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ICC MEETING The USAC has been under fire for governance issues © Getty The embattled USA Cricket (USAC) has been handed a breather for three months while a hybrid model of selection will determine teams that will play in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. The all-powerful ICC Board, which met in Singapore on Saturday (July 19), decided to grant more time to USAC, which has come under fire over governance issues. So much so, the situation has gone to the point where the US cricket body has fallen afoul the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the country’s apex…
Helen Trappelides has been named the MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year for 2025 following a competition supported by Sky Sports.The 20-year-old was presented with her award at Lord’s before the start of the second women’s ODI between England and India on Saturday. Helen, an English Literature student at Warwick University and originally from London, is a true lover of all sports and spoke of her delight at winning the award to Sky Sports commentator Mel Jones.”I just really hope I can go on to have opportunities to speak to current and former players and coaches and one day…
An undefeated Pakistan team on Saturday beat Iran 3-2 in the Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship final to win the tournament that was being held in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. After being 0-2 down earlier in the match, Pakistan made an incredible comeback by winning three straight sets to win the final 3-2. The scores across the five sets were 22-25, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21, 15-10. Junaid was the top scorer for Pakistan with 28 points joined by Faizan in second place with 22 points. Talha and Muhammad Irfan chipped in with nine and eight points each. On Friday, Pakistan beat India…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 The shift, from the boy who barely spoke to the batter who now chirps with shots and sledges, may be the clearest sign of evolution for Harry Brook. ©Getty It’s been a curious three Tests for Harry Brook. At Headingley, he made 99 and a duck, but it could so easily have been a pair. On 0 in the first innings, he was bounced out by Jasprit Bumrah in the last over of the day, only to be reprieved by a no-ball. He was dropped later too, and still fell one short of a hundred…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Due to the West Indies Cricket Board’s rigid stance, there is an increasing likelihood that the Pakistan tour will be limited to just three T20 matches. According to details, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to play three T20 Internationals against West Indies in the USA this August. Initially, the tour was also supposed to include three One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the Caribbean. Given the upcoming Asia Cup this year and the T20 World Cup next year, the PCB had requested the West Indies Cricket Board to convert the ODI matches into T20s. However, despite…
Pakistan men’s three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh will begin on Sunday with the remaining two games to be staged on May 22 and 24 at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday. Last month, Pakistan had whitewashed Bangladesh in a home three-match T20I series at the Gaddafi Stadium. Litton Das-led Bangladesh will take the field on the back of an away 2-1 T20I series triumph over Sri Lanka last week. Pakistan are visiting Bangladesh for the first time since December 2021 as they arrived in the country on Wednesday, after taking part in an…
ZIMBABWE T20I TRI-SERIES Zimbabwe need a win to stay in contention for the final [File photo] © Getty It’s not difficult to see why tri-series are a rarity in the modern game. They don’t come freighted with the potential for drama inherent in a bilateral rubber, with its narrative of match-ups and the shadow of what happened in the last game. They also don’t have the allure of the unknown that is the magic of a World Cup – they beat this side, but what might they do against that side? A tri-series has neither of those attractions. It is…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former captain and wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed has been replaced in the Pakistan Champions squad for the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, which began on Friday. The squad announcement came just hours before Pakistan Champions kicked off their campaign against England Champions at Edgbaston. Team owner Kamil Khan revealed the final squad, with Kamran Akmal replacing Sarfaraz Ahmed at the last moment, while Fawad Alam was a surprise inclusion in the middle order. Earlier this year, the franchise had officially confirmed Sarfaraz as part of their WCL squad, even sharing a video on social media…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan Champions kicked off their World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 campaign with a close five-run win over England Champions at Edgbaston on Friday, thanks to a solid half-century from Mohammad Hafeez and a disciplined bowling effort. Batting first, Pakistan Champions posted 160/9 in their 20 overs after being put in to bat by England skipper Eoin Morgan. Despite a shaky start that saw both openers — Sharjeel Khan (12) and Kamran Akmal (6) — dismissed early, Hafeez held the innings together with a composed 34-ball 54, which included eight fours. Umar Amin was run out…
Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones led the way with ball and bat as England won a rain-affected second women’s ODI at Lord’s to level their three-match series with India.Ecclestone took 3-27 to help restrict India to 143-8 in a match originally reduced to 29 overs a side after heavy rain and a damp outfield had delayed play by four hours. In reply, England reached their revised target of 115 in 24 overs with 18 balls to spare as Jones’ unbeaten 46 off 57 balls steered them to 116-2. Tammy Beaumont’s 34 off 35 had helped the hosts get off to…