Coronavirus Pandemic: Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh to fight Covid-19
India cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 50 lakh to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has claimed 17 lives so far in India, news agency PTI reported. As per the report, Tendulkar’s donation to the cause is the largest contribution made by any Indian leading sports personalities, some of whom […]
Don’t stray out of your crease: Indian cricketers ram home lockdown message
NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin lightheartedly invoked his ‘mankad’ controversy with England’s Jos Buttler as India’s superstar cricketers urged the nation of 1.3 billion to observe its strict lockdown to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. The spin bowler tweeted a picture of his dismissal of Buttler exactly a year ago in the Indian Premier League, when […]
Tokyo Olympics To Be Postponed To 2021 Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
Japan on Tuesday asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games over coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a postponement is unavoidable if the Olympic Games cannot be held in a complete manner. As reported earlier, he held telephone talks with the International Olympics Committee chief Thomas Bach after the global sporting […]
Who Will Be The Biggest Loser If Tokyo Olympics Is Cancelled, Postponed?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might be the biggest loser if the Tokyo Olympics don’t go off as planned in just over four months. Abe has attached himself to the success of the Olympics since pushing hard for Tokyo’s selection at an IOC meeting in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tokyo was picked over Istanbul […]
Indian Premier League hopes fade, compensation ruled out
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic might see the cancellation of IPL 2020. It is learnt that while the franchises are bracing up for the worst, top BCCI officials too don’t appear to be very optimistic. On Tuesday, the IPL franchises were to have a teleconference to discuss the future course of action. But that is unlikely to happen now, […]
No IPL, no World Cup: 3 Indian players who stand to lose the most if IPL is cancelled
This is the year of the T20 World Cup and hence, the Indian management and selectors were looking at the Indian Premier League to identify players who could have been a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad. However, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the BCCI was forced to push the IPL to April 15 […]
CA cancels end of season, awards title to NSW
MELBOURNE: All professional cricket has been cancelled in Australia in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and national organisers are strongly recommending that the season be called off at every level right down to children’s community games. Cricket Australia (CA) announced the cancellation on Tuesday, and declared New South Wales the winners of the Sheffield Shield, […]
PSL postponed after foreign player shows symptoms of coronavirus
Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer Wasim Khan on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 has been postponed indefinitely after a foreign player who had left last week displayed symptoms of the coronavirus. He made these remarks at a press conference with other PCB officials in Lahore. At least 14 foreign players […]
HBL PSL semi-finalists lock horns at Gaddafi Stadium on exciting day
LAHORE: Today is a big day in the HBL Pakistan Super League season V when the two semi-finals will take place here at the Gaddafi Stadium, although in front of empty stands and behind closed doors. Peshawar Zalmi, the most experienced side which has featured in the finals as well as semi-finals in previous seasons, […]
Pakistan postpones Karachi ODI, Test against Bangladesh
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said it had in consultation with the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to postpone the upcoming One-Day International and Test in Karachi for a later date as the country takes measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Bangladesh cricket team was due to arrive in Karachi on […]