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MANAMA: Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan stormed into the semi-finals of the IBSF Under-21 World Snooker Championship with a dominant display on Wednesday, while the nation’s challenge in the 6-Red event concluded after hard-fought knockout battles here at the Crowne Plaza hotel. The 19-year-old Ahsan delivered a commanding performance to secure his semi-final berth. In the quarter-finals, Ahsan — who won the world amateur title in 2022 — overwhelmed India’s Mayur Garg 4-0 (103(58)-42(32), 82(35)-0, 56-39, 74(48)-23), showcasing consistent scoring and control. This followed his victory in the all-Pakistani last-16 clash earlier on Wednesday, where he defeated compatriot and Under-17 world champion…
Australia Under-19s quick Sara Kennedy is embracing her usual first preseason with Tasmania as she juggles school and cricket Sara Kennedy’s first pre-season with Tasmania looks slightly different to that of her new teammates, but the rising left-arm quick is embracing her trans-Bass Strait balancing act. Kennedy, who turns 18 next month, is still completing Year 12 in her native Victoria and has remained there to finish her studies since signing her first state contract with the Tigers earlier this year.The recent school holidays gave Kennedy a chance to fly down to Hobart and spend valuable time in the Tasmania…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Dawson picked the key wicket of Jaiswal on the opening day. © Getty Liam Dawson’s last Test match was so long ago that he’d reconciled with the idea that a Test comeback was but a pipe dream. Yet, there he was, 2929 days later ticking his tally of wickets from seven to eight. It took him only seven balls on his comeback at Old Trafford to get the counter moving again as he found lovely drift away from the left-handed Yashasvi Jaiswal and drop to find the edge. The 35-year-old Hampshire bowler came in as…
Australian Peter Handscomb has celebrated his 200th first-class cricket match in fine style, notching a century for his English county side Leicestershire Former Australian Test batter Peter Handscomb has marked his 200th first-class game with a century to help put his English county side Leicestershire in control of their top-of-the-table clash with Derbyshire. The Victorian, who played 20 Tests for Australia, is captain at Leicestershire and has steered the side to the top of the County Championship’s second division, with Derbyshire second.Handscomb resumed the second day’s play on Wednesday on what must have been a very nervous 99 alongside Lewis…
Jack Leach claimed 6-63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket win over Durham inside two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One clash at Taunton.The visitors, who resumed on 5-2 in their second innings, were bowled out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan assisting Leach with 4-85. Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the target in 19.2 overs, despite 4-39 from Durham’s Callum Parkinson.Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second-placed Nottinghamshire against Hampshire.James’ knock off 236 balls included 20 fours and eight sixes as the away side, who resumed on 241-5, declared on 578-8 at Southampton. Hampshire…
Jack Leach claimed 6-63 as Somerset wrapped up a five-wicket win over Durham inside two days of their Rothesay County Championship Division One clash at Taunton.The visitors, who resumed on 5-2 in their second innings, were bowled out for 190, with off-spinner Archie Vaughan assisting Leach with 4-85. Somerset required 86 for victory and reached the target in 19.2 overs, despite 4-39 from Durham’s Callum Parkinson.Lyndon James hit an unbeaten 203 for second-placed Nottinghamshire against Hampshire.James’ knock off 236 balls included 20 fours and eight sixes as the away side, who resumed on 241-5, declared on 578-8 at Southampton. Hampshire…
England have battled to keep India in check on day one of the fourth Test at Old Trafford with the tourists sweating over a foot injury to Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant’s retirement through injury slowed India’s progress on day one of the fourth Test against England, with the tourists closing on 4-264 in their first innings as they look to keep the thrilling five-match series alive. With England eyeing victory at Old Trafford that would seal a series win with one match to spare, captain Ben Stokes won the toss on Wednesday morning and opted to bowl.But the hosts were…
ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL NEWS The Annual General Meeting of the ACC in Dhaka now set to go ahead, as planned © AFP The impasse over the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meet appears to have been resolved, as the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ACC in Dhaka now set to go ahead, as planned. The key stakeholders (all Test playing nations) – the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) – seem to have reached at some kind of an understanding…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Pant was wheeled off in a buggy after copping the blow © Getty Rishabh Pant sustained an injury on the opening day for a second straight Test match and had to be wheeled off the field in a buggy. India’s vice-captain copped a blow to his right foot off the fourth ball of the 68th over, bowled by Chris Woakes. Pant was later taken to a hospital for scans, with the Indian medical team monitoring him. “He was in a lot of pain definitely, but they’ve gone for scans. We’ll get to know overnight, probably…
It only took Liam Dawson seven balls into his Test return to pick up his first wicket in eight years, an opportunity he believed would not come.The 35-year-old left-arm spinner admitted he thought his hopes of an England recall had vanished before Shoaib Bashir’s Test summer was ended by a finger injury sustained in the third Test win at Lord’s. Dawson claimed figures of 1-45 from 15 overs, having Yashasvi Jaiswal caught at slip for his first Test wicket in 2,929 days since dismissing South Africa legend Hashim Amla at Trent Bridge in July 2017. Please use Chrome browser for…