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How does a sport survive when administrators face no scrutiny, ignore results and remain in power year after year? ©AFP Cricket, once the pride of our region and the heartbeat of our people, is being quietly strangled – not by a lack of talent or fan support, but by leadership structures so deeply flawed they no longer serve the game. Across several regional cricket boards, governance has collapsed into something more dangerous than incompetence: entitlement without accountability. Where else in public life can you fail repeatedly, spend public funds with zero oversight, produce embarrassing results and still keep your job,…
Shastri believes that while India were on top at stages of the match, England were due credit for grabbing their opportunities when it mattered. “You have to compliment England,” he said. “When the going got tough, those moments they seized. And when they saw an opening in the door, they just banged their door down. “There was hardly anything in that surface, and if you had lost two wickets less the previous day I think India would have chased that down.” The Lord’s Test was a classic, with both sides posting identical first-innings scores of 387 before Washington Sundar’s four-wicket…
CNN — The medals for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics were unveiled in Venice on Tuesday, 206 days before the games begin. The medals, created by the Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS), will use recycled metal recovered from production waste, and will be created in induction furnaces powered by renewable energy, organizers explained. The medals are designed with two halves to represent both Olympic and Paralympic values, organizers revealed. Italian athletes Federica Pellegrini, who is a double Olympic medalist and Italy’s most successful swimmer, and Francesca Porcellato, the winner of 15 Paralympic medals after appearances in 13 Summer…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Charith Asalanka walks back after being dismissed in the second T20I © AFP Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya said on Tuesday that they are not under any kind of pressure despite being embarrassed by Bangladesh in the second T20I. Sri Lanka, who won the Test and ODI series, were defeated by 83 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series as they were bowled out for 94 runs inside 16 overs in an attempt to chase down 178. “Not pressure as such. We need to play well. We have won the Test…
Atlanta CNN — The National League won the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday in historic fashion, coming out on top in a first-of-its-kind home run derby to break a 6-6 tie after nine innings. The National League jumped out to a quick lead in the first inning, with the first three batters of the game getting the best of Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal. The reigning Cy Young Award winner gave up hits to Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. and a double to Ketel Marte to put the American League behind by two runs in the first inning. The NL…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a revamped three-tier departmental cricket structure for the 2025-26 domestic season, marking a significant development in the country’s domestic setup. Set to commence in August and conclude in May 2026, the season will feature over 40 departmental teams divided across three grades — I, II and III. The structure introduces promotion and relegation mechanisms aimed at enhancing competitiveness. Grade-III, a new addition to the structure, will feature a two-day tournament scheduled for March-April 2026. Teams in this tier have been selected based on their performances in the 2024-25 President’s Trophy Grade-II.…
MANAMA: Pakistan’s campaign at the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship saw contrasting fortunes on Tuesday as Mohammad Asif stormed into the last 16 while compatriot Shahid Aftab bowed out following hard-fought battles. Asif, who won the Saarc Championship last year, delivered a masterclass in the last 24 round, dismantling Wales’ Tony Morgan 3-0. The 42-year-old displayed formidable break-building, sealing victory with runs of 55 [74(55)-10], a near-perfect 90 [106(90)-0] and 61 [89(61)-11]. Asif now faces Mohamed Shehab of the UAE in Wednesday’s last 16 round. Earlier, current national champion Shahid exited the championship after a 4-2 defeat to Qatar’s Bashar…
KARACHI: Ahtesham Humiyun and Hassan Usmani registered convincing wins to set up the 21st Westbury National Tennis Championship final in the Under-18 category here at the Karachi Club on Tuesday. Ahtesham swept aside Muzammil Bhand 6-2, 6-3, while Hassan downed Muhammad Yahya 7-5, 6-0 to book their spots in the final. Romaisa Malik, meanwhile, routed Safa Afzal 6-1, 6-0 in the girls U-18 semi-final. In the men’s quarter-finals Kashan Tariq overpowered Asif Ali Bachani 8-2 and Ismail Aftab beat Taimoor Ansari with the same score. Eschelle Asif delivered a flawless 8-0 victory over Taiba Yar Baig in the women’s last-four…
MLC 2025 Monank Patel scored 478 runs for MINY in the 2025 season © Sportzpics The 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season culminated in a thrilling final over, perfectly encapsulating a season of remarkable growth. A 22-year-old Rushil Ugarkar held his nerve against seasoned T20 pros Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips, securing a near theatrical comeback for MI New York to win their second MLC title-and the franchise’s third across three different continents in 2025. This was a season where local players truly came into their own, holding their ground against the might of international stars after two seasons of…
INDIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India last played an ODI series against Ireland in January, earlier this year © Sportzpics Kate Cross, in the pre-match press conference, called her head coach Charlotte Edwards the ‘Queen of Mumbai (Indians)’ before quickly correcting it to designate the title to Harmanpreet Kaur instead. Lottie (Edwards), meanwhile, got ‘Queen of England cricket’. Fitting, both of those. Their three-year alliance at MI, alongside Nat Sciver-Brunt as the team vice-captain, has yielded two titles. As much as franchise culture has helped blur the barriers and brought the best of the best to work in harmony,…