Melbourne : Hosts Australia defeated New Zealand 2-1 in the final of the 4-Nation International Festival of Hockey at Melbourne’s State Netball Hockey Centre. Scorers: Australia: Jake Whetton (30′) & Blake Govers (38′) New Zealand: George Muir (49′) 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. Japan 4. Pakistan Read More »
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Melbourne : Pakistan were ripped apart by the hosts Australia in their first match of the International Festival of Hockey at Melbourne’s State Netball Hockey Centre. The record four time World Champions’ 1-9 defeat is their worst ever in international hockey. Holland had defeated Pakistan 9-2 at the 2006 Champions ... Read More »
Australia to help in the treatment of women associated with agriculture sector
Lahore : Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Primary & Secondary Health Care Department, Government of Punjab, College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences (COAVS) Lahore and The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) Australia for the eye screening and treatment of women associated with agriculture sector in district Jhang, Sahiwal and ... Read More »
India meets Australia in the second ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 semi-final
Lahore : India may be more familiar than Australia with surroundings in Derby but Nicole Bolton is confident the world champion can win anywhere if its produces its best cricket. Mithali Raj’s side has won all four of the games it has played at the County Ground, where India meets ... Read More »
Australia’s Perry reaches career-best position
Lahore : Australia’s Ellyse Perry has gained three places to reach a career-best third position among batters in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings which were updated on Sunday after the league phase of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. The 26-year-old Perry, who is second in the list ... Read More »
Australia booked its place in the semi-finals with victory over India
Lahore : England, Australia and South Africa booked their places in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2017 with a game to spare after convincing wins on Wednesday. England continued its good form with a 75-run victory over New Zealand, Australia bounced back from defeat against the host ... Read More »
Pakistan faces fourth consecutive defeat in ICC Women’s World Cup
Lahore : Australia produced an imperious performance against Pakistan as it cruised to its fourth straight ICC Women’s World Cup victory by 159 runs in Leicester. The defending champion first demonstrated its batting prowess as Ellyse Perry, Elyse Villani and Alyssa Healy all made half-centuries to help Australia recover from ... Read More »
Defending champion Australia and India register their third successive victories
Lahore : Defending champion Australia and India overpowered New Zealand and Pakistan respectively in the matches between the neighbours to register their third successive victories in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 on Sunday. Australia spoiled Suzie Bates’s 100th ODI by reaching the 220-run target in the penultimate over for the ... Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu scored dazzling 178 not out against Australia
Lahore : Sri Lanka batter Chamari Athapaththu has hogged the limelight in the early part of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 like no one had imagined. A dazzling 178 not out against defending champion Australia has overshadowed several fine performances and the left-hander believes she showed glimpses of her ... Read More »
Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets
Lahore : A near-perfect bowling and batting display laid the foundation for Australia as it got its ICC Women’s World Cup title defense underway with an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in Taunton on Monday. Ellyse Perry took three wickets, while Jess Jonassen and Kristen Beams picked up two ... Read More »