Andrew Korybko The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will begin on February 4 and are taking place in a completely different international environment than the Beijing Summer Olympics that were held in 2008. Drawing attention to China’s peaceful and mutually beneficial rise to global leadership over the past 14 years can help observers better appreciate […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week greeted Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam on being named ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. “Well deserved!,” Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo tweeted, along with the news of Babar Azam’s achievement. Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits […]
Read MoreFormer Zimbabwe cricket Captain, Brendan Taylor says he was blackmailed to engage in match fixing by a group of Indian businessmen he met in October 2019, after they took photographs of him taking cocaine. In a statement on his twitter page this week, Taylor confirmed taking $15,000 from the fixers, but said he never manipulated […]
Read MoreNewswire Florence: Mario Balotelli is back in the Italy squad more than three years after his last appearance in an Azzurri shirt. Italy coach Roberto Mancini included the striker in a 35-man squad announced Monday for a three-day training camp this week, ahead of the World Cup playoffs in March. The 31-year-old Balotelli made the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Allison Blackburne, British Deputy High Commissioner said this week that football was not just a sport, for many in the UK it’s a way of life, and it would be great to see it become more popular in sport-loving Pakistan. She was speaking at an event where Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar kicked off […]
Read MoreAndrew Dampf Modena: The endless cacophony of ambulance sirens. The convoys of military trucks carrying away the overflowing coffins. The funerals — or lack thereof. Nobody who lived through the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Bergamo — the first epicenter of COVID-19 in Europe — will ever forget it. For Sofia Goggia and […]
Read MoreNewswire Chris Silverwood, England’s embattled head coach, has said that he wants to remain in his post despite overseeing a humbling Ashes defeat in Australia and will begin planning for March’s Test tour of the Caribbean “until I’m told differently”. In the wake of their 4-0 hammering, Silverwood is one of a number of England […]
Read MoreIan Aikman Rome: Skiers heading to Italy will now need winter sports insurance, according to a new law. The travel insurance add-on is usually an optional extra for those visiting winter sports resorts, but skiers caught without it in Italy will face €150 fines and ski pass cancellation. Winter sports insurance, or ski insurance, is […]
Read MoreSydney: Chief executive of the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA), Todd Greenberg, has admitted that some of the players won’t be willing to tour Pakistan. Greenberg also added that they will take advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian government before giving the nod for Pakistan tour. “There may be […]
Read MoreFormer England batter Kevin Pietersen believes that the ECB must create a first-class competition with a similar structure to the Hundred if the men’s Test team is to “return to its former glories”. Pietersen, an Ashes winner in 2005, 2009, 2010-11 and 2013, was part of Sky Sports’ commentary team for the inaugural edition of […]
Read MoreRome: The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer headquartered in Maranello, Italy, Ferrari has announced the firm is partnering with Velas Network AG, a firm that specializes in blockchain and non-fungible token (NFT) technology. On December 27, Ferrari the well known luxury sports car maker founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari revealed the firm is stepping […]
Read MoreCui Fandi and Zhao Yusha Beijing: With less than one month to go before the opening of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, widely and fondly known as the Beijing 2022 Games, the host city shows the world its confidence and readiness. Beijing has been fully prepared in all areas, including the construction of venues […]
Read MoreKarachi: The 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in Karachi this week as it continues its global journey around the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories before concluding at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on 28 July 2022. A welcome ceremony was hosted by the Deputy British High Commission, Karachi to […]
Read MoreNewswire Saitama: Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has booked his place at the Beijing Games, laying down a marker with a commanding win at Japan’s national championships on Sunday. But he failed in his bid to become the first person to land a quadruple axel in competition, slightly under-rotating his maiden crack at […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy’s premier Mario Draghi presided over the annual Collari d’Oro awards ceremony, the highest honour in Italian sport, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome this week. Hailing 2021 as “an extraordinary year” for Italian sport, Draghi said: “I am sure that for you, as for all champions, there can never be […]
Read MoreNewswire New Zealand will tour Pakistan twice next season, including once to compensate for abandoned tour earlier this year, the cricket boards of both countries said. New Zealand aborted its limited-overs tour to Pakistan in September due to security fears just before the toss in the first one-day international was due to take place at […]
Read MoreSusy Campanale Milan: It has now been announced that the ‘new’ San Siro stadium will be the Cattedrale design by Populous, chosen by Milan and Inter. The various designs had been cut down to a shortlist and the decision has now been made, so the Nuovo Stadio di Milano will be the concept drawn up […]
Read MoreAlex Malcolm Jhye Richardson’s return to Test cricket could not have gone much better, taking a five-wicket haul in the fourth innings to help Australia claim a 2-0 Ashes series lead in Adelaide. But his reaction in the aftermath said a lot about his character. “More of a relief than anything,” Richardson said. “Especially after […]
Read MoreNewswire The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has ended its investigation into a language exam taken by Uruguay striker Luis Suarez ahead of a potential move to Juventus last year. A FIGC statement said that, pending the arrival of further documentation, the case will be dismissed as there was “not enough evidence to prove that there […]
Read MoreAndrew Ramsey Despite their recent record in day-night Test matches proving even more problematic than their dual batting capitulations at the Gabba, England captain Joe Root believes adapting to the pink ball should come more naturally to his team than coping with additional bounce in Brisbane. England enter the second Vodafone Ashes Test at Adelaide […]
Read MoreErroneous actions on Beijing Winter Olympics deplored China Economic Net Beijing: China warned this week that the United States would “pay a price for its erroneous actions.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks when talking about countermeasures China would take in response to the US announcement of not sending any diplomatic or official […]
Read MoreBen Knapton Rome: Italy manager Roberto Mancini has emphatically denied reports claiming that he has an agreement in place to join Manchester United. The Euro 2020 winner is being tipped to take over at Old Trafford permanently in the summer once interim coach Ralf Rangnick moves into a consultancy role. However, Italy will be forced […]
Read MoreNewswire “And so we turned up at Brisbane for the first Test – a little, you could say, under-prepared. I was getting very sceptical about our chances of ever bowling Australia out on their pitches but there was a good covering of grass on the Gabba pitch and the nets did a bit, so maybe, […]
Read MoreHermione Kitson Milan: Italy is working to strengthen its sporting and cultural ties with China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics next year and the winter games of Milan-Cortina in 2026. The Italian Alps are striking and unique but are mostly enjoyed by European neighbors. Ski master Valerio Malfatto is working to change that, by […]
Read MoreLance Klusener and the Afghanistan Cricket Board have mutually agreed to part ways, and not extend the former South Africa allrounder’s contract as head coach of the national men’s team. Klusener, who was appointed in the role in September 2019, has a contract that runs till December 31 this year, and will step away from […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Former Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi has signed for SPAL until the end of the season, the Serie B club announced this week. American-born Rossi, 34, returns to Italy after three years away, a career dogged by serious knee injuries mostly behind him. He last turned out for Real Salt Lake in the Major […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italian Matteo Berrettini said this week that he will not compete at the Davis Cup Finals starting this month due to injury and described his withdrawal as “painful and disappointing.” The 25-year-old was forced to pull out of the ATP Finals with an abdominal injury on Tuesday and he was replaced in the […]
Read MoreNewswire Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar still owns the record of fastest delivery in international cricket, even after more than 18 years of his historical delivery. During ODI World Cup 2003, the right-arm pacer bowled a speed gunner against England, which clocked 161.3 km/hr. Post the event, many fast bowlers have dominated international cricket, however, […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said this week that China will offer a “fantastic, extraordinary and excellent winter Olympics to the world.” “We firmly believe that all athletes would have unforgettable experience in Beijing and fulfill their Olympic dreams. Together for a shared future and see you in Beijing 2022,” he […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi was inducted into MotoGP’s Hall of Fame after the Italian put an end to his illustrious career of more than two decades with a 10th-place finish at the Valencia Grand Prix this week. Seven-times MotoGP title winner Rossi, one of the greatest and most charismatic of motorcycling champions, […]
Read MoreThe host nations for every major ICC men’s limited overs event between 2024 and 2031 have been confirmed. In June 2024, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will go somewhere it has never been before, with USA hosting the event alongside the West Indies, which staged the tournament in 2010. Eight months later, in February […]
Read MoreNewswire Inter Milan have said that Christian Eriksen is not allowed to play in Italy this season following the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020. The 29-year-old midfielder was fitted with a defibrillator (ICD) after he collapsed while playing for Denmark during their Euro 2020 opener against Finland on June 12. Inter said Eriksen […]
Read MoreCricket is set to become the first major Australian team sport to declare itself fully vaccinated, with every professional player having already had at least their first dose against COVID-19. In a major milestone, the last unvaccinated domestic player in Australia had their first dose against the virus this week. It means by the end […]
Read MoreMartin Mork Rome: Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Italy just over two months after leaving Juventus in August, but the Manchester United star has only scored once in Bergamo so far. Ronaldo was welcomed by the Bianconeri fans in the summer of 2018, when he joined the Old Lady from Real Madrid. The 36-year-old left three […]
Read MoreNewswire More than the number of wickets Brett Lee got — and he did get quite a few (718 in international cricket alone), it is how he bowled that impressed one more. He was… fast. Not 135 kmph fast; not 140 kmph fast; he was 150 kmph fast, often. Occasionally, 155 kmph. A few times […]
Read MoreNewswire Italy coach Kieran Crowley has named Michele Lamaro as his new captain ahead of the Autumn Nations Series. Crowley will oversee his first internationals in charge since his appointment was announced in May and has selected the Benetton back rower as the man to lead his new-look 34-man squad. Lamaro has already established himself […]
Read MoreI looked up in disbelief, mortified by how unfair things seemed. Six-year-old me had just been told, in fairly unequivocal terms, that no, I couldn’t be allowed to stay up well past midnight to watch the game right through to the end. It was much too late. That might sound fair enough, but it was […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has congratulated the Pakistani cricket team for performing well in the T-20 world cup so far. The former Italian Ambassador to Pakistan felicitated the Pakistan team for playing a “great game” after their win against India. He said that the national squad deserved to win as […]
Read MoreAndrew Gastelum On the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon, among its color-coded houses and sleepy canals, magicians bend fire and freeze flames. There, artisans pull molten glass like jelly, curling it to their will into something as grand as a chandelier or as precise as a chess piece. For centuries since 800 A.C.E., […]
Read MoreAndrew Reid Ireland allrounder Curtis Campher has joined one of the most exclusive clubs in cricket history after taking a double hat-trick in his his side’s Twenty20 World Cup win against the Netherlands. Campher became just the third player ever to take four wickets in four balls in a T20 international – matching the feat […]
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