Football matches across Europe to be played in empty stadiums
MADRID: All upcoming professional football matches in Spain, France and Portugal, as well as some in Germany and a European Championship qualifying match in Slovakia, will be played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Spanish League said on Tuesday that matches in the first and second divisions will be played without fans […]
Bubble-blowing Ben Dunk a big hit in Pakistan Super League
Ben Dunk broke his own record of most sixes in a PSL game within a week when he smashed 12 towering sixes against Karachi Kings in an unbeaten 99 off just 40 balls on Sunday night. The blistering knock earned Lahore a resounding eight-wicket win with five balls to spare as the home team raced […]
Australia show class again as India thrashed in World T20 final
Defending champion Australia claimed its fifth Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup title after thrashing India by 85 runs in Sunday’s final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney starred in the summit clash, completing their respective half-centuries, as the hosts overpowered the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India. It held an eerie similarity to another […]
Srinagar Mayor Calls for Cancellation of Khelo India Winter Games Amid Coronavirus Fears
Srinagar: Amid the coronavirus scare, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu has called for cancellation of Khelo India’s first winter games chapter, which starts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg town on Saturday. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has reached Kashmir to inaugurate the event, which would continue till Wednesday. Around 800-900 sportspersons will be taking part in different […]
Liton Das’ record ton helps Bangladesh sweep Zimbabwe in ODIs
Opener Liton Das hit a national record 176 runs as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 123 runs and swept the three-match one-day international cricket series on Friday. Das and Tamim Iqbal, 128 not out, combined for 292 in the opening stand, the team’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket. Bangladesh remarkably put up 322-3 in a […]
Italy closes sports events to fans until April over virus fears
ROME: Italy has ordered all major sporting events throughout the country, including top-flight Serie A football games, to be played without fans for one month in a bid to curb Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak. The move, announced in a government decree, will also affect the Six Nations rugby international between Italy and England, due to […]
Rugby Sevens test event cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
TOKYO: The Japanese Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday that next month’s Asia Sevens Invitational, which doubles as a test event for rugby sevens at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament, due to be held April 25-26, is the latest Tokyo 2020 test event to […]
I-League: Danish header helps Real Kashmir win against Neroca
Srinagar : Local hero Danish Farooq”s first-half strike propelled Real Kashmir to the third spot in the I-League standings with a 1-0 victory over Neroca FC here on Wednesday. Danish”s header in the 42nd minute was enough for Kashmir to move to 22 points from 14 matches. Neroca remained at the 10th spot, with 15 […]
Coronavirus forces England to ditch hand shakes in SL: Root
LONDON: England captain Joe Root on Monday said his players will not be shaking hands on their tour of Sri Lanka in a bid to avoid the coronavirus. Root was quizzed on the coronavirus on Monday as England prepared to depart for their two-Test tour. The Yorkshire batsman said instead of shaking hands, England players […]
Inzamam-ul-Haq backs Virat Kohli after poor NZ series, Kapil Dev blames captain’s age
Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq insisted that Virat Kohli should not change his technique while Dev said that the Indian captain may need to start compensating for his age. Virat Kohli, who has come under scrutiny after India’s Test series loss to New Zealand, found a supporter in former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who has said that the Indian […]
