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Khaleej Times
a day ago
- General
- Khaleej Times
Pakistan to play in Colombo when India hosts Women's World Cup
Pakistan will play all their women's 50-over World Cup matches in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo when India hosts this year's tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Politically-estranged India and Pakistan, who have not played a bilateral series since 2013, will play their matches in neutral venues when either country hosts an ICC event, the sport's global governing body announced in December. "The venues for the knockouts are dependent on Pakistan qualifying as two alternative venues have been identified for one semifinal and the final," the ICC said. "Colombo will be the venue for the first semifinal and the final only if Pakistan qualify for those stages." Bengaluru, where the tournament will start with India playing in the opening match, will host the final on November 2 if Pakistan are knocked out earlier in the tournament, the ICC added. Bengaluru will also stage the second semifinal on October 30, a day after the first semifinal in Colombo or Guwahati. Visakhapatnam and Indore are the two other host cities for the eight-team tournament. India played all their matches in Dubai when Pakistan hosted the men's Champions Trophy this year, including the final which they won. Both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League were suspended last month amid clashes between the two countries following an attack targeting tourists that killed 26 people in Kashmir in April. Matches resumed after a ceasefire was announced. The neutral venue arrangement between the countries will also be in place for the men's T20 World Cup in 2026, which India will co-host with Sri Lanka, and the women's T20 World Cup in 2028 in Pakistan.
CNA
a day ago
- General
- CNA
Pakistan to play in Colombo when India hosts women's World Cup
Pakistan will play all their women's 50-over World Cup matches in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo when India hosts this year's tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Politically-estranged India and Pakistan, who have not played a bilateral series since 2013, will play their matches in neutral venues when either country hosts an ICC event, the sport's global governing body announced in December. "The venues for the knockouts are dependent on Pakistan qualifying as two alternative venues have been identified for one semi-final and the final," the ICC said. "Colombo will be the venue for the first semi-final and the final only if Pakistan qualify for those stages." Bengaluru, where the tournament will start with India playing in the opening match, will host the final on November 2 if Pakistan are knocked out earlier in the tournament, the ICC added. Bengaluru will also stage the second semi-final on October 30, a day after the first semi-final in Colombo or Guwahati. Visakhapatnam and Indore are the two other host cities for the eight-team tournament. India played all their matches in Dubai when Pakistan hosted the men's Champions Trophy this year, including the final which they won. Both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League were suspended last month amid clashes between the two countries following an attack targeting tourists that killed 26 people in Kashmir in April. Matches resumed after a ceasefire was announced. The neutral venue arrangement between the countries will also be in place for the men's T20 World Cup in 2026, which India will co-host with Sri Lanka, and the women's T20 World Cup in 2028 in Pakistan.
Arab News
a day ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan to play in Colombo when India hosts women's World Cup
Pakistan will play all their women's 50-over World Cup matches in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo when India hosts this year's tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Politically-estranged India and Pakistan, who have not played a bilateral series since 2013, will play their matches in neutral venues when either country hosts an ICC event, the sport's global governing body announced in December. 'The venues for the knockouts are dependent on Pakistan qualifying as two alternative venues have been identified for one semifinal and the final,' the ICC said. 'Colombo will be the venue for the first semifinal and the final only if Pakistan qualify for those stages.' Bengaluru, where the tournament will start with India playing in the opening match, will host the final on November 2 if Pakistan are knocked out earlier in the tournament, the ICC added. Bengaluru will also stage the second semifinal on October 30, a day after the first semifinal in Colombo or Guwahati. Visakhapatnam and Indore are the two other host cities for the eight-team tournament. India played all their matches in Dubai when Pakistan hosted the men's Champions Trophy this year, including the final which they won. Both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League were suspended last month amid clashes between the two countries following an attack targeting tourists that killed 26 people in disputed Kashmir region in April. Matches resumed after a ceasefire was announced. The neutral venue arrangement between the countries will also be in place for the men's T20 World Cup in 2026, which India will co-host with Sri Lanka, and the women's T20 World Cup in 2028 in Pakistan.
Associated Press
a day ago
- General
- Associated Press
Sri Lanka chosen as neutral venue for Women's Cricket World Cup
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan will play all its league games at a neutral venue in Sri Lanka after ICC announced venues and dates of Women's 50-over World Cup in India on Monday. Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati and Indore will host the games in India with Colombo in Sri Lanka chosen as a neutral venue. Sri Lanka was selected according to hybrid model agreed by the International Cricket Council, Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Pakistan Cricket Board. Using this hybrid model India previously played the men's Champions Trophy games in Dubai after its government refused to send its team to Pakistan for the tournament in February. The political ties between the two nuclear armed South Asian neighbors have been particularly tense in recent months, with the countries stepping back from the brink of war in May. The ICC didn't reveal the complete details of the Sept. 30-Nov. 2 World Cup, but said the tournament begins at Bengaluru with the game involving host India. Bengaluru will also host the second semifinal on Oct. 30. The ICC has placed Colombo as a standby venue for the first semifinal in case Pakistan qualifies, otherwise it will be played at Guwahati. Similarly Bengaluru will host the final, but if Pakistan reaches that stage, Colombo will then be the venue. The eight teams include host India, defending champion Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Pakistan and Bangladesh took the last two spots at the qualifiers played in Lahore after West Indies narrowly missed out on net run-rate to Bangladesh. Lord's to host women's T20 World Cup final The Oval will host both the semifinals of women's T20 World Cup on June 30 and July 2 next year with Lord's hosting the final on July 5. The tournament, which begins on June 12 at Edgbaston, will be competed by 12 nations, two more than the last year's edition. Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Southampton are the other venues of the 24-day tournament. Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and defending champion New Zealand have already qualified for the tournament. The remaining four spots will be decided after the qualifying tournament next year. ___ AP cricket:
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Matildas coach Tom Sermanni lashes A-League Women for ‘gross' underinvestment
Interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has delivered a scathing criticism of the A-League Women competition's professionalism and says Australian football remains 'grossly underinvested' in the women's game. That the league is not yet fully professional is particularly 'irritating' for Sermanni, given the blockbuster success of the 2023 Women's World Cup. Every player in the Matildas squad has played in the ALW at some point, including six players currently in the domestic league. Speaking ahead of Friday's international friendly against Argentina, Sermanni, typically a happy-go-lucky character, unleashed both barrels. 'We really need to have, at A-League level, a real rethink,' he said. 'The league has been going for 17 years. When we started the league, and the coaches came from our institute programs, we had full-time coaches and more full-time staff than we have now, 17 years in. 'The A-League separated five years ago and what we have done since then is we've got home and away, which is an improvement, but we are still grossly underinvested in the women's game here. 'I don't know if there's a thought process going forward about where they want to take the league or what they want to do. But there's a huge amount of work that actually needs to be done. 'It's even more irritating, when you think how we had the most successful World Cup ever two years ago, and A-League Women are in the situation that they're in now, it's just not good enough.' The ALW, formerly W-League, started in 2008. 'At that time, our league was the forefront of women's leagues, to be perfectly honest,' Sermanni said. 'It's still very important, and coaches, staffs and players are doing exceptionally well. But the league itself is in need of significant improvement in its professionalism. 'There are three clubs that are suitably staffed – that's Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix. And the rest of the clubs are completely inadequately staffed. Players get 35-week contracts now. 'A league has just started in Canada – football wise, we're well in advance of Canada – where the base salary is twice what our basic salary is, where there's full-time staff, full-time players. 'And we are still trying to produce players when we have a space of three months where the club has got no contact, no control, no reference point for the players, to actually keep them and know what's happening.' Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion Professional Footballers Australia has warned of the potential for a 'player drain' from the ALW and its effect on developing Matildas if the league isn't fully professionalised. The PFA's chief executive, Beau Busch, reiterated professionalisation needed to happen by the 2026-27 season to capitalise on next year's Asian Cup. 'Setting that as our target and achieving it will prevent us falling further behind as global standards continue to rise at pace,' he said. The Australian Professional Leagues have been contacted for comment. In Canada's Northern Super League, where new Matildas call-up Kahli Johnson plays, the minimum wage is A$56,000, more than double the ALW's $26,000, with a salary cap of A$1.8m compared to $600,000. Sermanni will coach the Matildas for the 150th time across three stints in Friday night's clash with Argentina at Marvel Stadium, with Central Coast's Emily Husband and Western United's Kat Smith among his assistants. Arsenal trio Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross are unlikely to start after only arriving in camp on Wednesday night after their Women's Champions League triumph.
