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AP — Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence. A court acquitted Gjert of other charges including abusing Jakob, a multiple Olympic and world middle-distance champion. In a trial that started in March and has gripped Norway, Gjert, 59, was accused of an alleged years-long campaign of domestic abuse toward Jakob and younger sister, Ingrid. A verdict in the case was delivered in writing by Soer Rogaland District Court and Gjert was convicted of a single incident of assault against his daughter, his legal…
ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP, 2025 India will be playing in Bengaluru, Colombo, Vizag, Indore and Guwahati © Getty Hosts India will get their 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup campaign underway in Bengaluru against Sri Lanka on September 30. Per the unveiled full schedule, Colombo – a neutral venue picked to host Pakistan’s league games – has been allotted 11 round-robin games, including four of Sri Lanka’s. All matches are slated to be day-night affairs with a 3 PM IST start. Sri Lanka will have the opportunity to ‘host’ Australia (October 4), New Zealand (October 14), South Africa (October 17) and…
CNN — In a pivotal Game 5, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to fend off a late-game comeback attempt from the Indiana Pacers to take a 3-2 lead in the series and move to within a game of the NBA championship after a 120-109 win Monday night. History will tell you that when the NBA Finals are knotted at 2-2, the winner of Game 5 goes on to win the series nearly 75% of the time – a fact that was surely on the minds of both teams and definitely wasn’t lost on the fans in attendance in Oklahoma…
BANGLADESH’S TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Miraz was missing from the team’s training session on the eve of the Test series opener. © Getty Bangladesh is keeping their fingers crossed regarding the availability of in-form allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz for the two-match Test series opener at Galle, scheduled to begin on June 17. Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons had said the team was hoping that Miraz will train with the team during their last training session ahead of the Test, after having skipped the previous training session due to a fever. However, doubts were raised regarding his availability as the…
Perth Scorchers have pulled off one of the signings off the WBBL off-season, luring Katie Mack away from the Strikers Perth Scorchers have pulled off a signing coup ahead of Weber WBBL|11, luring Katie Mack away from Adelaide Strikers on a two-year deal. Mack, one of Australia’s leading uncapped batters, has joined the Scorchers after six seasons at the Strikers, where she was a rock at the top of the order scoring 1896 runs across her 87 matches in blue.The 31-year-old right-hander will bolster a Perth batting line-up already boasting Australia star Beth Mooney and New Zealand’s Sophie Devine. Perth…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday named 60 U-19 men’s cricketers for a Skills Assessment camp starting at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan on Wednesday. Thirty cricketers will participate in each of the first and second phases. The players in the first phase will undergo match-based skill assessment from June 18 to 23 while the second phase will run from June 25 to 30. Additionally, 10 players who have previously represented Pakistan U-19s and are eligible to feature in the 2026 ICC U-19 World Cup will be called up in the third phase of the camp. The…
STOCKHOLM: Swedish double Olympic pole vault champion Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis increased his own world record again on Sunday, clearing 6.28 metres to the delight of the home crowd at the Stockholm Diamond League meet. With victory in the event already guaranteed, Duplantis broke the world record for the 12th time as he sailed over the bar at the first attempt to improve on his 6.27m effort at Clermont-Ferrand in February. The 25-year-old ripped off his shirt in celebration and raced down the track in front of jubilant spectators at the Olympic stadium built for the 1912 Games. “It’s a magical…
LAHORE: Newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Director High Performance Aaqib Javed said a comprehensive plan has been implemented to run cricket academies across the country, with tangible results expected within six months. Speaking to reporters here at the LCCA Ground on Monday — the opening day of a skill development programme for the senior men’s national team, Aaqib said the National Cricket Academy’s revival had started, with different programmes planned for not only the men’s side but the women’s team and the age-group outfits, promising that the step would start bearing fruit within the next six months. Fifteen players have…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday named 60 U-19 men’s cricketers for a Skills Assessment camp starting at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan on Wednesday. Thirty cricketers will participate in each of the first and second phases. The players in the first phase will undergo match-based skill assessment from June 18 to 23 while the second phase will run from June 25 to 30. Additionally, 10 players who have previously represented Pakistan U-19s and are eligible to feature in the 2026 ICC U-19 World Cup will be called up in the third phase of the camp. The…
Ellyse Perry has locked in her long-term future in magenta, with a new deal that will see her at the Sixers until at least WBBL|13 Ellyse Perry has reconfirmed her commitment to the Sydney Sixers, re-signing with the WBBL club for another three seasons. Perry, 34, was the Sixers’ first-ever signing back in 2015 and the legendary Australia allrounder has been one of the competition’s dominant figures with bat and ball since.Her re-signing is another key step for the Sixers as they seek success in a new era under former Australia coach Matthew Mott. Perry has captained the club since…