England's World Cup-winning captain Morgan retires from international cricket
England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan has retired from international cricket with immediate effect, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Tuesday.
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Premier Sports Cup prize money and TV payouts revealed as SPFL hail record deal
Record prize money is on offer in the Premier Sports Cup this coming season with more than £2.1million set to be shared among participating clubs, the SPFL has revealed.
Leinster v Racing and Munster face Toulouse in Champions Cup pools
Munster will renew rivalries with Toulouse in the Champions Cup next season, after the pool stage draw pitted them together again.
Dec O’Donnell proud to give back to Ireland ahead of World Cup
Workington hooker Dec O’Donnell believes Ireland are a sleeping giant in rugby league, with the sport starting to flourish on the island.
Olympic Medallist And Hockey World Cup Winner Varinder Singh Dies Aged 75
Olympic and World Cup medallist Varinder Singh, who was an integral part of some of India's memorable victories in the 1970s, died in Jalandhar on Tuesday morning. He was 75. Varinder Singh was part of the gold-medal winning Indian team at the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. This remains India's only gold medal at the prestigious tournament where the country had beaten arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 in the final.
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 To Be Held In Bhubaneswar, Rourkela From January
There is a lot of excitement among hockey lovers across the world who will arrive in the hockey-loving state of Odisha as there are just 200 days to go for the prestigious Men's Hockey World Cup which will be held in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar from January 13, 2023, onwards. Fans will get to witness 16 best teams vie for honours in the marquee tournament in the international hockey calendar. This is the second time Odisha, under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is hosting the prestigious quadrennial hockey tournament making it the only state to host back-to-back FIH Hockey Men's World Cup.
Olympic medallist and World Cup-winning hockey player Varinder Singh dies
Singh was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. This remains India's only gold medal at the prestigious tournament where the country had beaten arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 in the final. Singh was also part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and silver medal at 1973 World Cup in Amsterdam.
Pakistan Announce Vital Tri-Series Ahead Of T20 World Cup
Pakistan will complete their warm-up for this year's ICC T20 Cricket World Cup with a tri-series against New Zealand and Bangladesh in early October. Babar Azam's side will travel to New Zealand at the start of October for a minimum of four T20I matches in Christchurch ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against arch-rival India at the MCG on October 23. It will be the first time Babar has played an international T20 match on New Zealand soil since the start of 2018 after the Pakistan captain missed the 2020/21 tour due to a thumb injury.