As international cricket returns with England-West Indies Test match in July, iconic fan club wants its chants on PA system. When international cricket returns to the stadium for the first time next month after the Covid pandemic shut down all sporting activity, its most iconic fans want to make their […]
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Sammy has already taken his protest against racism to the ICC, urging the game’s global body to open its eyes and speak up. Darren Sammy alleged that he was called “kalu” while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy alleged that he was […]
A sharpshooter in the winning Chicago Bulls line-up alongside Michael Jordan, Hodges spoke openly of racial oppression and was subsequently ostracised. Three decades later, he shares the travails and turmoils of his time and connects it with the present context in the US. A sharpshooter, Craig Hodges helped Michael Jordan’s […]
HONG KONG: The Asian Tour announced on Sunday (Jun 7) plans to restart its 2020 golf season with three tournaments in September as coronavirus travel restrictions begin to ease across the world’s most populous continent. The tour, which has been suspended since American Trevor Simsby won the Malaysia Open on […]
BERLIN: Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday and remain firmly on course to retain the Bundesliga title with four games remaining. The Bavarians are within touching distance of their eighth consecutive league crown and have also set a league record […]
Yuvraj Singh’s apology comes a day after Haryana Police initiated a probe against him. Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh issued an apology Friday for ‘unintentionally’ hurting the sentiments of some people. The apology came after Singh was alleged to have made a casteist remark in jest against leg spinner Yuzvendra […]
Since the time the pandemic-induced lockdown came into force, anti-doping activities across the country have virtually come to a standstill. Now, as training resumes, NADA wants to restart policing the athletes. Before they get tested for performance-enhancing drugs, India’s athletes will first have to give an undertaking that they are […]
Ever since Leicester City’s 4-0 win against Aston Villa on March 9, no matches have been played in the Premier League. It is now set to restart its 2019/20 season on June 17. The Premier League season will restart on June 17, three months after it was suspended due to […]
BERLIN: Werder Bremen’s fight against relegation from the Bundesliga faltered on Wednesday after a 3-0 home defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt that leaves them mired in the drop zone. Bremen have spent more seasons in the league than any other club, but with six matches left they are second-from-bottom, three points […]
John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) inspectorate for Tokyo, has said a lack of a defence against the new coronavirus threatened the Games and organisers had to start planning for what could be a “very different” Olympics if there were no signs of COVID-19 being eradicated. […]