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MINOR LEAGUE CRICKET The 26-team MiLC has been a vibrant pipeline of talent, unearthing prodigies who have already graduated to MLC and the U.S. national team © MLC Minor League Cricket’s (MiLC) fifth season launches today under a cloud of uncertainty over its future, following USA Cricket’s recent termination notice to American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), the ownership entity of both MLC and MiLC. In a clarifying statement, USAC confirmed that MiLC will still be recognised as approved cricket this year, since the tournament was sanctioned before the termination notice was issued. The timing has cast a long shadow on what…
Australia pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood says England’s ‘unbelievable’ batting line-up poses a serious threat this summer Josh Hazlewood has warned Harry Brook’s inexperience in Australia could make him more dangerous in the Ashes as he is free from the baggage that can burden senior teammates. Hazlewood on Thursday declared England’s batting the best to tour Australia for an Ashes at any point in his career, with a settled top six to start the series in Perth. Joe Root will arrive as the world’s No.1-ranked batter after a big home series against India, but it is Brook who has turned the…
SHARJAH: Salman Ali Agha is not too concerned by Pakistan’s recent losses. Instead, Pakistan T20 captain is looking forward to his “quality side with exciting youngsters and amazing seniors” doing well at the upcoming tri-nation series and the subsequent Asia Cup. The Salman-led team face Afghanistan in a T20 tri-nation series opening match in Sharjah on Friday. The event, a warm-up for next month’s T20 Asia Cup, also includes hosts UAE. Besides Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UAE, the Asia Cup will also include defending champions India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman and Hong Kong. Pakistan’s white-ball fortunes are dipping after they…
MONACO: European champions Paris St Germain were handed a tough list of opponents, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich, in this season’s Champions League and record 15-time winners Real Madrid will face Manchester City and Liverpool after the league phase draw was made on Thursday. PSG will entertain Bayern and go to Barcelona, while the French club will also meet Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United along with Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen and Athletic Bilbao in the new group phase format which started last season. Tottenham, the Europa League champions, will play PSG in a repeat of their Super Cup…
SYDNEY: Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has confirmed her decision to skip the athletics world championships in Tokyo next month after deciding to take part in this weekend’s Sydney marathon. Hassan, who won the Olympic marathon in Paris last year, has represented the Netherlands at every world championships since 2015, winning six medals including her 1,500-10,000 metres golden double in Doha in 2019. “It’s in two or three weeks and I don’t think I’m going to recover, I can barely walk the first couple of days after a marathon,” the 32-year-old told a news conference on Thursday. “It was so hard…
THE HUNDRED – WOMEN’S COMPETITION 2025 Lauren Bell returned figures of 4 for 6 © Getty Southern Brave capped off a flawless league campaign with a comprehensive 29-run victory over Welsh Fire at The Rose Bowl, maintaining their perfect eight-from-eight record to storm into the final of The Hundred Women’s Competition 2025. Meanwhile, Fire’s campaign ended with a solitary victory and plenty of questions to answer. Put in to bat, Brave posted 106 for 8, a total built on the back of contributions from Georgia Adams and Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Adams top-scored with 30, while Wyatt-Hodge added 24 at the top…
In the last game of the group stage, Welsh Fire could have climbed as high as fourth in the table with a win against Southern Brave in Southampton but defeat left them rock bottom, joining their women’s team in ending up with the wooden spoon. Match Analysis In the end it was Southern Brave, with Jason Roy (70 off 39) rolling back the years, who ended up in that fourth position, after a game that was all about playing for pride, the top three positions in the table all having been decided days ago. Fire chose to field and with…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Matthew Breetzke scored more runs in his last five innings than Tristan Stubbs did in his last 15 © Getty Matthew Breetzke scored more runs in his last five innings than Tristan Stubbs did in his last 15. These things happen; players slide into and out of form throughout their careers. But here’s a stat to startle – Stubbs, who is among the most athletic and electrifying fielders in world cricket, has dropped six catches in his last five games. What’s up with him? “These guys play a lot of cricket, especially the ones…
Iga Swiatek survived a second-set scare to beat the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday, as the 2022 champion battled back on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the US Open third round. The second seed has looked like a top contender after picking up her sixth major at Wimbledon and clinching the Cincinnati tune-up tournament and she cleaned up some mid-match errors to keep her campaign on track. She will play 29th seed Anna Kalinskaya in the third round. Swiatek was in control as she broke in the second game when her opponent hit the ball long and…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced domestic contracts for 65 women cricketers, including 23 U19 and emerging players, for the 2025-26 season. For the first time, the contracts have been divided into two categories—Gold and Silver—with 20 players placed in the Gold category and 45 in Silver. The contracts will run from July 2025 to June 2026, covering several domestic and U19 tournaments scheduled during this period. The monthly retainers have been awarded not only to standout performers from previous domestic events but also to players who have demonstrated potential and promise in their…