Irish-qualified Jager named in All Blacks XV squad to face Ireland A
Oli Jager could face Ireland A next month after the former Blackrock College student was named in the All Blacks XV squad for their northern hemisphere tour next month.
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No changes to Ireland's Euro 2024 qualifying schedule
UEFA have confirmed that the Republic of Ireland's original Euro 2024 Group B qualifying fixture schedule will remain as is, with Stephen Kenny's side to face France at home in their opening game.
Exclusive: 'Exciting times lie ahead, would love to be part of any World Cup team', says Shubman Gill
World Cup, scheduled to be held in India, Shubman Gill will in all probability be one of the first-choice picks. The 23-year-old's game is modelled perfectly for ODIs and Tests and it is very good to see him not being pushed into T20Is, despite him being a regular in the IPL. He is yet to play a T20I match. The tournament that someone like Shubman will be eyeing the most right now is of course the next edition of the ODI World Cup next year.
Cricket-New Zealand to play tests in Karachi, Multan in first leg of Pakistan tour
(Reuters) - New Zealand will play two tests and three one-day internationals on their tour of Pakistan starting in December, before returning to the country next April for five Twenty20 internationals and five ODIs, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.
New Zealand to play 2 Tests, 8 ODIs and 5 T20Is in Pakistan
Pakistan twice in five months to play two Test matches, eight one-day internationals and five Twenty20 internationals, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. The two Test matches, which will be part of the World Test Championship, will be played at Karachi from December 27-31 and Multan from January 4-8. Karachi will also host the three ODIs from January 11-15 as part of ICC World Cup Super League. New Zealand will return to Pakistan in April and will play four Twenty20s at Karachi from April 13-19. Lahore will host the fifth T20 and two ODIs from April 23-28 and the remaining three ODIs will be played at Rawalpindi from May 1-7. New Zealand aborted its tour to Pakistan last year just hours before the first ODI in Rawalpindi because of an undisclosed security concern. Ramiz Raja, the PCB chairman, said at the time it was "frustrating" to see the Black Caps walking out of the tour by taking a unilateral approach and not sharing the security threat with Pakistan.
India vs Western Australia XI Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya Look To Rebuild
India vs Western Australia XI, Live Score Updates: Team India will be batting first in their first practice game against Western Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma-led Team India will begin their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Monday and they will square off against Western Australia in a practice-game at WACA. This would be the first of the two practice matches scheduled against Western Australia. The match will start at 1:30 PM local time (11 AM IST) and the side might try out different permutations and combinations to give everyone a fair go. After these practice games, the side will also play two warm-up fixtures against New Zealand and Australia, before playing their first match of the tournament on October 23 against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Canadian women open Rugby World Cup with statement win over Japan
Canada ran in seven tries to open its Women's Rugby World Cup campaign with a comfortable 41-5 win over Japan on Saturday, reeling off 36 straight points to snap an early 5-5 tie at Northland Events Centre in Whangarei, New Zealand.
History beckons for title-holders Australia at T20 World Cup
Aaron Finch's men enjoy the advantage of being the only winners of cricket's shortest format to have a crack at defending the title on home territory since the T20 World Cup started in 2007. With a star-studded line-up spearheaded by David Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell, the Australians also boast all but one of the team that won the tournament last year in the UAE. Finch, who recently stood down as one-day skipper to focus on T20s, suggested they will be all guns blazing in defence of the trophy. "If in doubt, be overly aggressive. That is how we want to play," he said. "At times that is going to come with high risk and high reward. At times it comes with no reward. That is just a part of T20."