Organisers expect ‘pretty special’ crowd for Baseball United's opening night
When Kash Shaikh first had the idea of bringing professional baseball to the Middle East, he might have been inspired by a line from Field of Dreams.
Sri Lanka Sport News
How Sri Lanka Cricket Got 'ICC Exception' For International Participation Despite Suspension
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva has made a "fervent appeal" to the members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) board members to "carve out an exception" that allowed Sri Lanka to play international cricket despite getting suspended. Earlier in the month, SLC was suspended by ICC following a political slugfest in SL after the introduction of an interim committee led by Arjun Ranatunga by the Sri Lanka Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, who also suspended the entire SLC board following a heavy loss to India in the Cricket World Cup and a disappointing tournament overall, which saw them win only two matches out of nine and also miss out on ICC Champions Trophy 2025 slot.
U19 Cricket World Cup returns to SA after ICC strips Sri Lanka of hosting rights
Sri Lanka’s loss is South Africa’s gain as the island’s cricket upheavals have gifted South Africa a third opportunity to host the Under-19 World Cup.
Afghanistan To Tour India For Three-match T20I series Starting From January 11
Afghanistan men's cricket team will tour India for a three-match T20I series in January, announced the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday. The series will start on January 11 and will go on till January 17. "Afghanistan Cricket Board confirms that the Afghanistan National Cricket Team will tour India for a three-match T20I series in early January 2024. The three T20I matches are scheduled for the 11th, 14th & 17th of January," said a statement from ACB.
ICC Moves Men's U-19 World Cup From Sri Lanka To South Africa
The ICC Board on Tuesday shifted the next year's men's Under-19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa, 11 days after the world governing body provisionally suspended the cricket body in the island nation due to government interference. In fact it was Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that had reached out to ICC and notified about the government interference in the running of cricket in the country. SLC and the Sports Ministry have been at loggerheads for some time. The government has accused SLC officials of being involved in corruption and mismanagement. "The U19 World Cup has been shifted to South Africa from Sri Lanka due to SLC's suspension. In fact, participating nations were apprised some days back after SLC got suspended. South Africa hosted the U19 WC in 2020. The decision got approval at ICC Board meeting in Ahmedabad," an ICC Board member told PTI.
Sri Lanka free to compete internationally but U-19 World Cup moved to South Africa
Sri Lanka are free to compete internationally but next year's Under-19 Cricket World Cup will now be hosted by South Africa, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the terms of suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday.
Six Tops And Flops At Cricket World Cup 2023
Australia beat India by six wickets to lift their sixth title in the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Opener Travis Head starred during the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday by hitting a sparkling 137 off 120 deliveries, powering Australia to a convincing six-wicket win. Head joined Ricky Ponting and Gilchrist as the third Australian to score a century in a men's World Cup final. Let's look at the tops and flops at the 13th edition of the tournament.
Head breaks India hearts as Australia win sixth World Cup title
AHMEDABAD: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday (Nov 19).