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ICC announces match officials for Men's T20 World Cup 2026 group stage
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The tournament opener between Pakistan and the Netherlands at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club will see Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights stand as on-field umpires. Dharmasena, a member of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning side, brings extensive experience with 37 T20 World Cup matches unde
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17 umpires and four match referees named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World C
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the list of match officials for the upcoming ICC Men's U19 World Cup 2026, which starts on January 15.
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Elite, national referees undertake mandatory fitness testing ahead of AIFF
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
For men, the fitness test matches the standards set for match officials officiating at the global level (FIFA). It includes six timed sprints over 40 metres within six seconds, and 40 x 75 metre runs in 15 seconds, with an 18-second rest between runs. In addition, Elite match officials under
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India penalised for slow over-rate in tri-series opener against Sri Lanka
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The sanction was imposed by Vanessa de Silva from the ICC International Panel of Match Referees after India were found to be one over short of the required rate, even after considering the applicable time allowances
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Premier League confirms India office opening
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Premier League has a long history of working in India to engage its millions of passionate fans and football communities. At a grassroots level, the League has been running its Premier Skills programme in partnership with the British Council to support the development of the community fo
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Olympics is making golf less elitist and more for the people: R&A's Ro
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Introduction of golf in the Olympic Games back in 2016 after more than a 100-year gap has helped it shed the so-called elitist tag, Roger Bathurst, Chairman (Rules) of The R&A, said during the curtain raiser press conference for the Level 3 Tournament Administrators & Referees Semina
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Pakistan penalized for slow over-rate in third ODI against New Zealand
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jeff Crowe from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees applied the penalty after it was determined that Mohammad Rizwan's team was one over short of the mark after accounting for time allowances.
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Pakistan penalised for slow over-rate against New Zealand in the second OD
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after the visiting side was found to be one over short of the target after the time allowances were taken into consideration.
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Pakistan penalised for maintaining slow over-rate in first ODI against New
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan Cricket Team has been levied 10 per cent of the match fee after being found two overs short of the required target by the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees on Tuesday.
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Simon Taufel to umpire in opening match of ILT20 season 3
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Australian umpire, Simon Taufel, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the sport, returns to lead the International League T20 (ILT20) season 3 match officials panel. Taufel will be joined by Roshan Mahanama as the pair serve as match referees for the T20 tournament. Notably,
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Evolution of refereeing in Pro Kabaddi League: A decade of progress
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the new season, Kabaddi Rao and his team held a camp for 45 referees from October 1 to 14 - with eight female officials, including 20 first-timers - a stark increase from last season's 37 referees, as per a PKL press release.
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All-female panel of match officials unveiled for Women's T20 World Cup
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled an all-female panel of match officials for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
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