Shahzaib formally charged by PCB
Karachi: Discarded batsman Shahzaib Hasan on Friday became the fourth Pakistani player to be formally charged in the spot-fixing scandal that broke out during the Pakistan Super league in February. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already charged batsmen Khalid latif and Sharjeel Khan and bowler Muhammad Irfan in the scandal that rocked the league which was held in Dubai. The charges were laid out by the Pakistan Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Unit and lawyers at a preliminary hearing of the Anti-Corruption Tribunal at the National Cricket Academy in lahore. Shahzaib has been charged with breaches of Articles 2.1.4; 2.4.4; and 2.4.5 of the PCB Anti- Corruption Code.
CSA announces marquee players
Johannesburg: Hashim Amla, A B de Villiers and Faf du Plessis were among eight marquee Protea players announced on Friday by Cricket South Africa to represent the franchises in the first two editions of the new T20 Global Destination league starting later this year. This follows the announcement last week of the eight marquee foreign players. Each marquee Protea player will be allocated a new franchise team based in the city he has either been historically associated with or with which he can build a strong association. The other five marquee Protea players are Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir.
GIA announces India learn Golf Week
Gurugram: Golf Industry Association (GIA) has announced an initiative - India learn Golf Week (IlGW) — with the support and endorsement of the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America. IlGW comprised approximately 30,000 men and women golf professionals. The IlGW will be conducted across golf clubs in the country from September 25 to October 1, 2017 and will aim to initiate 28000 new golfers to the game in its first year. The announcement came at the end of the second and concluding day of the India Golf Expo 2017, which concluded at Gurugram's DlF Club 5.
Taekwondo Workshop organized
New Delhi: Sports Authority of India and Embassy of the Republic of Korea are organising Taekwondo development activities to promote the standard of Taekwondo in SAI Centres in a bid to enhance the chances of winning medals in forthcoming International Taekwondo Championships specially Asian Games 2018. In a bid to achieve the target, a two days 'Train the Trainer & Judges Workshop' is being organized at IG Stadium Sports Complex, New Delhi on 20th and 21st April where Taekwondo coaches posted in different parts of the country in SAI Sports Schemes have been called. Agencies