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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Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID,
Oksana Masters could have easily missed the Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve. Instead, as soon as the tests came back negative, the USA sit skier packed her bags and rushed to join the world’s best athletes on the starting line in Norway. That effort has now yielded her career’s ...
Read More »Ranjan Madugalle to referee in HBL PSL 2022
ICC’s Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will make his HBL Pakistan Super League debut when he will referee in the seventh edition of the PCB’s marquee event, which will be held in Karachi from 27 January to 7 February and then from 10-27 February in Lahore. Madugalle played 21 Tests and 63 ODIs for Sri Lanka from 1979 to 1988 ...
Read More »Babar v Shaheen: a fierce battle ready to unfold
The HBL Pakistan Super League has thrown up riveting rivalries since its outset. It has pitted the best of the world against each other, and international teammates have come face to face which has made for fantastic viewing for the fans around the world. The seventh edition of the HBL PSL, which will be played from 27 January till 27 ...
Read More »Nine events highlight 2022 international Baseball, Softball, Baseball5 calendars
PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Executive Board approved the provisional international events calendar for 2022. The calendar includes four baseball events, four softball events and the inaugural Baseball5 World Cup. “After the historic year of 2021, which featured baseball and softball’s successful Olympic return and the U-23 Baseball World Cup and U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup, we’re looking ...
Read More »LCIA rules in favour of the PCB in multiple arbitrations against Techfront and Blitz
PakistanCricket Board today confirmed that it has received the final awards of the arbitration proceedings initiated by it against Techfront International FZE (Techfront) as well as the two separate arbitrations filed against it by Blitz Advertising (Pvt) Limited, before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the outcome of all arbitrations has been favourable towards the PCB. The dispute ...
Read More »Pakistan and West Indies power to first wins as Sri Lanka remain unbeaten
Dunith Wellalage was again the star for Sri Lanka as he took a five-fer and scored 52 to guide his side to a four-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Lions came out on top in the tussle between the two unbeaten teams in Group D, with no Australian able to match Wellalage ...
Read More »Magnificent Monday for Millie Knight and Rene De Silvestro in the Super-Combined
It has been five years since Great Britain’s Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild have stood on top of the podium at a World Championships. In that time, Knight has struggled with a serious concussion and back injury, took time off from the sport and had plenty of doubts about whether to continue competing. But in Monday’s super combined ...
Read More »Player replacement for England at ICC U19 Men’s CWC 2022
The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has approved Benjamin Cliff as a replacement for Sonny Baker in the England squad. Baker has a back injury and is not able to take any further part in the tournament. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event ...
Read More »Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal calls on;Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti
LAHORE (Jan 18, 2022): Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal called on Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal exchanged views regarding promotion of sports ...
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