Proteas impress in New Zealand: 'This was our best campaign at a World Cup yet'
Proteas skipper Sune Luus is extremely proud of her side following their Women's World Cup semi-final defeat to England in Christchurch on Thursday.
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India's GS Lakshmi is match referee for Women's World Cup final
World Cup final between England and Australia here on Sunday. Lakshmi also has the distinction of being the first woman match referee in men's ODIs, having stood in the role during the World Cup League 2 in the UAE in December 2020. The Women's World Cup final at the Hagley Oval will be overseen by four women match officials -- the first such instance in cricket history. Australia and England are set to face off in the final after having outplayed West Indies and South Africa respectively in the semi-finals.
World Cup draw: Line-up for Qatar football tournament to be revealed
Anticipation for the Middle East's first World Cup will shoot up a notch today when the draw for the tournament takes place in Qatar.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
The final draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will take place on April 1. A total of 29 countries have already booked a place in the mega event while three berths are yet to be decided. One team will qualify from the European Play-Off between Wales v Scotland or Ukraine, while two will be decided from Inter-Continental play-offs between Peru v United Arab Emirates or Australia and New Zealand v Costa Rica. Team who have qualified are Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Qatar (hosts), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Canada, Mexico and United States.
2022 FIFA World Cup: List Of Teams That Have Qualified So Far
The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament. Friday's event at Doha's Exhibition and Convention Center, with former World Cup winners such as Cafu and Lothar Matthaeus among the draw assistants, will have holders France among the top seeds in Pot One. Yet while fans of the 29 qualified nations from around the world will eagerly tune in for the draw, three spots have still to be decided in the last 32-team World Cup before it expands to 48 teams in 2026.
World Cup 2022 draw LIVE: England discover fate for Qatar, Germany and Netherlands danger teams in pot two
HOW DID WE GET HERE? If you're struggling to remember how the teams which have already qualified made it this far – and, in fairness, there are 29 of them, with three more of Scotland, Ukraine, Wales, Australia, the UAE, Peru, Costa Rice and New Zealand to join them – we've covered all bases here. Ad/> WORLD CUP DRAW ON THE WAY World CupForget England, here are FIVE actual dark horses for World Cup glory11 HOURS AGO Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the draw for Qatar 2022.
SA outside-back leaves English club Leicester with immediate effect
Former Junior Springbok Kobus van Wyk has been granted an early release from his contract with English club Leicester Tigers.
Yorkshire gets green light to host international cricket after reforms approved
Yorkshire County Cricket Club can continue to host international cricket at Headingley after its members voted in favour of governance reforms on Thursday, meeting the conditions set out by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Yorkshire were barred from staging internationals in the wake of a racism scandal involving allegations by former spinner Azeem Rafiq. The ECB lifted the ban in February on condition the club approved structural changes to the board.