Month: June 2022

India men’s to tour New Zealand in November for ODIs, T20Is

New Zealand will play a limited-overs series against India at home immediately after the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in what promises to be one of the most keenly-contested fixtures in the busy schedule for the Black Caps this…

Wimbledon 2022: Serena to face Harmony Tan in first round

Serena Williams was Friday drawn to face France’s Harmony Tan in the first round of Wimbledon as she returns to singles action after a year away. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who has dropped to 1,204th in the world…

Cricket South Africa congratulate Proteas side to draw T20 series against India

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday congratulated their men’s team on drawing the five-match T20I series against India. After rain caused the abandonment of last game in Bengaluru on Sunday, the series was drawn at 2-2. South Africa had gained…

FIFA revealed 16 host cities for 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. “By…

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India, Pakistan cricketers may play together for Africa-Asia cup in 2023

If all goes well, one could see cricketers from India and Pakistan teaming up in a rebooted version of the Afro-Asia Cup in mid-2023. The Afro-Asia Cup hadn’t been played after 2005 and 2007 while India and Pakistan haven’t played…

Costa Rica beat New Zealand to qualify for 2022 FIFA world cup

Costa Rica will join Germany, Spain, Japan in the Group E of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after beating New Zealand on Joel Campbell’s sole goal at the last match of the extended qualifying campaign in Doha on Tuesday….

Serena Williams eyeing Wimbledon 2022 to comeback at court

Serena Williams is set to make her comeback at Wimbledon a year after her last match in any competition, writing on Instagram on Tuesday: “See you there.” The 23-time Grand Glam singles champion, who made a tearful exit at Wimbledon…

Ecuador confirm to play 2022 World Cup as FIFA rejects Chile complaint

Ecuador kept their place in the Qatar World Cup after football governing body FIFA on Friday closed an inquiry sought by non-qualifying Chile into the eligibility of a key player. The FIFA disciplinary committee said in a statement it had…

Sri Lanka fined 40% match fee for slow over rate against Australia in 2nd T20I match

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday said Sri Lanka men’s team has been fined 40 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the second T20I at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Ranjan Madugalle…

“Joe Root is way ahead in ‘Fab 4’ list,” says Saba Karim

Days after former Australian captain Mark Taylor hailed Joe Root, saying the charismatic cricketer could surpass Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in Test history, closer home, former India selector Saba Karim has said that the former England…