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Tencent Director of Esports James Yang broke the news at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) by announcing the upcoming version 2.0 of the PUBG Mobile 2022 esports scene. Creating a structure that provides enough opportunities for young talents to shine is a challenge that every esports scene has to face. For PUBG Mobile, players had limited opportunities, meaning two times a year, to show how they perform. In addition, not the entirety of the player base had access to these competitions. Esports FormatThe story completely changes for 2022. Throughout the whole year, aspiring players ca… Continue reading “PUBG Mobile Esports Gets a Complete Makeover for 2022”

Wendell Labrooy, a member of the International Panel of ICC Match Referees, will make his ODI debut as a match referee today (21 January), during the Afghanistan vs Netherlands ODI series in Qatar. Labrooy, 50, made his ICC international panel debut as a match referee in 2018 during a Sri Lanka women’s vs Pakistan women’s T20 game. A former first-class cricketer, Labrooy has officiated in T20 Internationals. Continue reading “Labrooy to make ODI debut as ICC Match Referee | Daily FT”

Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka (right) hands over her Player of the Match award to Sachini Nisansala ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 in MalaysiaICC: Pre-tournament favourites Bangladesh and Sri Lanka eased to victory in their respective games on the opening day of the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Bangladesh spinners set up a regulation run chase to overcome Malaysia while Sri Lanka thwarted Scotland through a powerful batting display. Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu led from the front, pummeling 86 runs off 45 balls with 13 fours and… Continue reading “Chamari stars in Sri Lanka’s comprehensive win | Daily FT”

Sri Lanka’s Raveen de Silva is run out for 15 in the final of the U-19 Asia Cup against India at Dubai yesterday India’s second wicket pair of Angkrish Raghuvanshi (right) and Shaik Rasheed sealed the match for their team with an unbroken stand of 96 By Sa’adi Thawfeeq Sri Lanka’s dream run in the ninth edition of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup ended rather tamely at the Dubai International Stadium yesterday when India beat them quite convincingly by nine wickets to win the title for the third consecutive time and eighth overall. Sri Lanka’s meagre total of 106-9 off 38 over… Continue reading “Sri Lanka stumbles at the last post – India wins U-19 Asia Cup | Daily FT”

Pakistan Under-19 team Sri Lanka Under-19 team First ACC Under-19 Asia Cup semi-final at Dubai todaySri Lanka, who have played all their Group B matches of the ongoing ACC Under-19 Asia Cup on the flat tracks of Sharjah, face their moment of truth when they come up against a strong Pakistan pace attack in the first semi-final on a green surface in Dubai today. “This is the biggest challenge we have, if we are good enough to beat Pakistan, we will be good enough to beat anyone in the finals, that’s how I see it,” said Sri Lanka Under-19 Head Coach Avishka Gunawardene, speaking to the Daily FT f… Continue reading “Litmus test for Sri Lankan batsmen against Pakistan’s pace attack | Daily FT”