Image by ECB.co.uk The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on 29 September, set out the continued progress that cricket is making in its commitment to promote equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels of the game. Since the announcement of cricket’s game-wide action plan in November 2021, the ECB has continued to work with County […]
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Image by ecb.co.uk More than 2,000 women from South Asian backgrounds have taken up volunteer roles in cricket in just under four years, thanks to an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) initiative which is making the sport more inclusive. Funded by Sport England and a central pillar of the ECB’s South Asian Action Plan, the
Image by Sky Sports Regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Roger Federer on 15 September, announced his retirement through a sentimental audio message posted on social media. With a career spanning over 24 years, Federer played 1500 matches and won 20 Grand Slam titles. The Swiss tennis star
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Image by Anadolu Agency/Mirror via Getty Images World-renowned MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has partnered with Class A events for two nights of exclusive one-to-one interview and panel discussion on 9th and 11th September 2022. Funds raised will be going to Human Appeal’s emergency aid programme for the ongoing flooding emergency in Pakistan. To cover production and
Image courtesy: BCCI Photo Rising star of cricket, Rashid Khan has set the record by becoming the second-highest wicket-taker in the T20I format on Tuesday. The Afghan spinner accomplished the remarkable feat at the ongoing Asian Cup 2022, during his side’s Group B tie against Bangladesh. During the 16th over of the Bangladesh innings, Rashid
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Image by Sky Sports Doncaster Rovers Belles star Nadia Khan\’s is set to make her international debut for the Pakistan women\’s national team. Sky Sports News reported that the Rovers Belles midfielder is set to fly to Kathmandu this weekend to meet with her new Pakistan team-mates, who are returning to international action in the
Image by Blackburn Rovers English football club Blackburn Rovers once again welcomed Muslim fans at Ewood park to observe Maghrib Salaah (one of the five daily prayers in the Islamic faith) during their Carabao Cup fixture against Hartlepool earlier this month, according to reports. Season ticket holder Hafiz Zayd lead the prayers at 8:55pm, just
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England will tour Pakistan in September for the first time in 17 years to play seven Twenty20 and three test matches in two spells, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday. England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over
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Leicester cricket ground named after Sunil Gavaskar Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has been honoured with a cricket ground that has been named after him in East Midlands, England. Gavaskar was thrilled to have been a part of such a special occasion and posted a picture of him on the Leicester ground on Instagram. His
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Cricketers Qasim Sheikh (right) and Majid Haq (left) sit with lawyer Aamer Anwar during a press conference at Stirling Court hotel in Stirling, Scotland on July 25, 2022. (Image by AFP) Majid Haq has noted \”deafening silence\” from Scotland players following the publication of a report which found the governing body institutionally racist. The testimonies
