Russell, Boult among Big Bash’s ‘Platinum’ dozen
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Big Bash League has unveiled 12 marquee players for the first round of Sunday’s draft, including 10 who are likely to exit the tournament before the halfway stage to play in other Twenty20 leagues that will run concurrently in January. Big-hitting Andre Russell joined fellow West Indians Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo in […]
Pakistan edge Netherlands by nine runs in 3rd ODI
Pakistan beat the Netherlands by nine runs despite a brave effort by the home side in the third and final one-day international in Rotterdam on Sunday. The Netherlands were all out for 197 in the final over in which they had needed 14 runs for a first-ever victory over Pakistan. Tight bowling restricted Pakistan to […]
Asia Cup Winner’s List
The quest for Asia’s biggest Cricket Cup, the Asia Cup 2022 would be staged in UAE. Defending champion India will bid to defend the crown. The first game for the Men in Blue will be a blockbuster tie against arch-rival Pakistan on August 28. The quest among Asia’s best cricket nations will kick off from […]
World Cup ticket sales approach 2.5 million, says FIFA
DOHA: A total of 2.45 million tickets have been sold for this year’s World Cup in Qatar after over half a million were snapped up in the latest sales period, world football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. FIFA said that 520,532 were sold in the first-come, first-served phase between July 5 and August 16, […]
Ronaldo says truth will be revealed over Manchester United future soon
LONDON: Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he will reveal the truth in a couple of weeks after constant speculation about his future at the club. The Portugal forward missed United’s pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons as speculation swirled over whether he would be leaving Old Trafford. It has been […]
Delhi HC appoints CoA for Indian Olympic Association; orders to improve ‘ecosystem’ of sports bodies
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, in accordance with a recent Supreme Court judgement, placed the management of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the hands of a Committee of Administrators (CoA) in order to enhance the “environment” of sporting bodies and structurally reorganise them. The Indian Olympic Association and any other National Sports Federations […]
UAE T20 league organisers hoping to minimise schedule clashes
NEW DELHI: Organisers of a new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates are working with their counterparts in Australia and South Africa to minimise the impact of scheduling clashes with their competitions, a top official has told Reuters. The International League T20 (ILT20), which launches in January, will be the second most lucrative Twenty20 […]
Netherlands announce squad for Pakistan ODIs
AMSTERDAM: Veteran wicket-keeper/batter Wesley Barresi returned to the Netherlands One-day International side after three years as the Dutch Cricket Association announced their 15-member squad for three-match series against Pakistan on Sunday. Barresi, 38, who made his debut in 2010, played his last game in 2019. He has scored 927 runs in 32 ODIs for the […]
CSA T20 League: De Kock, Topley sign for RPSG Durban
DURBAN, Aug 12: Five Lucknow Super Giants players, including star South African Quinton de Kock and former West Indies captain Jason Holder, have signed for the RPSG Durban franchise that will take part in the inaugural edition of CSA T20 League. The other three players are Kyle Mayers, English seamer Reece Topley and uncapped South […]
Players prioritising T20 leagues hardly a Boult from the blue
NEW DELHI: Trent Boult giving up his New Zealand Cricket contract is another sign of a revolution sweeping through the game — a change happening not at the leisurely pace of a Test match but at the breakneck speed of a Twenty20 innings. A key figure in the teams that won the inaugural World Test […]