Pakistan got it totally wrong’ vs India in 2019 ICC WC, says ex-captain Waqar Younis
New Delhi/UNI: Former cricketer Waqar Younis feels that the poor decision-making, starting with the toss, cost Pakistan the match against the arch-rivals India in the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Never said India lost World Cup match against England intentionally: Ben Stokes
Mumbai/IBNS: English cricketer Ben Stokes has clarified that he never meant India lost a match against England in the 2019 World Cup intentionally after the all-rounder singled out Mahendra Singh Dhoni's way of batting in the particular match which was lost by the men-in-blue.
IFSC cancels two World Cup events in Switzerland
Paris/Xinhua: The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has canceled World Cup events in Meiringen and Villars in Switzerland due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dragan Skocic seeks to get Iran back on track in World Cup qualifications
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: The Croatian Dragan Skocic, who is at the helm of Iran's national soccer team, said that he will get Iran back on track in the World Cup qualification competitions.
Qatar denies allegations of World Cup bribes
Doha/Xinhua/UNI: The organizers of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar released a statement on Tuesday denying the allegations contained within court papers made public in the US.
Officials took bribes for Qatar World Cup bid, say US prosecutors
New York/Xinhua/UNI: Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Ricardo Teixeira was among several officials to accept bribes in Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup, according to an indictment made public in a U S court on Monday.
ICC praises World T20 hero Joginder Sharma's role in fighting against COVID 19 as a cop
Dubai/IBNS: The International Cricket Council on recently appreciated former Indian cricketer and T20 World Cup hero Joginder Sharma for the role he is playing as a cop to fight against COVID19 outbreak in the country.
ICC postpones all World Cup qualifiers amid Coronavirus outbreak
Dubai/UNI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed all the qualifying events for the 2021 T20 World Cup and 50-overs version in 2023, which were scheduled to be held before June 30, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Thank you for love and support: Sachin Tendulkar after winning Laureus Award
Berlin/IBNS: Winning the Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000-2020) here, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday thanked all people for their love and support.
MS Dhoni achieved everything under the sun: MSK Prasad
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the speculations over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cricketing future, outgoing chairman of selectors MSK Prasad has said the former skipper has achieved everything under the sun referring to his successes in last 15 years.
No revenge of World Cup: Virat Kohli ahead of New Zealand T20 series
Auckland/IBNS: Ahead of the five-match T20 series against the Kiwis, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said there was nothing about taking revenge on cricket field from New Zealand which had restricted the men-in-blue from qualifying for the 2019 World Cup final.
FIFA team express satisfaction with the preparation at Kalinga stadium to host U-17 Women’s WC
Bhubaneswar, Nov 29 (UNI) A FIFA delegation and the members of the Local Organising Committee today expressed their satisfaction with the preparation made at the Kalinga stadium here to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020.
Mohammed Shami took my advice but sadly Pak bowlers didn't: Shoaib Akhtar
Rawalpindi: Revealing that Indian pace bowler Mohammed Shami had sought his advice after the World Cup, former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar felt sad as no one from his own nation asks for any assistance.
2019 Men's Cricket World Cup most watched ever
Dubai: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 was the most watched ICC event ever, with a global cumulative average audience of 1.6 billion for live coverage, a 38% increase over the 2015 edition and a unique broadcast audience of 706 million viewers, demonstrating the phenomenal reach and power of live cricket around the world.
Doha: Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri expressed his pride after his team drew against mighty Qatar in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers match on Tuesday.