Emma Raducanu "doing her best" to play at Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Anne Keothavong, Britain’s team captain at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, has revealed Emma Raducanu is “doing her best” to recover from injury for the tournament.
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Clubs to receive over $200 mn World Cup compensation
LAUSANNE: FIFA will distribute 209 million dollars (215 million euros) to clubs that release their internationals for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the same amount as four years ago in Russia, football’s world governing body announced on Tuesday. Each club will receive “approximately 10,000 dollars” for each one of the days the relevant player remains with his national team during the tournament, including the preparation period.
Women’s World Cup draw: Date, time, venue, teams, how to watch and more
The next edition of the Women’s World Cup is now just nine months away, and the participating nations will soon find out their group stage opponents.
Shaheen Afridi To Join Pakistan Team For T20 World Cup, Match Fitness To Be Assessed
Giving the Pakistan cricket team a huge boost for the T20 World Cup 2022, speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi will join the national squad in Brisbane as per schedule on Saturday. Afridi was undergoing a rehabilitation programme under the supervision of the PCB Medical Advisory Committee for a few months. He will now be available for selection in Pakistan's warm-up matches against England and Afghanistan.
Pakistan handed Shaheen Afridi boost ahead of T20 World Cup
Afridi, 22, has been sidelined since sustaining a ligament injury to his right knee during a test match in Sri Lanka in July, missing the Asia Cup and home series against England. "Shaheen is now available for selection for the 17 and 19 October warm-up matches against England and Afghanistan, respectively during which his match fitness will be assessed by the team management," the PCB said in a statement.
Liverpool star Diaz ruled out until after World Cup
Liverpool forward Luis Diaz is set to be sidelined until after the World Cup due to a knee injury, according to reports on Monday.
Watch: Virat Kohli Has A "Throwdown Specialist" In Rahul Dravid Ahead Of T20 World Cup
India batter Virat Kohli missed the first practice match of the team against Western Australia XI on Monday but he made sure he hit the nets to continue to train in Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting October 16. A video is going viral on social media that shows Kohli giving his best while batting in the nets. However, what hogged more limelight was the fact that it was India's head coach Rahul Dravid who was giving throwdowns to the star batter.
2023 Rugby World Cup boss removed over management concerns
The chief executive of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Claude Atcher, was removed from his position by tournament organisers on Tuesday after he was suspended in August by France's sports minister due to "alarming managerial practices".