Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj despite earlier saying that the 2017 World Cup in London was her last, did not rule herself out of the 2021 World Cup and is very much interested in participating in the tournament provided form and fitness does not abandon her. Continue Reading……………
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Claire Polosak: First woman umpire to officiate in men’s cricket
Claire Polosak is all set to become the first female umpire to officiate a top level fixture in men’s cricket in Australia when New South Wales take on Cricket Australia XI on Sunday. She would be accompanied by veteran umpire Paul Wilson at the Hurstville Oval, where left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc expectedly would turn up for New South Wales. Continue Reading…………….
Indian women’s hockey team draws 2-2 against the Belgium juniors
Playing their second match of the European tour, the Indian Women’s Hockey team put up a valiant fight to fought out a 2-2 draw against the Belgium Junior men’s team at Antwerp, Belgium. Nikki Pradhan and Vandana Katariya scored for the India to earn a hard fought draw. Continue Reading…………….
BCCI to reward men and women selectors with ₹15 lakh each
As an acknowledgement of the, ‘good teams’ that the selectors have put together, the BCCI has announced an award of INR 15 lakh to each member of the men’s and women’s selection committee. This decision was taken at a meeting between the BCCI office bearers and the members of the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators in Delhi on Wednesday. Continue Reading…………..
Mithali Raj stresses on importance of Test cricket for women
After putting on a fine performance in the recently concluded World Cup, skipper Mithali Raj feels that the team needs to play more Test cricket in order to produce better cricketers in the future. Continue Reading……….
Shrubsole’s six-for helps England edge past India to win the Women’s World Cup
The Indian women fell agonizingly short by just nine runs in the end as England went on to clinch their fourth World Cup at the at the iconic Lord’s on Sunday. Continue Reading…………
Spain win FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 title
FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 MVP Alba Torrens has taken Spain to gold with a commanding 71-55 win over France in the Final. Spain return to the top of the podium after relinquishing the title they won in 2013 to Serbia in 2015; giving the perfect FIBA EuroBasket Women sending off to their most capped player in women’s history, Laia Palau. Continue Reading……
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