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  • Donia Abu Talib becomes first Saudi female to qualify for Paris Olympics

    Donia Abu Talib becomes first Saudi female to qualify for Paris Olympics

    Saudi national taekwondo team member Donia Abu Talib has officially become the first Saudi female athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics after winning the Asian qualifying rounds.

    According to media reports, Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in youth sports in recent years under Vision 2030, with a special emphasis on women.

    The British newspaper Telegraph has said that there are 330,000 registered female athletes in Saudi Arabia, while the number of female athletes in Saudi Arabia has increased by 195% since 2021.

  • Aqib Javed appointed bowling coach of Sri Lanka cricket team

    Aqib Javed appointed bowling coach of Sri Lanka cricket team

    Former Pakistani fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed as the bowling coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team.

    According to Sri Lanka Cricket, the former Pakistani pacer has been hired and appointed as the bowling coach for the T20 World Cup. Aqib will join Sri Lanka Cricket immediately and will coach the team in T20 World Cup, initially conducting a fast bowling camp.

  • Pakistan will host a Tri-Series ahead of Champion trophy 2025

    Pakistan will host a Tri-Series ahead of Champion trophy 2025

    Pakistan will host a Tri-Series ahead of International Cricket Council (ICC) Champion Trophy 2025. This series will include New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan.

    Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi met the chairman of South Africa and New Zealand Cricket Board in Dubai, in the meeting the final shape of the tri-nation cricket tournament in Pakistan in February was finalized.

    The cricket teams of South Africa and New Zealand will come to Pakistan at the end of January 2025 to play the tri-series cricket tournament, while the series will be played in February.

    Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi also invited the chairmen of South Africa and New Zealand Cricket Boards to visit Pakistan.

    Last time Pakistan hosted a tri-series in 2004 in which Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe participated.

  • PSL Eliminator 1: Islamabad United defeats Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs

    PSL Eliminator 1: Islamabad United defeats Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs

    In the first eliminator of Pakistan Super League 9, Islamabad United defeats Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs in National Stadium Karachi.

    Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Quetta Gladiators.

    Islamabad United’s inning

    Against Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United scored 174 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

    Martin Guptill scored 56 runs and Agha Salman scored 31 runs, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan scored 23 runs each and Azam Khan scored 18 runs while Faheem Ashraf and Hyder Ali scored one run each.

    Apart from this, Naseem Shah was not out with 7 runs while Imad Wasim also scored 4 runs.

    On behalf of Quetta, Muhammad Amir and Akeel Hosein dismissed 2 players each while Muhammad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel took one wicket each.

    Quetta Gladiators inning

    Chasing the target of 175, Quetta lost their first five wickets within just 16 runs. At this point Akeel Hosein and Omair Yousuf made a partnership of 52 runs but Akeel was dismissed on 31 runs, Wasim Jr was also dismissed by Faheem Ashraf on 6 runs. Apart from this Muhammad Amir scored 23 runs and Omair scored 50 runs.

    Quetta Gladiators whole team returned to the pavilion on runs in overs.

    From Islamabad United Imad Wasim took 3 wickets, Naseem Shah took 2 while McCoy, Hunain and Faheem took one wicket each.

    Islamabad will face Peshawar Zalmi on March 16 for the finals race.

  • PCB offers $2 million annually to Shane Watson to coach men’s cricket team

    PCB offers $2 million annually to Shane Watson to coach men’s cricket team

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered $2,000,000 to former Australian cricketer Shane Watson to become the highest paid coach in the history of Pakistan cricket.

    According to Geo News reports, Shane Watson has been offered an annual salary of $2 million.

    However, the report quoted sources close to Shane Watson claiming that he may not accept the offer because he does not want to be away from his family for a long time.

    Mike Hesson and Darren Sammy are among the main candidates to coach the Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team, in case Watson refuses. Mike Hesson and Darren Sammy are currently serving as the head coaches for Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi respectively.

    PCB is also mulling the possibility of appointing local coaches along with foreign consultants to fill the vacancy in time for the T20I series against New Zealand in April.

    Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick resigned from their respective positions in January this year.

  • Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade retiring from red ball cricket

    Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade retiring from red ball cricket

    Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from red ball cricket on Friday.

    The Sheffield Shield Trophy final will now be the last match of Matthew Wade’s Test career.

    However, for now, Matthew Wade will continue to play white-ball cricket and is hopeful of being included in the squad for the T20 World Cup scheduled in the USA and West Indies.

    “I want to be at my best for white-ball cricket, especially BBL, I feel like the squad we’ve got with the Hurricanes should be, it is spoken about every year … pushing for finals if not contending for titles,” he said on Friday.

    “Not playing the longer format of the game will give me an opportunity to get stronger, get in the gym a bit more and have some longevity in that format.”

    “I’ve got two years (with Hobart) but I’d love to play longer if I could. I feel fresh. There certainly isn’t (an element of) ‘I’m not playing well enough or I don’t feel I can contribute enough’. It’s more the younger players have managed to shove me out the door.”

    Matthew Wade represented Australia in 36 Test matches from 2012 to 2021.

  • ICC announces additional tickets for T20 World Cup 2024

    ICC announces additional tickets for T20 World Cup 2024

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced additional tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024.

    The sale of tickets for 13 matches, including the semi-final, will begin from March 19, including the sale of tickets for Pakistan’s matches against Ireland and the United States.

    According to ICC, the minimum price of tickets is $6 and the maximum is $35.

    ICC says that more than 11.3 million applications have been received so far in ticket balloting. Tickets for 51 of the 55 T20 World Cup matches have gone on sale, with additional ticket sales initially including hospitality packages for West Indies and New York Stadium.

    The ICC says that the sale of the packages for Grand Prairie Stadium and Broward County Stadium in the USA will be announced later.

    T20 World Cup 2024 will be jointly played in USA and West Indies in June.

  • PSL 9: Multan Sultan defeat Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets in the qualifier

    PSL 9: Multan Sultan defeat Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets in the qualifier

    In the Qualifier of Pakistan Super League 9, Multan Sultans defeats Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wicket in National Stadium Karachi. Multan Sultans have also qualified for the PSL finals for fourth consecutive time.

    Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat.

    Peshawar Zalmi inning

    Peshawar Zalmi start was not good, Saim Ayub scored only one run and was dismissed by David Willey in first over. After that Muhammad Haris and Babar Azam scored a partnership of 47 runs but Muhammad Ali dismissed Haris on 22 runs. Apart from this Zalmi skipper Babar Azam scored 46 runs, Tom Kohler Cadmore scored 24, Rovman Powell scored 12 while Paul Wallter and Luke Wood scored 14 runs each.

    From Multan Sultans Usama Mir and Chris Jordan took two wickets each, David Willy, Muhammad Ali and Abbas Afridi also took one wicket each.

    Multan Sultans inning

    Chasing the target of 147, Sultans opener took a very good start by putting 61 runs on the board for first wicket. Multan lost their first wicket as Muhammad Rizwan was dismissed by Mehran Mumtaz on 15 runs. Apart from this Yasir Khan scored 54 runs, Usman Khan 36, Iftikhar Ahmed 22 and Johnson Charles scored 11 runs.

    From Zalmi Mehran Mumtaz, Aamir Jamal and Salman Irshad took one wicket each.

  • Saudi football club Al-Hilal gets world record consecutive victories

    Saudi football club Al-Hilal gets world record consecutive victories

    Saudi Arabia’s famous football club Al Hilal has made a world record by achieving 28 consecutive victories, entering the Guinness Book of World Records.

    According to foreign media, Al-Hilal defeated Ittihad Club by 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League. This was its 28th consecutive victory. The previous world record for most wins was held by Welsh team The New Swansea Club in the 2016–17 season with 27 wins in a row.

    The Guinness Book of World Records has also recognized the record.

    Al-Hilal Club has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Club has won nine Champions League matches and leads the Saudi Pro League with 12 points.

  • Sydney: Pakistan defeats India in Thunder Nation Cricket Cup final

    Sydney: Pakistan defeats India in Thunder Nation Cricket Cup final

    Pakistan defeated India in the final of the Thunder Nation Cricket Cup played in Sydney, Australia on Thursday.

    The Thunder Nation Cup is organized by the Sydney Thunder of Big Bash League Australia and teams from different communities participate in this cup.

    Thunder Nation Cup 2024 has been won by Pakistan community, defeating India community by 14 runs in the final. Pakistan scored 130 runs for 6 wickets while the Indian team managed to score 116 runs for 9 wickets.

    Pakistan’s Bilal Qureshi scored an unbeaten 62 runs and was declared the player of the match.