Colombo: India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in an important ICC Women’s World Cup group-stage match, played in Colombo on Saturday. The Indian team set a challenging target of 248 runs before bowling out Pakistan for 159 runs in 43 overs. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to field first. India managed … Read more
Colombo: A new controversy erupted during the Women’s World Cup after former Pakistan captain Sana Mir introduced Pakistani cricketer Natalia Parvez as being from “Azad Kashmir.” The incident happened during the Pakistan vs. Bangladesh match in Colombo, where Sana Mir was on commentary duty for the ICC. While introducing Natalia Parvez, she said the player … Read more
Morocco defeated Colombia 1-0 to secure their spot. Morocco’s goal came from Anissa Lahmari’s toe-poke. Morocco will face France in their next match. Morocco had a memorable debut in the FIFA Women’s World Cup by defeating Colombia 1-0, which secured their spot in the last 16 of the tournament. They scored the winning goal through … Read more
Canada was eliminated from the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This marked Canada’s first failure to advance from group stage. Australia has qualified from group stage in each of past 5. Canada suffered elimination from the FIFA Women’s World Cup after a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Australia in their final group B match at the Melbourn … Read more
Sophia Dunkley scored 22 from 24 balls in her debut. Sophia Dunkley got a spot in England’s middle order. She said she wouldn’t change her aggressive batting strategy for Friday’s match. As soon as Sophia Dunkley got a spot in England’s middle order, she set her sights on getting into the top four. As soon … Read more
India’s Mithali Raj announces retirement from all international cricket. She is the all-time leading run-scorer in women’s one-day internationals. Raj captained India to two 50-over World Cup finals. India’s Mithali Raj on Wednesday announced her retirement from all international formats after 23 years dominating women’s cricket as a batter and skipper. Raj is the all-time leading run-scorer … Read more
Reigning Women’s World Cup champion the United States turned into drawn against Mexico, Jamaica, and Haiti for July’s CONCACAF W Championship, the North American qualifying event for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The draw carried out Tuesday by the local soccer governing frame at Miami positioned the Americans and their rivals in Group A whilst … Read more
Sally Horrox has been appointed as World Rugby’s director of women’s rugby, the global governing body announced Wednesday. Horrox will take up her new post in May, just months away from the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, after leaving the international sports and brand consultancy which she co-founded in 2015. The 12th and final … Read more
Sydney will stage 11 games, including the final, and Auckland nine at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, officials said Thursday, as the number of host cities was scaled down. Australia and New Zealand were picked as co-hosts ahead of Colombia in June last year for what will be the first 32-team women’s tournament. Back then, … Read more
