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Last week the IWF Athletes’ Commission opened a vote among its members to fill the position of Vice Chair after the previous Vice Chairwoman Hiromi Miyake (JPN) was elected to the IWF Executive Board at the 2022 IWF Electoral Congress in Tirana, Albania. Due to this recent activity, the IWF Athletes’ Commission has now officially elected Dora Tchakounte from France ...

The Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan (DIK) women Tchoukball team won thier semi final matches of inter divisional championship and qualified for the final. In the first semi final played at Batta Kundi Mansehra Peshawar women team beat Malakand team by 16-12 scores while in second semi final DIK smashed Kohat women team by 16-9 scores.  The grand final match ...

21st  National Men and Women Netball Championships will start from March 27, at Pakistan Sports Comlex here.Pakistan WAPDA will defend their both titles Men and Women in the Championships.This was stated by the President, Pakistan Netball Federation, Mudassar Arain on Wednesday.He said that 18 teams from all over the country have been invited for the participation of Championship, namely Pakistan ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board will hold online fitness assessment of 19 U19 women cricketers from today. The assessment is designed to keep the up and coming cricketers focused and motivated during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has put a halt on outdoor physical activities. The players will take tests from 22-26 June in which their hand-eye coordination, body balance, core muscle ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has shortlisted four candidates for the final stage of the recruitment process for the role of full-time Head Coach for the West Indies Women’s team. The candidates, all of West Indian heritage, progressed from the initial interview stage, which concluded last week. The candidates participated in individual interviews with a CWI interview ...

London:Up to 24 women’s domestic cricketers will receive a regional retainer to support them financially during the coronavirus pandemic. The contracts are based around the eight new regional hubs. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) intended to introduce 40 full-time domestic contracts in 2020 but this has been delayed by the pandemic. “Our drive for a more gender-balanced sport ...

Roger Federer says the current lockdown is the perfect opportunity for tennis to merge the men’s and women’s governing bodies. The 20-time grand slam champion posted his thoughts on social media Wednesday, prompting a number of high-profile stars to publicly agree with the Swiss. “Am I the only one thinking that now is the time for men’s and women’s tennis ...

Australia fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck looks set to be ruled out of the T20 World Cup after picking up a foot injury just 48 hours before their opening match against India. Vlaeminck, one of the fastest bowlers in the game, was wearing a moon boot during a team function in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon. More information is expected when Australia ...

South Africa have become the third automatic qualifiers to the 2021 women’s World Cup, to be held in New Zealand, apart from the home side. South Africa got there after their 3-0 sweep over New Zealand, and joined Australia and England as the direct entrants. One more team will earn a direct berth at the competition based on the 2017-2020 ...