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The Sindh government announced a Rs4.7 million sponsorship for boxer Aliya Soomro to participate in a tournament in Dubai in August, where she will face off against an Indian opponent. Soomro, 19, said Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s sponsorship was a dream come true. In a comment to Images, the boxer said she did not know the name of her Indian counterpart yet and would find out a week prior to the tournament. Hailing from Lyari, Soomro has been making headlines for years as she navigates the pathway of women’s resilience in sports while fulfilling her father’s aspirations of…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Sri Lanka have named an 18-member squad for the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh, set to begin on June 17 in Galle. The team will be led by Dhananjaya de Silva. This Test match will be a special one as it marks the final appearance of veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews in Test cricket. Mathews, who made his Test debut at Galle in 2009, will also end his red-ball career at the same historic venue. The 38-year-old follows former skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who also retired from Test cricket at Galle earlier this year after…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 With India up next and the Ashes looming later this year, the biggest tests for ‘Bazball’ are just beginning © Getty Test cricket, with its rich and varied history, has often seen individuals spark disruptions that transform not just their teams but the entire cricketing discourse. Don Bradman’s almost flawless technique, for instance, drove an obsessed Douglas Jardine to resort to ‘Bodyline.’ Four and a half decades later, bruised by the formidable duo of Lillee and Thommo, Clive Lloyd countered by unleashing an unrelenting, four-pronged pace attack. And then, another four and a half decades…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a series of important rule changes for men’s cricket across all three formats — Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and T20 Internationals (T20Is). These changes aim to bring more balance between bat and ball and improve fairness in the game. The new rules will come into effect in the coming weeks. One of the most notable changes is in ODIs. Previously, two new balls were used — one from each end — for the first 25 overs of an innings. Now, both balls will be used up to the…
A GREAT CAREER The first Test against Bangladesh will be Mathews’ last in the format. © AFP Months after Dimuth Karunaratne called it quits from Test cricket, Angelo Mathews is set to follow suit after the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle, beginning Tuesday, June 17. That leaves a significant void in the Sri Lankan batting line-up, and perhaps marks the beginning of a new era with the commencement of the fourth edition of the World Test Championship. Mathews, who in 2013, became the youngest to lead Sri Lanka in Tests, will now bow out as their third-highest run-scorer in…
South Africa shed their unwanted tag as nearly men with a decisive five-wicket win over Australia in the World Test Championship final on Saturday. Victory, secured by Aiden Markram’s superb hundred, with South Africa captain Temba Bavuma making a valuable fifty, ended years of tournament heartache for the Proteas following multiple failures at the one-day international and T20 World Cups. Match Summary South Africa vs Australia, ICC World Test Championship Final South Africa 138/10 (57.1 ov) & 282/5 (83.4 ov) Australia 212/10 (56.4 ov) & 207/10 (65 ov) Result – South Africa won by 5 wickets SCORECARD Below we look…
Oakmont, Pennsylvania CNN — Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life. In the span of about two hours on Sunday, J.J. Spaun looked like a golfer in complete freefall. It looked like the magic touch from his first three rounds at Oakmont Country Club had completely abandoned him. On the second hole, it appeared as though the crowd was watching the golf gods forsake him in real time when his approach shot bounced once, hit the flag stick and then rolled 50 yards away from the cup. “I…
The season may have only just wrapped up with Hobart Hurricanes taking out their maiden title in KFC BBL|14, but list managers have already turned to focus to how their club is shaping up for next season. The inaugural Player Movement Window has been and gone with seven players finding a new home for BBL|15 during the 10-day period. The league’s contracting embargo was lifted in late March, meaning clubs can now sign further domestic players to their list for next season. Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers are also able to sign a maximum of one overseas player prior to…
MLC 2025 San Francisco Unicorns stole a win from the jaws of defeat. © BCCI Xavier Bartlett’s blazing unbeaten 25-ball 59 powered San Francisco Unicorns to a stunning 3-wicket win over MI New York in California. Reduced to 108 for 6 in the 13th over, Unicorn chased down the 183-run target with five balls to spare handing MINY their second successive loss of the campaign. Put in to bat, MINY’s innings was powered by Quinton de Kock’s 38-ball 63. Agni Chopra, Monank Patel and Nicholas Pooran failed to make a mark, but de Kock ensured that MINY had a strong…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Glamorgan have signed Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim as a replacement for Australian cricketer Hayden Kerr, who has been ruled out of the ongoing 2025 T20 Blast due to injury. Kerr picked up the injury during Glamorgan’s recent home match against Surrey, bringing an early end to his campaign with the Welsh side. In response, the team acted quickly to bring in Imad, an experienced player in the T20 circuit who has featured in almost 400 professional T20 matches across the globe. Born in Swansea, Imad is returning to familiar surroundings. He has played 130 international matches…