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ICC concerned over expected Women cricket ban in Afghanistan

11Sep

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ICC concerned over expected Women cricket ban in Afghanistan

The Taliban government formation process is near to complete. With Taliban, now in power to make rules, the ICC fears that they might ban Women cricket in the country. Afghanistan's women cricket team ENGLAND - On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) showed quite a concern for the future of Women cricket in Afghanistan. These concerns started when media reports about a women cricket ban in Afghanistan started to surface. The ICC fears that the Taliban due to their extremist ideology might go on and ban the women's team from playing. ICC representatives, while raising concerns said, "The ICC is committed to the long-term growth of women cricket. Despite the cultural and religious challenges in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s admission as a full member in 2017 had made a s...

Wrestler Inam Butt wins gold at the World Beach Wrestling

8Sep

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Wrestler Inam Butt wins gold at the World Beach Wrestling

Inam Butt, throughout the tournament, performed exceptionally well organized in Italy. The champion managed to beat the Ukrainian finalist by a score of 3-0. Inam Butt (middle) after winning gold medal at the World Beach wrestling held in Italy TOKYO, JAPAN - On September 4, Pakistan's star wrestler Inam Butt won gold at the World Beach Wrestling Tournament held in Italy. Inam's gold came just a day after Haider, a disc throw won gold for the country at the Tokyo Paralympics. Following Inam's victory Pakistan won 2 consecutive international gold medals. Inam contested in the 90 kilogram category and dominated throughout the competition. In the finals, Inam made his way to the gold by beating his Ukrainian opponent. Inam completely dominated the finals and had a 3-0 score thus ma...

Shaheen Afridi nominated as ICC player of the Month

8Sep

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Shaheen Afridi nominated as ICC player of the Month

The fast bowler's excellent performance in recent series is the reason behind his selection. Apart from Shaheen, Jasprit Bumrah and Joe Root are also on the list Pakistan's fast bowler, Shaheen Afridi With the start of September, the International Cricket Council (ICC) started nominating players for its August Player of the month list. The name of Pakistan star bowler 'Shaheen Shah Afridi' got onto the list of players for the award. ICC included Shaheen Afridi's name on the list following a review of his excellent performance in the Pakistan vs West Indies test series in Jamaica. ICC have started giving out these player of the months award just at the start of this year. The Cricket Council selects players from both Male and female teams based on their performances in all format...

Haider Ali wins first ever Paralympic gold medal for Pakistan

3Sep

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Haider Ali wins first ever Paralympic gold medal for Pakistan

Haider Ali threw his discus at a distance of 55.26 meters, making him win gold in F37 event. He has also won a silver in the 2008 Paralympics Haider Ali celebrating after winning gold medal in the F37 event On Friday 3rd September, discus thrower Haider Ali bagged for Pakistan its first gold in the Paralympic games. Haider throughout the finals gave an excellent performance and was at the top of the list for the most time. In his fifth attempt Haider managed to throw the discus as far away as 55.26 meters giving him a good lead. Alongside Haider were Ukraine's Zhabnyak and Brazilian Teixeira de Souza both of which won the silver and bronze respectively. Zhabnyak threw the discus at around 52.43 meters whereas de Souza threw it around 51.86 meters. Both of the scores were s...

PCB allows vaccinated spectators to attend PAK vs NZ 2021 series

31Aug

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PCB allows vaccinated spectators to attend PAK vs NZ 2021 series

NCOC gave PCB the permission to have a 25 percent crowd attendance for the upcoming PAK vs NZ 2021 series. All those attending must have a vaccination certificate. The Gaddafi stadium Lahore, will hold all 5 T20 matches of the PAK vs NZ 2021 series LAHORE, PAKISTAN - On Monday August 30, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that NCOC has approved them for allowing spectators into the PAK vs NZ 2021 series. The PCB said that the NCOC has allowed for 25 percent crowd attendance. However given that all those in the stands must be completely vaccinated. With this decision, the stadiums will open for around 4500 and 5500 spectators in the ODI and T20 series respectively. NCOC alongside allowing PCB have directed them to make sure that every spectator entering the stadium shou...