Usman Khan banned from UAE cricket for five years
DUBAI: UAE-based batsman Usman Khan was banned from Emirati cricket for five years on Friday after he joined a Pakistan training camp in an apparent bid to play for the country of his birth. Usman, who has been living and playing in the United Arab Emirates with the intention of representing the Gulf country, was […]
‘Like night and day’: Mominul on the gap between Bangladesh’s first-class cricket and Tests
Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque said he won’t cite lack of preparation as an excuse for the team’s disappointing performance in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The hosts, who already conceded the opening Test, ended the fourth day’s play of the second Test in Chattogram needing 243 more runs for an improbable win with […]
Bologna beat Salernitana to continue CL charge
MILAN: Bologna cruised past Serie A’s bottom side Salernitana 3-0 on Monday to continue their charge towards a first-ever appearance in the Champions League. Stunning first-half strikes from Riccardo Orsolini and Alexis Saelemaekers and Charalampos Lykogiannis’ fine finish in stoppage time ensured that Bologna would stay in fourth place, five points above Roma who were […]
Fleming pleased with CSK’s intent continuity
Two years ago, Chennai Super Kings looked like they were staring at the beginning of the end. MS Dhoni’s batting powers had waned, a botched succession plan was attempted and aborted in the space of eight games, and an overall batting timidity pervaded all season. The mega auction was still a couple of years away […]
Evolving Sandeep Sharma continues to make a difference
Whether Charles Darwin’s theory reached Sandeep Sharma or not, the 30-year-old part-haired, genial-paced seamer is aware that in T20 cricket, it is about the survival of the fittest. At the start of the 17th over, bowling only his second of the innings, Sandeep started out with a wide yorker to KL Rahul, who went chasing […]
Russia rages against Olympic chiefs, accuses them of ‘neo-Nazism’
MOSCOW: Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, arguing the IOC’s restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to “neo-Nazism”. The IOC on Tuesday both barred Russian athletes from taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26 […]
Paris Games could feature only 40 Russian athletes, says IOC’s Coates
SYDNEY: Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President John Coates is unsure how many Russian athletes will compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Games, but thinks reports that it might be as low as 40 could be close to the mark. Under sanctions put in place because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, for […]
‘Didn’t control the last 12 balls’ – MI coach Edwards
Mumbai Indians head coach Charlotte Edwards believes that her side lost the Eliminator in “the last 12 balls” and not controlling that period of play cost them a spot in the final of the Women’s Premier League. “We have seen on this pitch that you need to stay in there. We’d have taken 135 at […]
Russia rules out Paris Olympic Games boycott
MOSCOW: Russia’s sports minister on Wednesday said Moscow should not boycott the upcoming Paris Olympics despite the severe restrictions on its athletes over the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December suspended Russia from the 2024 Games, but gave the green light for Russian athletes to compete as neutrals as long […]
Zalmi down Kings to secure berth in top-two
KARACHI: Babar Azam made the difference with a crucial half-century to help Peshawar Zalmi secure a narrow two-run victory over Karachi Kings on Monday and a top-two berth in the league stage of the HBL Pakistan Super League. Zalmi will finish in the top two regardless of the result of Tuesday’s game between Multan Sultans […]