Author: admin
CNN — England’s Jess Carter says she will step back from social media after the defender said she has received “a lot of racist abuse” since the beginning of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. Carter has started all four matches for England as the team has reached the semifinal stage of the tournament, where the Lionesses are seeking to win their second consecutive European Championship. “While I feel every fan is entitled to their opinion on performance and result, I don’t agree, or think, it’s OK to target someone’s appearance or race,” the 27-year-old said in a statement posted across…
REMEMBERING GRAHAM “A Day for Thorpey will be held at the Kia Oval Cricket Ground, London, in support of mental health charity Mind, on what would have been Graham’s 56th birthday”, Surrey said © Getty Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) will honour Graham Thorpe, a former England batsman, who died by suicide last year. Day 2 of the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval will be dedicated to the remembrance and memory of Thorpe, who featured in 100 Tests and 82 ODIs. “The life of England and Surrey cricketer Graham Thorpe will be remembered…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday unveiled the women’s cricket calendar for the 2025-26 season, where women cricketers will not only have the opportunity to play international cricket but will also feature in domestic tournaments. In Pathways Cricket, Pakistan U-19 will tour Bangladesh for a five-match T20 series in December this year. Prior to that, the National Women’s U19 T20 Tournament is scheduled to take place in Karachi from 15 September to 6 October. The top performers of the tournament will be invited to a three-week skills development camp followed by the pre-departure camp for the…
The International Cricket Council has pledged more support to Afghanistan’s displaced women’s cricketers to get back to playing. Most were forced into exile when the Taliban regained power in 2021 and then effectively outlawed women from playing sport. Many fled to Australia and held a match — without their official crest — in Melbourne earlier this year. The ICC’s annual conference in Singapore at the weekend heard that progress had been made on the governing body’s Afghanistan women’s cricket initiative. “The programme aims to deliver structured support,” the ICC said in a statement late Sunday. It includes “domestic playing opportunities,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Bangladesh registered a dominant seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first T20 International of the series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday, dismissing the visitors for a paltry 110 before chasing down the target with ease. After opting to bowl on a tacky surface, Bangladesh found success early when Saim Ayub flicked one straight to deep fine leg in the second over. Mohammad Haris followed shortly after, falling to Mahedi Hasan, who had earlier conceded a few boundaries but made a key breakthrough. Skipper Salman Ali Agha and young batter Hasan Nawaz failed to make…
Portrush, Northern Ireland AP — Wyndham Clark said Sunday he feels “terrible” about damaging a locker at century-old Oakmont during the US Open and that he wants to make good with the Pittsburgh-area country club and longtime US Open site. Club president John Lynch sent Oakmont members a letter last week saying Clark would not be allowed back on the property until he paid for repairs and got counseling for his anger. Media were not allowed in the locker room, but a photo was leaked. “I feel terrible with what happened. I’m doing anything I can to try to remedy…
CNN — As Venus Williams prepares to make her tennis comeback at the DC Open after more than a year away from the sport, she has unsurprisingly fielded questions from reporters on a video her sister, Serena, recently posted on social media. In the video, the younger Williams sister looks as athletic as she did during her career, crushing huge groundstrokes that were such a nightmare for her opponents. So, is there a Serena comeback on the cards, too? “I mean, I keep saying to my team: ‘The only thing that would make this better is if she was here,’…
Match Wrap | Australia absorb Windies attack then storm home Mitch Owen didn’t give himself a single delivery to settle into international cricket, revealing he tried to “get after West Indies from ball one” on his way to becoming just the third Australian man to hit a T20 half-century on debut. Owen quipped post-match that he missed his first ball at international level “by two metres” as he tried to deposit spinner Gudakesh Motie onto the Kingston Cricket Club roof, but said it was part of a calculated plan to put the pressure back on the bowler from the outset,…
CNN — As a Masters champion and Ryder Cup icon, Sergio García boasts a resume that most golf lovers could only dream of. Yet for a few furious seconds at The Open Championship on Sunday, he was relatable to even the most amateur of hackers. The Spaniard played the last 16 holes of his 26th appearance at the major without his driver after snapping the club in frustration just five shots into his final round at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland. Having opened with par, the 45-year-old wasted little time in showing his displeasure when his drive from the second tee…
Sri Lanka A dominates day two at Marrara, with opening spots still up in the air The first audition for Australia’s opening positions in The Ashes has commenced, but batter Nathan McSweeney failed to stake his claim after being dismissed for just 12 runs. Australia A v Sri Lanka A | 2nd first-class match | Day 2 It was emblematic of the tough day Australia A faced, finishing on 1/76 after Sri Lanka A declared on 6-485. After being promoted to the top of the order following his 94 in the first four-day game last week, McSweeney and fellow opener…