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 […]
IPL start postponed, India one-dayers with SA called off
MUMBAI: The start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament has been postponed until April 15 as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday. It had been scheduled to begin on March 29. The BCCI also confirmed on Friday that India’s home One-day International […]
BCCI postpones this year’s IPL, will now start from April 15
New Delhi : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to postpone the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League and while it was originally set to start from March 29, it will now be held from April 15. This has been conveyed to the franchises. Speaking to IANS, a […]
O’Brien’s last-ball six hands Ireland win in super-over
GREATER NOIDA: Kevin O’Brien hit a last-ball six as Ireland clinched a consolation super-over win against Afghanistan in the third Twenty20 International in Greater Noida on Tuesday. With three runs needed for victory off the final ball of the super over, O’Brien cleared the long-off fence to end his team’s 12-match losing streak in T20s […]