will remain outside ...
Read More »Marie Bochet earns 30th major gold medal in gripping giant slalom finish in Lillehammer
A career milestone of winning 30 gold medals at the Paralympic Games or World Championships would be cause for celebration for most athletes. Marie Bochet is taken by surprise by it. “I don’t keep this count,” the French standing skier admitted after winning her career’s 30th major gold medal, in giant slalom, at the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports ...
Read More »ICC launches the second edition of 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today that a further 20 future female leaders in cricket have been selected to be part of the second edition of the ICC 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme. The mentoring scheme, designed to support emerging female talent in cricket and address the low percentage of women in leadership roles in the sport, will see ...
Read More »India Player Tests Positive at ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup
One India player at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating. Five other India players are also isolating as a precaution pending the results of PCR testing by the official event testing provider.
Read More »Cycle-Road 6th National Road Cycling Championships at Gwadar Port City from Jan 31: Syed Azahar Ali Shah
PESHAWAR, Jan 19 :- The 6th National Tour de Gwadar Road Cycle Championship will be commencing from January 31 to February 3, 2022, President Pakistan Cycling Federation and former international cyclists syed Azhar Ali Shah told here to press on Wednesday.The aim and objective of the Race is to highlight Gwadar as a key port city, situated on the southwestern ...
Read More »Sports grounds will be made obligatory in all schools, colleges and new housing schemes: Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti
LAHORE (Jan 19, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said that sports grounds will be made obligatory in all public, private schools, colleges, universities and new housing schemes. “We are working on this project in collaboration with the Education Department. We are also working to present this bill in assembly for approval,” he expressed ...
Read More »NCOC allows 25 per cent crowds for HBL PSL 2022 Karachi-leg matches
he National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has approved 25 per cent crowd attendance for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 Karachi-leg matches, which will be played at the National Stadium from 27 January to 7 February. The decision means around 8,000 spectators will be allowed inside the venue each match day. However, to ensure their health and safety as well ...
Read More »Rizwan v Sarfaraz: face-off of two best wicketkeepers in HBL PSL 7
Pakistan boast a rich cricketing history and over decades the country has produced top-class wicketkeepers. Their athleticism and outstanding glovework has left an indelible mark on the game and earned them recognition wherever the game is played. This HBL Pakistan Super League will once again see two of the best contemporary wicketkeeper-batters from Pakistan lead their sides as Sultans of ...
Read More »Skippers shine as South Africa and England romp to ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup victories
South Africa’s Dewald Brevis and England’s Tom Prest played captain’s innings to propel their sides to victory at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. Brevis cracked 108 and took the final wicket as South Africa downed Uganda by 121 runs in Trinidad, an emphatic response to their opening Group B defeat at the hands of India. Prest made ...
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