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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today confirmed that the Worcestershire pace bowler Jack Shantry has received a penalty under the ECB’s Directives. Shantry was reported by umpires Peter Willey and Mike Burns during Worcestershire’s...

Members of the England women’s cricket team will be meeting International Development Minister Desmond Swayne and two Bangladeshi girl cricketers, ahead of the UK’s Girl Summit. They will informally discuss issues around sport, women’s empowerment and...

By Ijaz Choudhry Anwaar Ahmed Khan, who passed away recently, is widely regarded as Pakistan hockey’s greatest centre half. In his international career (1956-66), Anwaar made a vital contribution in country’s early major successes. The legendary...

By Emb Hashmi Asian World has interviewed the super fit Indian tennis star Sania Mirza after a thrilling win at the Aegon Classics, even though she went on to not win the doubles final her performance...

By Emb Hashmi Pakistani international cricketer is embraced by Birmingham Bears for a seven match contract where he hopes to ball and bat to the best of his ability, wowing the crowd and boosting his teams...

By Emb Hashmi England and Essex top order batsman Ravi Bopara visited a local school in Birmingham to inspire the young students. Students of Bishop Challoner Catholic College in Kings Heath were treated to some coaching...

By Asif Tanvir Congratulations to the best cricket team on the sub continent, world champions Sri Lanka for winning the Asia Cup 2014 and the ICC World Twenty20 2014 cup both held in Bangladesh recently. Many...

By Emb Hashmi 2014 IPL is causing quite a stir with the official auction of players due to begin in mid-February in Bangalore; some big named international players are part of a group of 31 players...

Sidelined-2-Sidelines began this year and was set up by the Zesh Rehman Foundation with the help of a grant from the Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association. The coach education and mentoring scheme is designed...

By Ijaz Chaudhry Sports teams from abroad are generally reluctant to travel to Pakistan for the security concerns. But the recent staging of the Asian Football Confederation under 16 qualifiers in the country was a breath...