Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board have announced a revised itinerary for the upcoming white-ball series against Zimbabwe, which comprises of three one-day internationals and as many Twenty20 Internationals.The three ODIs, which were originally scheduled to take place on 30 October, 1 and 3 November in Multan, have now been shifted to Rawalpindi, due to logistical […]

London: Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden accepts there is a growing sense of frustration at the ban on live crowds at sporting events, but insists there can be no change until the spread of coronavirus is curbed.Speaking at an appearance in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, Dowden was asked by Conservative MP […]

John Etheridge England cricket chiefs spread COVID-19 on cricket balls to help prove it was safe for the game to return.London: Lord’s boss Tom Harrison has revealed the extent to which the ECB went as it feared for the very survival of cricket earlier this year.Harrison had forecast an eye-watering $700 million loss for the […]

Covert Report World tennis No.1 Novak Djokovic has called for line judges to be replaced with technology after “a very awkward situation” when he hit a ball into a judge’s face for the second time in weeks.The 33-year-old Serb was knocked out of the US Open in September when he hit a line judge in […]

Covert Report WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s brother, Tommy Fury, will return to action soon. He is eyeing a possible date in November for his upcoming fight.Although the date is still not final, Fury vows to confirm it shortly. While he is still fresh from his latest victory against Przemyslaw Binienda in 2019, Tommy Fury […]

Covert Report Courtney Walsh has been named head coach of West Indies’ women’s team and, according to a Cricket West Indies statement “will lead the preparation and development of the women’s team at least up until the end of 2022.”Walsh, who is West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with 519 scalps, had worked with […]

Covert Report Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey can order all the pizzas he wants for himself, and his teammates too. His dad probably isn’t going to be happy about it though.In a news conference after Humphrey signed a $98.75 million extension with the Ravens, making him the second-highest paid cornerback in the NFL, he said […]

Covert Report Rafael Nadal is wearing the ‘most expensive watch ever worn on a tennis court’ at this year’s French Open.The world No2, 34, received a brand-new custom timepiece from his sponsors at luxury watchmakers Richard Mille worth a staggering £780,000.The watch, with “RAFA” embossed on the side, has a black case and face with […]

London: After 12 years at the ECB, Andy Flower left the organisation in October 2019, and since then has become a familiar face in the world of franchise cricket.He has enjoyed early success, too: his Maratha Arabians side won the Abu Dhabi T10, he took St Lucia Zouks to the CPL final earlier in September, […]

Mumbai: Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman, died of a heart attack aged 59 on September 24.Jones was in Mumbai as part of the commentary team at Star Sports for IPL 2020 when he passed away. ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said: “We are extremely sad to hear of Dean’s sudden death and I would […]

Covert Report Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has advocated for the use of one brand of ball for Test cricket. Currently Dukes ball is used in England while Australia banks on Kookabura and SG has a big market in India. Waqar Younis has personally advocated for Dukes ball but wants the governing council to take […]