IPL 2019 played key role in England's World Cup win: Eoin Morgan
Jul 31, 2020, at 12:03 am
Mumbai/UNI: England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has revealed that the participation of his teammates in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 helped them adapt to the high-pressure situations, which played a big role in the team's maiden World Cup title.
England WC winner Jack Charlton dies at 85
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:41 pm
London/UNI: Jack Charlton, England's football World Cup hero, has passed away at the age of 85.
South American World Cup qualifiers to start in October, says FIFA
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua: The start of the South American zone qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been postponed to October, world football governing body FIFA said on Friday.
Australia, New Zealand PMs back joint hosting of 2023 Women's World Cup
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand sent a letter to FIFA on Tuesday showing their support for a joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Players need to be mentally strong to bounce back post COVID-19: Sandeep Patil
Jun 21, 2020, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former India cricketer Sandeep Patil feels being mentally mature is very important for any sportsperson, not just cricketers to bounce back post COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistan got it totally wrong’ vs India in 2019 ICC WC, says ex-captain Waqar Younis
Jun 19, 2020, at 04:03 pm
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
May 29, 2020, at 12:59 pm
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
May 09, 2020, at 03:17 pm
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
Apr 17, 2020, at 12:41 pm
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
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:22 pm
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
Apr 07, 2020, at 05:22 pm
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
Mar 29, 2020, at 06:36 pm
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
Mar 26, 2020, at 05:46 pm
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
Feb 18, 2020, at 01:39 pm
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
Feb 07, 2020, at 11:35 am
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
Jan 23, 2020, at 12:21 pm
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
Nov 29, 2019, at 06:13 pm
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
Oct 08, 2019, at 01:49 pm
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
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:41 pm
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.
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:42 am
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.
Lionel Messi gets one-match World Cup qualifier ban
Jul 25, 2019, at 02:36 pm
Rio De Janeiro, July 25 (Xinhua): Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one competitive match for his altercation with Chile's Gary Medel in the Copa America third-place playoff earlier this month.
Jul 17, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Islamabad, July 17 (IBNS): Days after Pakistan crashed out off the World Cup tournament without reaching the semi-finals, former cricketer and captain Inzamam ul-Haq on Wednesday announced that he would no longer be the chief selector of the men's cricket team after July 30.
Team of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 announced
Jul 15, 2019, at 05:41 pm
London, July 15 (IBNS): New Zealand’s captain and Player of the Tournament Kane Williamson has been named captain of an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 team that includes six players from Sunday’s dramatic final at Lord’s.
Jul 10, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Manchester, July 10 (IBNS): Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvaneswar Kumar bowled well on Wednesday morning as India restricted New Zealand to 239 for the loss of eight wickets in the first semi-final of the World Cup here.
Officials appointed for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals
Jul 07, 2019, at 04:26 pm
London, July 7 (IBNS) The umpires and officials for the two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-finals have been appointed following the conclusion of the group stage.
FIFA boss promises more teams, prize money for next women's world cup
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:57 am
Lyon, Jul 6 (Xinhua/UNI) FIFA President Gianni Infantino aims to expand the women's World Cup from 24 teams to 32 in 2023 and to double the prize money for the next edition to 60 million U.S. dollars.
Jul 05, 2019, at 09:39 am
London, July 5 (IBNS): Facing a tough task of winning by a margin of 316 runs against Bangladesh to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed still believes that 'miracles' can happen in the paradigm of the game.
India shouldn't make Rishabh Pant sit outside for long: Sourav Ganguly
Jun 29, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Birmingham, June 29 (IBNS): At a time Mahendra Singh Dhoni is receiving criticisms for his slow batting, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said batsman like Rishabh Pant must not be kept outside the team for long.
Virat Kohli surpasses Tendulkar, Lara, becomes fastest batsman to score 20,000 runs
Jun 27, 2019, at 07:13 pm
Manchester, June 27 (IBNS): Breaking a record so far jointly held by cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs in the World Cup match against West Indies here on Thursday.
World Cup: India score 268/7 in 50 overs against West Indies, Kohli scores 72
Jun 27, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Manchester, June 27 (IBNS): Riding on skipper Virat Kohli's 72 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten half century, India scored 268/7 in 50 overs against West Indies in a World Cup match here on Thursday.