The World Athletics Council on Monday introduced a repechage round to all individual track events from 200m to 1500m in distance, including the hurdles events, for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In an innovation to the regular competition format, the ...
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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 ...
Read More »“Josh Hazlewood should get regular chance in Australia’s T20I team”, says Shane Watson
Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood’s success in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the last couple of seasons has prompted the country’s former great Shane Watson to say that the tall quick has evolved into one of the best T20 ...
Read More »ENG vs NZ 2022 Lord’s test: Mitchell, Blundell’s partnership gave Kiwis 200+ lead
Daryl Mitchell (97 not out) and Tom Blundell’s (90 not out) 180 run stand for the fifth wicket put New Zealand on top against England on the second day of the first Test, here on Friday. New Zealand, who were ...
Read More »Wanindu Hasaranga included in Sri Lanka T20I squad against Australia
Star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, wicketkeeper-batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, top-order batter Nuwanidu Fernando and right-arm seamer Matheesha Pathirana have returned to Sri Lanka’s T20I squad for the series against Australia. Hasaranga was initially picked for the tour of India earlier this year ...
Read More »Mustafizur Rahman included in Bangladesh Test Squad for West Indies 2022 tour
Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman was on Sunday picked in the Bangladesh Test squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies. The series comprises two Tests along with three ODIs and three T20Is. There were a lot of speculations about Mustafizur’s ...
Read More »Kohli’s sensational 73 guide RCB to beat Gujarat and get to 4th place in IPL 2022 points table
A vintage blitz from Virat Kohli (73 off 54 balls), with support from Faf du Plessis (44 off 38 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (40 not out off 18 balls) took Royal Challengers Bangalore to fourth place in IPL 2022 points ...
Read More »IPL: Five of the Best Centuries in competition’s history
The IPL has a propensity to bring the best out of batsmen who thrive in the pressure cooker atmosphere of T20 cricket, and they like to put on a show for the fans. Some batters over the years have produced ...
Read More »Wasim Khan appointed as ICC General Manager of Cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday confirmed that former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Khan has been appointed as its General Manager – Cricket and will take up his post next month. The 51-year-old Khan, who was previously the Chief Executive ...
Read More »IPL 2022 finds first case of Covid as Mitchell Marsh found positive
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for Covid-19, along with several other members of his IPL side Delhi Capitals, and admitted to hospital, said a statement on Monday. The Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring the condition of ...
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