With the ambition of creating a strong talent pool at the domestic level and further strengthen its pathways programme, the Pakistan Cricket Board will hold the first of its kind U19 T20 tournament from tomorrow (Saturday). The U19 T20 Women Cricket Tournament 2022 will be competed by six Cricket Association teams, comprising 84 players, from 13 to 22 August ...
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IPC transfers to FIS the governance of three Para snow sports
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the transfer of governance of the sports of Para alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing and Para snowboard to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) as of 13 July 2022 following approval from the FIS membership and the IPC Governing Board. At the 53rd International Ski Congress on 26 May in Milan, Italy, ...
Read More »FIBA Central Board approves expansion of Women’s World Cup 2026
MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA’s Central Board convened today at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball for the first time since its inaugural meeting in September 2019. The Central Board had not been able to meet in person due to the pandemic and members were warmly welcomed to FIBA headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva. The Central Board along with ...
Read More »Zubayr Hamza charged and provisionally suspended under ICC Anti-Doping Code
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged South African batter Zubayr Hamza with an anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code. Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process. ...
Read More »Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to defend Pakistan Cup from 2 March
Lahore, 12 February 2022: Pakistan Cup – the final tournament of the domestic season 2021-22, will commence from 2 March to 31 March at three venues across the country. On the opening day, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the defending champions will take on Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. The 33-match tournament, to be played on double-league basis, will ...
Read More »Sri Lanka advance to fifth place play off as Uganda beat Scotland to finish 13th
Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 65 runs to advance to the 5th place play off at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Captain and the tournament’s leading wicket taker Dunith Wellalage posted 113 for Sri Lanka as they set South Africa 233 to win. The Proteas scored well but lost wickets cheaply as they were bundled out ...
Read More »New WBSC Baseball World Rankings: Japan remains No. 1, Chinese Taipei rises to No. 2
PULLY, Switzerland — The 2021 end-of-the-year World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings were published today. The WBSC Baseball World Rankings measure National Team performance — from U-12 to top level — in WBSC-sanctioned international competitions over a four-year period. The end-of-the-year rankings reflect the expiration of all points given in 2017. The latest WBSC Men’s Baseball World Ranking includes a total of ...
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