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  • Five more games to be introduced in Olympics 2028

    Five more games to be introduced in Olympics 2028

    With the end of the Paris Olympics 2024, preparations for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 have started. Five new sports will be included in the games scheduled to be played in the United States, including flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash.

    Los Angeles has already hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984, making it a unique place to host the Olympic Games.

    Public transport will be used to get to any sports venue. About 3,000 buses will be borrowed from other American cities and states. The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 14, 2028. The Games will continue until July 30, followed by the Paralympic Games from August 15 to 27.

    The University of California will establish an Olympic Village, and the LA Memorial Coliseum will become the first stadium to host three Olympic Opening Ceremonies and athletics events.

    The Los Angeles Arena will host gymnastics, Exposition Park diving, waterfront marathon swimming, triathlons and rowing events.

  • Christiano Ronaldo hits three million subscribers on YouTube in hours

    Christiano Ronaldo hits three million subscribers on YouTube in hours

    Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, the most followed person on social media with 917 million followers and counting, launched his own YouTube channel and crossed three million subscribers within a few hours of launching. He has posted 18 videos so far in the last three hours.

    The 39-year-old soccer star, who currently captains both Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and the Portuguese national team, will use the platform to talk about his greatest passion, soccer, as well as his other interests, such as family, wellness, nutrition, preparation, recovery, education, and business.

    The channel, “UR Cristiano,” featured him chatting with various guests.

  • Jay Shah pressures Greg Barclay to step down from ICC: Reports

    Jay Shah pressures Greg Barclay to step down from ICC: Reports

    Australian newspaper ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ has exposed an Indian plot to take over International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah forced the current president, Greg Barclay, to resign to take over the ICC presidency.

    Barclay has informed the Board of Directors that he is not interested in the position after the end of the term and will remain in office until November. Jay Shah will become the new president of the International Cricket Council.

    In February 2024, the Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) entered the race to become the Chairman of the ICC.

    Greg Barclay of New Zealand was elected in 2022. His term will expire in November 2024. Elections for the next Chairman will be held in November this year.

    To be elected as the ICC Chairman, Jay Shah will have to resign from the responsibilities of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and BCCI because, according to the rules, the ICC Chairman cannot hold any other office.

    However, this decision may also affect the scheduled Champions Trophy in Pakistan, set for February 2025. Pakistan will host the event, which will have a total of eight teams participating.

    The top seven teams from the group stage of the ICC One Day Cricket World Cup 2023 have secured their positions for the tournament, while Pakistan qualified for it as the hosts.

    Yesterday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rejected media reports of the change in the dates and schedule of the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan next year, as misleading.

    PCB is fully committed to hosting the Champions Trophy 2025 at three iconic venues in Pakistan.

  • Moeed Baloch wins gold medal in World Military Games

    Moeed Baloch wins gold medal in World Military Games

    Pakistan’s Moeed Baloch has won the gold medal in the 400-meter race at the World Military Games in Venezuela while representing the Pakistan Air Force in the event.

    Earlier in the Olympics held in Paris, Pakistan’s athlete Arshad Nadeem set a world record in the javelin throw and won the gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years.

    At the same time, Amir Khan from Swat won gold at the International Taekwondo Championship in Bangkok.

  • Live: Weather update for Pakistan-Bangladesh Test from Rawalpindi cricket stadium

    Live: Weather update for Pakistan-Bangladesh Test from Rawalpindi cricket stadium

    Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bowl first against Pakistan. Before the first Test match to be played in Rawalpindi, the toss was delayed due to the wet outfield, but now, considering the situation at the umpire’s ground, it has been decided to do the toss at 2 pm local time, while the game starts at 2:30.

    The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh has been delayed as the outfield in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium remained wet after a spell of rain. The ground is being dried before being inspected again at 11:30 a.m.

    Earlier, both the teams arrived at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with tight security provided on the highway while the teams left their hotels.

    During the teams’ movement, the Metro bus service was also completely suspended on the Rawalpindi to IJP Rawalpindi section.

    The first test match against Bangladesh is Pakistan Red Ball head coach Jason Gillespie’s first international assignment since his April appointment. It will also be Shaun Masood’s first Test match on home soil as captain. A new era will begin in red ball cricket.

    Pakistan Playing XI

    Abdullah Shafiq. Saim Ayub Shan Masood (Captain) Babar Azam. Saud Shakeel (Vice Captain), Muhammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper), Salman Ali Agha. Shaheen Shah Afridi Naseem Shah Khurram Shahzad, and Muhammad Ali.

    Bangladesh Playing XI

    Najamul Hasan Shanto (captain), Hasan Mahmood, Laton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqul Rahim, Naheed Rana, Naeem Hasan, Shadman Islam, Shakibul Hasan, Shariful Islam, Syed Khalid Ahmed, Taijoul Islam and Zakir Hasan.

  • Women’s T20 World Cup shifted from Bangladesh to UAE

    Women’s T20 World Cup shifted from Bangladesh to UAE

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup has been shifted from Bangladesh to UAE as the South Asian country grapples with its political crisis.

    “The event was not possible in Bangladesh due to the travel advisories of some countries,” ICC has said. Bangladesh would have memorably organized the event, the Council maintained, but they regret moving it. “Now World Cup matches will be held in Dubai and Sharjah.”

    The tournament will be played from October 3 to 20.

  • Darius Visser creates history scoring most runs in T20 over

    Darius Visser creates history scoring most runs in T20 over

    Darius Visser of Samoa has created history on Tuesday by setting a new record for the most runs in an over of T20 cricket in the Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional East Asia Pacific Qualifiers match. Playing at Apia’s Garden Oval No. 2, Visser hit six sixes off Vanuatu’s Nalin Nipiko, scoring 39 runs with the help of three no-balls in the 15th over.

    The previous highest score in an over was 36. In the first edition of the T20 World Cup 2007, Yuvraj Singh scored 36 runs in an England’s Stuart Broad over.

    Kieron Pollard in 2021, Nicholas Pooran in 2024, Dipendra Singh Airee, Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh have also scored 36 runs in an over.

  • Mohsin Naqvi hints at possible change in Champion Trophy schedule

    Mohsin Naqvi hints at possible change in Champion Trophy schedule

    Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi has been clear that the Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan, however, the match schedules may be changed or tinkered with. PCB is in touch with the security agencies in this regard.

    In a press conference in Lahore on Monday he said, “Four to five months will be difficult because the grounds are being built, but the work will be completed before the Champions Trophy. The initial work will be completed before the Trophy, and the remaining work will be completed after the Champions Trophy. We are in talks with the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. If they give us a stadium, we will also work on it. The stadium in New York was also completed in the last ten days.”

    He pointed out that construction work is going on day and night. “Renovating the stadiums is a big challenge. Unlike the world’s stadiums, Pakistan’s stadiums are substandard and far behind the world.”

    “A new stadium has been built in Islamabad. We are in touch with the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the renovation of the grounds. The renovation work was completed before the arrival of the ICC delegation for the Champions Trophy.”

    The Champion Trophy is scheduled to be played in March 2025 in Pakistan, with Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi hosting the mega event.

  • Here is Pakistan’s playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh

    Here is Pakistan’s playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh

    Pakistan’s 11-member squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh has been announced.

    Pakistan team will play with four fast bowlers in the first test match. Pakistan’s final XI includes captain Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Khurram Shehzad, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

    Shaan will lead the team for the first time in the home series.

    The first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start on Wednesday in Rawalpindi.

    The second match between the two teams will be played on August 30. It will also be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

  • PCB invites Arshad Nadeem to Pak dressing room during Bangladesh series

    PCB invites Arshad Nadeem to Pak dressing room during Bangladesh series

    Pakistan cricket team management has decided to invite Arshad Nadeem to the Pakistan cricket team’s dressing room during the Bangladesh Test series. The date of the call will be decided based on the athlete’s availability.

    The Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start on August 21.

    Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years in the final of the men’s javelin throw event, setting a new Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 meters and becoming the first athlete from Pakistan to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics.

    The Olympic gold medalist will be awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his outstanding performance.