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MANAMA: Pakistani cueists enjoyed a strong showing in the IBSF World 6Red Snooker Championships here at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Sunday as Mohmmad Hasnain Akhtar, Ahsan Ramzan and Mohammad Asif registered thumping wins. Mohammad Hasnain Akhtar, the reigning U-17 champion, delivered a commanding performance, defeating Mohamed Abdelkader of Egypt 4-0 [70(70)-0, 45-11, 57(35)-7, 48-2]. However Hasnain experienced his first defeat of this campaign in the other match of the day as he fell to Chau Hon Man of Hong Kong 4-2. The match saw Hon Man take the first two frames (41-9, 38-16), Hasnain respond strongly to level [69(69)-0,…
LONDON: England will stage the next three World Test Championship finals after the successful hosting of the first three showpiece matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday. The most recent final took place last month, when South Africa were crowned champions for the first time after defeating holders Australia at Lord’s. Nearly 110,000 people went through the gates of the London ground. India were reportedly keen to host the next final in two years’ time but England have been awarded the finals of the 2027, 2029 and 2031 editions. At its annual conference in Singapore, the ICC noted…
Australia will have recent form on their side after opting to field first in their T20 series opener against West Indies in Jamaica. Aussie skipper Mitch Marsh called correctly at the toss and had no hesitation in bowling at Sabina Park in Kingston, where the tourists have never played a T20 international before.Marsh’s side have won six of their past eight T20 matches after winning the toss, with their only two losses knocking them out of last year’s World Cup when they elected to field against Afghanistan and India. Australia revealed their XI for the first T20I yesterday, with Hobart…
ICC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025 England had been awarded the hosting rights for the 2027, 2029 and 2031 WTC Finals. © Getty Following the conclusion of ICC’s Annual Conference in Singapore, the Board has confirmed that England will host the three forthcoming World Test Championship Finals. In a media release, the ICC stated that England had been awarded the hosting rights for the 2027, 2029 and 2031 WTC Finals “following a successful track record in hosting recent finals”. So far, England has hosted the finals of all three completed WTC cycles. The 2021 final, initially scheduled for Lord’s, was played at…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND Reddy was part of India’s XI in the second and third Tests © Getty Team India has suffered another major setback ahead of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, one of the standout performers in the closely contested third Test at Lord’s, has sustained a serious injury and is most certainly will miss not just the fourth Test but possibly the remainder of the series as well. The development comes on a day when it was revealed that pacer Akash Deep – one of India’s match-winners in the second Test…
USA CRICKET As per the revised constitution, adopted in alignment with USOPC guidelines, the USAC board will now consist of 12 directors instead of 10. © Getty In a dramatic turn of events, the ICC at its annual conference decided to extend the suspension notice originally issued to USA Cricket during its July 2024 AGM by three months, granting the embattled board additional time to address its persistent and well-documented governance issues. The development comes as a surprise, especially after multiple reports indicated that ICC Chairman Jay Shah had held informal discussions with USAC Chairman Venu Pisike and CEO Johnathan…
ZIMBABWE T20I TRI-SERIES, 2025 Hermann (file pic) scored his career-best 63. © Sportzpics South Africa eliminated Zimbabwe from tri-series final contention with a seven-wicket win. Bowling first, a few expensive overs in the middle were bookended by strong powerplay and death bowling by South Africa. A crafty 61 from Brian Bennett and 36 from Ryan Burl saw Zimbabwe muster together 144/6 before South Africa, led by Rubin Hermann’s career-best 63 and skipper Rassie van der Dussen’s unbeaten 52, chased it down in 17.2 overs. Opting to bowl first in overcast conditions, South Africa made three changes to field the same…
BANGLADESH NEWS Shanto hadn’t been offered an extension after his tenure ended with the 2025 Champions Trophy. © Getty Bangladesh Cricket Board official said that the uproar regarding Najmul Hossain Shanto’s removal from ODI captaincy was baseless as Bangladesh did not have an ODI captain at that time considering his tenure had ended with the 2025 Champions Trophy. BCB cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedin copped severe criticism after appointing Mehidy Hasan Miraz as ODI captain in place of an extension for Shanto just ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka. Miraz then announced that there will be no problem in…
India are set to be without seam bowlers Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh for the fourth Test against England at Emirates Old Trafford. Right-armer Deep was drafted into the side after the first Test, taking 10 wickets in India’s 336-run victory at Edgbaston. Sky Sports News understands he will however miss the Test match at Old Trafford and left-armer Arshdeep Singh is also expected to be out after he was hit on his bowling arm during training.Indian selectors have called up Anshul Kamboj to the squad and other bowling options include Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.Jasprit Bumrah is…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Las Vegas AP — Manny Pacquiao pushed back against his doubters, the odds and even Father Time on Saturday night — and nearly made some history. But Pacquiao, in the end, fell just short on the judges’ scorecards as Mario Barrios escaped with a majority draw to retain the WBC welterweight championship. Two judges scored the bout a draw, and judge Max DeLuca awarded Barrios a 115-113 victory. The Associated Press scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao. “I thought I won the fight,” Pacquiao said. Barrios landed more total punches (120-101), according to Compubox,…