Ben Knapton Roma chief Tiago Pinto has insisted that his side never held an interest in signing Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo over the summer. The 37-year-old is understood to have informed Man United of his desire to leave at the end of last season, having failed to lead the club into the Champions League. However, […]
Read MoreAndrew McGlashan Test cricket remains “far above” the other formats for Mitchell Starc as he indicated a staggered white-ball retirement to ensure he can continue his red-ball career. Starc, 32, was ever-present in Australia’s Test side last season through the Ashes series and then the Pakistan and Sri Lanka tours. He is now eyeing another […]
Read MoreFlorence: Italy ended 49 years of hurt from Australia by upending the Wallabies 28-27 for the first time in test rugby this week. Wallabies debutant Ben Donaldson could have denied Italy after the fulltime hooter but his attempted conversion of Cadeyrn Neville’s last-minute try flew wide. Donaldson looked stunned as he was consoled by teammates, […]
Read MoreMelbourne: Thirty years after losing the 50-over ODI World Cup final to Pakistan at the same venue, England turned the tables on the South Asian side with brilliant death bowling and Stokes’s heroics. With all-rounder Sam Curran recording a miserly 3-12, Pakistan collapsed in the final overs to finish on a below-par 137 for eight […]
Read MoreStaff writer Canberra: High Commissioner for Pakistan to the Commonwealth of Australia – concurrently accredited to Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week appreciated the performance of the Pakistan cricket team after this loss to England in the T20 world cup final. “Well done Team Pakistan. We […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week backed Pakistani cricket team after they lost in the T20 cricket world cup final. Speaking to Covert, the envoy said the Pakistani cricket team played well and the final match was a close encounter. “Reaching the final is in itself an achievement. Pakistan team […]
Read MoreMilan: Italy s sports authorities are studying reports of undue psychological pressure being placed on its young women gymnasts over their eating habits, after a complaint was lodged with a prosecutor. “Medals are a matter of national pride but no medal can make up for inappropriate behaviour,” Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said on Wednesday, Italian […]
Read MorePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is preparing to appoint a powerful Director of Cricket where many important departments and individuals will work under him. According to sources, Zakir Khan, who is currently Director – International Cricket, is the favorite to take up the role. Domestic and international cricket matters, Directors High Performance and the Head of […]
Read MoreCopenhagen: Denmark’s number 10, Christian Eriksen, will be a quiet but inspirational figure for his team during the World Cup, after his sudden cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 game traumatised a nation. The Middelfart-born playmaker spent eight months out following his collapse on June 12, 2021. He returned in a Premier League game for […]
Read MoreMike Davies Former Peterborough Petes head coaches Mike Keenan and Mike Pelino are teaming up again, this time to coach Italy’s national men’s hockey team through to when they host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Pelino, a Welland native and Welland Sports Wall of Fame inductee, Class of 2013, played for Keenan with the Oshawa Legionnaires […]
Read MoreNewswire Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted in his autobiography Sultan: A Memoir that he became addicted to cocaine after retiring from international cricket. Additionally, Akram claimed that he began using cocaine as “a substitute for the adrenaline rush of competition” of playing cricket. The 56-year-old, who had 916 wickets in international play, hung up […]
Read MoreRome: Italy this week finished second in the medals table at the track cycling world championships, with Elia Viviani retaining his title in the elimination event on Sunday to take the Azzurri’s golden tally up to four. After setting a new record for the hour, Filippo Ganna continued his hot form by beating his compatriot […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Finn Allen adds a new element to the team’s battling qualities, team-mate Glenn Phillips said after the opening batter put Australia’s bowlers to the sword in Saturday’s crushing 89-run win at the Twenty20 World Cup. Allen set the tone for the Group 2 encounter with a brutal 42 off 16 balls while Devon […]
Read MoreCanberra: The High Commission for Pakistan, Canberra led by High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week launched Jansher Khan Canberra Open in collaboration with Squash ACT. The inaugural Jansher Khan Canberra Open 2022 is a USD $20K Professional Squash Association (PSA) event that will be held at Woden Squash Centre, Canberra, Australia from 18-22nd October […]
Read MoreFlavio Roda is set to continue to play a key role in host nation Italy’s preparations for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after being re-elected as President of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI). The FISI Ordinary Elective Federal Assembly saw Roda retain his position by securing 57.62 per cent of the vote in […]
Read MoreLahore:– Pakistan’s first Test captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar and star player Younis Khan were inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame. The legendary iconic player Abdul Hafeez Kardar (posthumously) and Younis Khan, who is also known as all-time great batter, were picked after a voting process, in which cricket legends including Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, […]
Read MoreNewswire Grenchen: Italian Filippo Ganna made up for a disappointing season so far by powering to a new track one-hour record of 56.792km at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland. Olympic team pursuit champion Ganna bettered the surprise mark set by Britain’s Daniel Bigham, a performance engineer at his Ineos Grenadiers team, of 55.548km on the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Gilgit: World’s highest-altitude natural cricket stadium built in Pakistan’s scenic region of Gilgit-Baltistan was inaugurated this week. The Pissan Cricket Stadium is located in Nagary Valley at an elevation of 8,500 feet above sea level, which provides a highly favourable weather for cricket in peak summer. Local political leadership inaugurated the stadium for […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan this week mourned the loss of legendary Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki who passed away earlier today at the age of 79 after years of battling a rare disease. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolences to the wrestler’s family and the Japanese nation. He also shared a throwback image of himself […]
Read MoreRome: Giorgio Chiellini made the first of his 117 appearances for Italy in 2004. But, it was only around 2008 that he became a regular. At Euro 2008, Chiellini, then 24, made a difference to the Italian team even before a ball was kicked; he injured team captain Fabio Cannavaro during training. Cannavaro, arguably the […]
Read MoreCricinfo Pakistan’s seven-match T20I series against England came down to the final game with the scoreline at 3-3, with the visitors winning by 67 runs in Lahore to end the series on a high note. Pakistan picked their strongest available squad for two series – against England at home and New Zealand away – ahead […]
Read MoreJonathan O’Shea Deciding both teams’ destiny in the UEFA Nations League, a crucial clash between Hungary and Italy sees the pair battle for a place in next summer’s finals. While the hosts’ latest upset of a top European nation sees them two points clear at the top of League A Group 3, the Azzurri’s win […]
Read MoreEngland former international cricketers Paul Franks and Paul Nixon appointed head coaches of Central Punjab and Sindh Bilal Shafayat, John Sadler, Richard Stonier and Ian Fisher will also work in the domestic cricket tournaments as fielding and strength and conditioning coaches “The introduction of foreign coaches in the domestic cricket is because we want diversity. […]
Read MoreRome: Italy will be without Marco Verratti for their upcoming Nations League matches after the Paris St Germain midfielder had to be substituted due to a calf injury. Verratti was forced to leave the field in the 64th minute of their 1-0 Ligue 1 win at Olympique Lyonnais and PSG head coach Christophe Galtier said. […]
Read MoreKarachi: Allrounder Moeen Ali said that captaining England against Pakistan — where his family have roots — was a “huge and proud moment”. Captain Jos Buttler has travelled with the squad but is nursing a calf injury, with Ali the stand-in skipper. Birmingham-born Ali has captained England in T20s before but said leading the side […]
Read MoreItaly has won five regional titles over the years competing in Europe to get to the Little League World Series. But one thing that always eluded Italian teams was a mark in the win column. Entering the 2022 tournament, Italy had gone 0-14 all-time at the Little League World Series. When Emilia Romagna Little League […]
Read MoreAaron Finch insists there should be no reason why Steven Smith or David Warner can’t replace him as Australia’s ODI skipper, adamant the scars of sandpaper-gate have long healed. Finch’s announcement of his retirement from the 50-over format has again put leadership back on the agenda, with Cricket Australia on the search for another captain […]
Read MoreAmy Tennery New York: Italian Matteo Berrettini regrouped from a series of squandered chances in the third set to brush aside Britain’s Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 on Friday, harnessing his powerful forehand to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Playing in the third round in New York for the first time […]
Read MoreCovert Report Are Asian batters the best at attacking spin? While popular perception given the pitches in the sub-continent might indicate that they are, the numbers tell a different story, especially in T20 cricket. Mickey Arthur, who has coached Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as teams in the PSL and BPL, believes that while […]
Read MoreMatt Newton Rome: Virginia’s four-game exhibition tour to Italy is in the books and the Hoos are headed back home to Charlottesville on Saturday. With those four games concluded, it’s time to try to digest what we learned about this year’s Cavaliers this week. While information about the games was extremely limited, especially with regards […]
Read MoreEngland registered a win by an innings and 85 runs to draw level in the series and pull South Africa down from the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings. England bowlers were on the money from the word go and hardly gave any lose deliveries to South Africa to capitalise on. The persistent […]
Read MoreRome: Visit Treia, a tiny hilltop town in the Marche region of Italy, and any local will tell you proudly that the town is known for “bracciale.” Visit in the run-up to August, and you’ll see signs everywhere advertising that same “bracciale.” You might be confused — after all, any dictionary will tell you that […]
Read MoreSince the launch of the UAE League (ILT20) earlier this year, there was an obvious curiosity around the interest shown by a US finance firm in owning a cricket franchise. Phil Oliver, the CEO of Desert Vipers, the ILT20 side owned by Avram Glazer of Lancer Capital, has confirmed they were keen to embrace the […]
Read MoreSergio Parisse is a true veteran of the game. Playing at the highest level for 20+ years, he is without a shadow of a doubt the most decorated Italian rugby player of all time. Making his international debut at the age of just 18 years old, Parisse helped embed his national side into the newly […]
Read MoreRicky Ponting has used the latest episode of The ICC Review to reveal what he thinks would make the rivalry between India and Pakistan even bigger – and declared who he thinks will claim bragging rights and win the Asia Cup. The rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of cricket’s biggest and all eyes […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commission (BHC) Deputy Head of Communication Tom de Fonblanque was thrilled to see the long-awaited England tour to Pakistan, taking place in September-October, this year. “I’m absolutely thrilled, it’s been such a long time but we will win. Pakistan’s been waiting for 17 years, it’s time for some practice and play […]
Read MoreLimited to a role of lining at PSG, Abdou Diallo would be on the shelves of AC Milan, which has not yet made an official offer. Paris always trying to get rid of his colony of undesirables – Icardi, Kurzawa, Draxler, Herrera, Rafinha, Gueye, Wijnaldum – and at the moment only the Dutchman is close […]
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council has announced the first five players selected as 100% Cricket Superstars ahead of a historic month for women’s cricket, culminating in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sophie Ecclestone (England), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Shafali Verma (India) and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) are the first crop of what […]
Read MoreThe fivefold Ballon d’Or has as many consecrations as clubs that do not want it. CR7 is still looking for a team with which he could win a Champions League. The Portuguese could well return to Italy, but not with Juventus. Indeed, according to several local media, Jorge Mendes, agent and long-term friend of Cristiano […]
Read MoreIan Chappell I’m reading a fascinating book, Extraterrestrial, which poses a substantial question that should also be applied to cricket. Author Avi Loeb is a decorated Harvard science professor who poses a tantalising notion: “Imagine life on our planet the day after there is irrefutable confirmation of life elsewhere in the universe.” In that vein: […]
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