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BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has said that the cricket board is looking at a “big revenue loss”, if the IPL 2020 does not take place. Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost more than half a billion dollars, but cutting players’ pay […]

The Bundesliga returns on Saturday in empty stadiums, but German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds. German football will be blazing a trail among Europe’s top leagues by resuming two months after it […]

Last month, Dominic Thiem had expressed scepticism about plans to set up a fund to help lower-ranked players struggling because of the shutdown of the sport. Ines Ibbou, a young Algerian tennis player who hit back at Dominic Thiem for saying he did not want to give money to lowly-ranked […]

Yuvraj Singh, who had retired from international cricket last year, also took a veiled dig at India chief coach Ravi Shastri. Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday questioned India batting coach Vikram Rathour’s ability to guide Indian cricketers in the T20 format. Rathour had replaced Sanjay Bangar as the batting […]

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on Tuesday said he would leave Ferrari at the end of the season, saying there was no “common desire” to work together any more. No replacement was named for Vettel, who dominated F1 with Red Bull before switching to the Italian marque in […]

Star-studded Mohun Bagan’s I-League-winning players have threatened to approach the All India Football Federation if their dues, withheld owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, are not cleared at the earliest. Unable to pay salaries to their players, including foreign recruits, Indian club football heavyweights Mohun Bagan have asked them to wait […]

   MS Dhoni hasn’t played for India since semi-final loss to New Zealand in World Cup 2019.   “MS Dhoni is what he is because of his unbiased opinions,” said former India player RP Singh, recalling a selection controversy in 2008 when the pacer lost his place in the team […]

MANILA: Filipina weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz noticed live-streamed concerts were collecting money for coronavirus relief and was struck by inspiration: why not raise funds with an online workout? Since then the Olympic silver medallist — and strong contender for her country’s first Games gold — has made enough money to […]

The DFL must now set a date for the restart with either the weekend of May 16-17 or the following weekend earmarked. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders on Wednesday gave the Bundesliga the green light to restart behind closed doors from mid-May after weeks of shutdown imposed to […]