Hunt warns rampaging England yet to 'click' ahead of Ireland visit to Twickenham
Mo Hunt insists England are ready to thrill a bumper audience at Twickenham when they face Ireland in the Guinness Women's Six Nations on Saturday (2.15pm).
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"Babar Azam Has To Ensure Selection On Merit": Ex-Pakistan Stars Fume Over Imad Wasim's Omission From XI
Imad Wasim's omission has been questioned by former players after the all-rounder was left out of Pakistan team for the first T20I against New Zealand, having come out of retirement to play international cricket again. Wasim and left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir came out of retirement ahead of the T20 World Cup in June this year after much convincing, but the spin bowling all-rounder did not find a place in the eleven on Thursday.
Will India's 156.7 Kmph Pace Sensation Mayank Yadav Return vs CSK? LSG Coach Says...
Young fast bowler Mayank Yadav has been a revelation for Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing IPL 2024 as he produced a sensational match-winning performance on his debut. Mayank, who bowled the fastest delivery of this year's competition at 156.7 Kmph, followed it up with another three-wicket haul that guided his team to victory against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, a side strain during the game against Gujarat Titans came as a big blow to the youngster and since then, he has not featured in the competition till now. Ahead of LSG's game against Chennai Super Kings, LSG assistant coach Lance Klusener provided a massive fitness update on Mayank and when he can potentially make his return.
Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 1st T20I Live Telecast: Where To Watch Match?
Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 1st T20I Live Telecast: Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20I of a five-match series at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The series marks the return of Babar Azam as captain after PCB's shock U-turn ended the short-lived reign of Shaheen Shah Afridi. Fast bowler Mohammad Amir and spin all-rounder Imad Wasim also return to international cricket in this series after coming out of retirement. Meanwhile, an understrength New Zealand side arrived in the country at the weekend, having sent a security team last month. (Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates)
Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Score Updates
Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates:Pakistan and New Zealand face each other in the first T20I of the five-match series, starting Thursday. Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan and New Zealand look to fine-tune their squad and assess the players who could feature in the 15-player squad for the marquee event. With their majority of players involved in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, New Zealand have named experienced all-rounder Michael Bracewell as the skipper of the tour. Meanwhile, Pakistan will be led by Babar Azam who was recently reinstated as the skipper of the white ball format in place of Shaheen Afridi. (Live Scorecard)
"Those Elements Aren't Present...": Babar Azam Breaks Silence On Rift With Shaheen Afridi
Pakistan's reinstated skipper Babar Azam finally addressed the elephant in the room and opened up on the recent captaincy controversy, where he was reappointed as captain, replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi. Questions were raised over Afridi's leadership with his led side suffering a 1-4 loss to New Zealand away from home during his first captaincy assignment. Among the commotion surrounding the leadership, there were media reports that Shaheen was dissatisfied with the abrupt manner in which he was removed from captaincy. Shaheen's enigmatic social media statements added fuel to the reports.
Data could help solve ACL crisis in women's game, says software firm
Vast amounts of data generated in professional sports will be used to try to stem the number of serious knee injuries suffered by female soccer players, Stephen Smith, CEO of sports software company Kitman Labs, has told Reuters.
Parling completes Schmidt's stripped-back Wallabies staff
MELBOURNE : Former England lock Geoff Parling has returned to the Wallabies as an assistant coach, completing Joe Schmidt's tight roster of staff.