World Cup

The cricket chief of Pakistan hopes that next week's Champions Trophy will become the first major multi-country cricket event in nearly three decades to pave the way for more similar tournaments. The 2009 Lahore attack on a Sri Lankan cricket team bus resulted in top cricket teams avoiding Pakistan which led them to shift their home games predominantly to the UAE. The Pakistan Cricket Board spent several years persuading international cricket organizations about the security of visiting the country. The cricket board managed

Fireworks light up Riyadh sky as Saudis celebrate successful World Cup bid. Sparklers and drones carrying the golden World Cup trophy blasted through the air over the capital of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after Fifa confirmed the Gulf kingdom would host the 2034 edition.  Not surprising as the only candidate was Saudi Arabia last year, but on the formal announcement officials organised celebratory ceremonies to celebrate the successful bid.  In Riyadh, Saudis paraded in their new sporting splendour.  "Welcoming the World 2034" was

Wednesday will decide who hosts the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, with Morocco, Spain and Portugal, in an alliance bid, getting the former, and Saudi Arabia acquiring the latter.  Hosting for both tournaments will be decided by a vote in a virtual Fifa Congress, but there is no mystery about which bid wins without a competition.  The 2030 World Cup will be the 100th World Cup that Uruguay hosted and it will be the South American nation to get a game as well

In spite of the fact that Saudi Arabia has yet to build most of the the stadiums it proposed to use for the tournament, the nation’s 2034 World Cup bid beat the joint one of the US, Canada and Mexico in technical evaluation of Fifa which was 2026. Fifa in an announcement made on Thursday gave a submission of its bid evaluation report and as such confirmed that the 2034 bid averaged as high as 4.2 although eight stadiums remain still to be

The national football team of the UAE will on Tuesday face Qatar in a World Cup qualifying match at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match will begin at 8pm UAE time. Both teams resumed their campaigns with victories last Thursday and will be out to get another three points for a closer position to Iran and Uzbekistan in the bid for the two automatic slots which qualify for the two slots. In the opening game of this qualifier against Qatar,

Al Hilal’s Brazilian superstar Neymar says Saudi Arabia may witness the best World Cup in history, if the Kingdom becomes the host of the Fifa World Cup in 2034.  After a private visit to the exhibition of the Saudi Arabia Fifa World Cup 2034 bid, Brazil’s all time leading goal scorer cozied up to the city of Riyadh and voiced his confidence in the bid.  Neymar Jr, who has spent the past year in Al Qunfudhah and seen the intense passion and talent

On Monday, the winning eleven of Women T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament was named by the ICC. Only the Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian player in the side. In an otherwise average India return, Harmanpreet Kaur emerged to be the only silver lining for the Women in Blue. She was the leading run-getter for her side and was the fourth overall leading run scorer in the tournament with 150 runs in four appearances. Harmanpreet had a fifty-run

South Africa's dream of lifting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai has not been extinguished yet, after they defeated Australian defending champions by 8 wickets. The match was played on Thursday. Bosch remained unbeaten on 74 runs thus making her the player of the match. With 16 balls left in the innings, South Africa achieved the required target comfortably due to Bosch's 48 ball innings where she scored eight fours and a six out of a total of 135. Bosch's performance got

The football association in Bahrain has stated that they will ask for a World Cup qualifying match that is set to take place in March this year, not to take place in Indonesia, due to Indonesia having people who have threatened to kill the national team of Bahrain. "Considering the team’s safety in such circumstances, the Association will apply to have the match relocated," it said in a statement that was distributed over X on Wednesday. "The association does not hesitate to say

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2024, Women T20 World Cup, As in other World Cups, even this time nearly all criticism will be directed against South Africa's inability to get past the semifinals thanks to a comprehensive defeat in their last Super 6 match. Pakistan vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2024 Live Streaming:  Watching this encounter is of the most importance to India as they do not want Pakistan to win the match as winning it would mean and increase the chances of

Australia defended a moderate total of 151 and reduced the Indians to 142 runs in a complexion changing contest: who by this occasion had batted seven. Chasing victory, defending champions took four wickets in the final over to complete the task. Australian national Tahlia McGrath, making her first appearance in the tournament, took over captaincy from the injured Alyssa Healy and helped the team reach T20 World Cup semifinals also delivering a nasty blow to formidable India. McGrath, taking over because of skipper

In a nail-biting contest in the Women’s T20 World Cup, the Women of West Indices displayed their bowling skills and batting power as they made light work of Bangladesh winning the match by eight wickets. Of late, the most outstanding player for West Indices has been an off spinner by the name of Karishma Ramharack who rocked with the bowling attack claiming 4 wickets at the expense of170 and ensured Bangladesh was contained to a low score of 103 for 8 wickets loss

Asia has eight available slots directly for the next FIFA World Cup which will be of the 48 team tournament. UAE eye win to keep 2026 FIFA World Cup hopes alive. It is expected that UAE will avoid the stress of playing in hostile environments and restore their dominance at night against North Korea at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday in the FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Both the teams are looking for a win as UAE has three points and

India Women defeat Sri Lanka Women T20 World Cup: The semi-final ambitions are still alive for Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s side as they clinch a comprehensive victory over the defending Asian champions in the T20 World cup match. India women stand at the second position in the table with 4 points and better Net Run Rate than New Zealand women and Pakistan women. India Women Beat Sri Lanka Women in T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur’s side achieved this by winning against Sri Lanka

IND Women vs SL Women T20 World Cup 2024 Match: Now, India will be facing Slovakia in their third group-stage match of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur’s wish to add another emphatic win after defeating Pakistan last week so as to boost their NRR, that they suffered a blow to against New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament. There was even more of a sense of urgency among Indians to register a win

Before this, Australia ladies won six out of seven tournaments and finished first in group A while the New Zealand team slumped to the third position. Australia swept to a seventh title in the Women’s T20 World Cup and progress to their super six stage with a huge 60-run victory over New Zealand in a group A match in Sharjah today. Making the highest score in the tournament, they reached 148-8 after 20 overs thanks to Beth Mooney’s 40 in Australia’s innings while

South Africa Women take on Scotland Women T20 in Match 11 of the ICC Women T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday October 9, 2024. This match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This match is going to be interesting given the fact that both teams are coming off disappointing defeats and are looking to get some momentum in their respective campaigns. South Africa Ladies began their tournament in a lively fashion defeating West Indies Women by 10 wickets thoroughly. Unfortunately,

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: To every detail you need to know about the ninth Women's T20 World Cup that will take place in the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to October 20. For the ninth iteration of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, all the arrangements have been made. The venue of the tournament has now changed from Bangladesh to UAE and it commences today. Matches will be played in Dubai and Sharjah. Here are 10 things you must know about

Australia prese­ntly leads in women's cricket, ye­t a broadening field is noted. The­ female cricket re­alm has expanded impressive­ly over the past 15 years. Coincide­ntally, it aligns with the dawn of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Australia may be­ on top in women's cricket for now, but signs point to an expanding base­. Countries not typically known for cricket might be joining the­ scene soon. The Wome­n's T20 World Cup, organized by ICC, has seen significant e­xpansion since its inception in 2009

Mehdi Ghaye­di's late first-half goal lit up Iran's path to retain the topmost score­ in two games. The UAE couldn't outmatch Iran's sturdy defe­nce, leading to a 1-0 notch in favour of Iran, during the Group A matche­s of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday. Me­hdi Ghayedi's goal was a game-changer for Iran and he­lped them maintain their maximum points. For the­ UAE line-up, Paulo Bento prefe­rred no change, while in a contrast, Amir Ghale­noei brought in four fresh faces - Sale­h