Karolos Grohmann Tokyo: Italy’s COVID-19 gamble that allowed a small group of elite athletes to train through the pandemic when much of the world was in lockdown has paid off handsomely at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the country setting a new medals record.Going into the final day of competitions Italian athletes have won 39 […]
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is preparing a bid for the game’s inclusion to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.Cricket was last featured in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – the Great Britain and hosts France. “A Working Group has also been formed […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan’s Mai Murakami claimed the bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, making history as the first female gymnast from the country to finish on the podium in an individual event. American Jade Carey took gold with 14.366, 0.166 point ahead of Italy’s silver medalist Vanessa Ferrari. Murakami […]
Read MoreCorky Siemaszko Tokyo: A Belarusian sprinter brought under the protection of Japanese authorities on Monday after making a dash for freedom at a Tokyo-area airport is reportedly heading to Poland. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who said her team was forcing her to return home after she publicly criticized her coaches at the Olympics, plans to seek asylum […]
Read MoreEngland’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that he is taking an indefinite break from all cricket.According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), the decision comes into effect immediately.Stokes has decided to take a break for the sake of his “mental well-being,” the ICC said, citing the England and Wales Cricket Board. Stokes will miss […]
Read MoreAlone customer at a city-centre bar in Parma jumped with fright on Sunday afternoon, as the lone barista erupted behind the counter. On a slight delay around the piazza, other proprietors and customers cheered as they learned that Lamont Marcell Jacobs had made history for Italy by winning the country’s first-ever Olympic 100-metre gold in […]
Read MoreSimon Evans Tokyo: Two defining women swimmers of recent years, Italy’s Federica Pellegrini and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, bowed out of their specialist events with no medals but with their world records intact and a place in the history books assured.Pellegrini, 32, had made it clear that this was her last Olympic dance and, while Hosszu […]
Read MoreAndrew McGlashan West Indies captain Kieron Pollard took a fierce swipe at the pitches produced for the one-day series against Australia in Barbados, calling them “absolutely ridiculous.” While acknowledging that his team did not bat well in making 152 all out in the decider – which followed their 123 all out in the first match […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Daiki Hashimoto grew up watching Kohei Uchimura win gold medals, just like every other aspiring Japanese gymnast over the past decade-plus.Yet the idea of carrying on the legacy Uchimura built during his gold-medal-laden career hardly bothers the 19-year-old Hashimoto. In fact, he’s embracing it. Hashimoto gave Japan its third straight Olympic title in […]
Read MoreNewswire Naples: Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia has confirmed talks are ongoing regarding a one-off game between Argentina and Italy to commemorate the life of Diego Maradona.The Argentina legend died on November 25 at the age of 60 following a heart attack.UEFA and CONMEBOL are reportedly looking to organise the encounter between Copa […]
Read MoreMartin Smith With two T20 World Cups in the space of 12 months and the next World Test Championship cycle about to get underway, it’s understandable that the 2023 50-over World Cup may not be front of mind for cricket fans right now.But while it may have gone under the radar, Australia’s one-day World Cup […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the teams had fought out a 1-1 extra-time draw at a raucous Wembley this week. The giant keeper saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus […]
Read MoreAndy Bull Five minutes into this interview, I tell Andrew Flintoff that I know he’s fibbing. Flintoff, who is part of Sky’s commentary team for the Hundred, is talking about how happy he is to be involved in cricket again having spent the past few years working on Top Gear, Lord of the Fries, Australian […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that he and the embassy staff enthusiastically celebrated Italy’s victory in the Uefa European Championship (Euro 2020).The envoy told Covert that the whole of Italy and the football lovers took Italy as the favourites but the game is always won on the ground. “The […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo was busier than usual this week – official work and football romance. The Ambassador whose weekdays and weekends are mostly full of official agenda took out time to watch the Italy-England football final match for European Championship. Luckily for him, his country Italy […]
Read MoreAndrew Fidel Fernando Angelo Mathews has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) he is considering retirement, after turning down the tour contract for the forthcoming series against India.Mathews, 34, in understood to be disillusioned at the treatment he and fellow senior players have received during the contracts standoff with the board. He was also unhappy to […]
Read MoreNewswire Tim Tszyu ended Stevie Spark within three rounds as Aussie boxing’s golden boy demolished the challenger with a relentless barrage of brutal body shots.It was an intriguing fight as Tszyu had everything to lose while Spark could only enhance his reputation by putting up any sort of resistance. Bravely stepping into the ring with […]
Read MoreDo you really want to know? If you’re not the kind of person who acts with flagrant disregard towards your own mental health, it’s perhaps best to stop reading here. The answer to the question above is the kind that starts with mocking guffaws, turns into nervous laughter as truths begin to hit home, morphs […]
Read MoreAllan Fox Deontay Wilder took to social media this week to warn Tyson Fury that he’s going to be running over him like a train next month in their trilogy match on July 24th.This warning is former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder’s way of topping Fury’s recent prediction in which he said he was going to […]
Read MoreTwo-time T20 World champion Daren Sammy has been added to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board as an independent non-member director. Sammy was one of three appointments of Independent Directors approved at last Thurday’s CWI Board of Directors’ meeting to serve for the next two years. Sammy joined Trinidadian Attorney Mrs. Debra Coryat-Patton and Jamaican […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Devon Conway and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock have been signed as overseas replacements by the Southern Brave for English cricket’s inaugural edition of the Hundred, it was announced this week. The Hampshire-based franchise were in the market for top-order batsmen after Australia’s David Warner and Marcus Stoinis withdrew citing Covid-19 travel complications. […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Gerry’s Diplomatic Football League closing ceremony was organized Friday evening at Marriot hotel Islamabad. Different awards were distributed among the participating Embassies teams who participated with their diplomats and local staff in the football league. The ceremony was attended by different ambassadors Julius Kibet Bitok, Nigerian High Commissioner , Nicolaus Keller, Austrian […]
Read MoreWest Indies cricketer Jason Holder, who continues to top the ICC Test all-rounders rankings, said this week that a good foundation in white ball cricket is possible only if players give due importance to Test cricket.“My Test cricket has gone really, really well…One-day cricket, I really enjoy that, and in T20, I’m truly now getting […]
Read MoreJoel Drucker Picture yourself on a spaceship. It zooms across the galaxy. The ship lands on Saturn, nearly 1,000 million miles from earth. You exit and are delighted to see two tennis courts. As you open the gate to one of them, you suddenly hear a loud voice, its cadence akin to that of a […]
Read MoreNew Zealand captain Sophie Devine has opened up on her decision to take a break from the game at the end of last season, with her fatigue having reached a point where she did not feel able to do herself or her team justice. Devine stepped away after the first T20I against Australia in late […]
Read MoreFans were treated this week to the highly anticipated, albeit unlikely, matchup between champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTube sensation Logan Paul. The fight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, went the distance (eight rounds) and no winner was declared because there were no judges. Paul, who is 26 years old, 6’2, […]
Read MoreThe men’s Cricket World Cup will once again be a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.Only 10 teams contested the 2019 World Cup, won by hosts England, and 10 will take part in the 2023 event, compared to 14 teams in 2015 and 2011.The news came as […]
Read MoreIain Carter As the world’s best female golfers gather for the US Women’s Open in San Francisco, the withdrawal of Naomi Osaka from the French Open tennis should prompt pause for thought.Like tennis, golf is an individual sport where, especially on the women’s side, there is constant pressure to make the most of public attention.Osaka’s […]
Read MoreDavid Boulos As more and more people embrace the outdoors, the benefits of hiking can be life-changin. The news hit me hard.I always thought of myself as a relatively sporty, healthy person, even if I was not always consistent with my workouts.Over the years I’ve been into cardio exercises, CrossFit, weightlifting and mixed martial arts, […]
Read MoreRiyadh: When Manchester City captain Fernandinho lifted the Premier League trophy this week after the 5-0 thrashing of Everton, it marked the fifth time in 10 seasons that the club owned by Sheikh Mansour had been crowned champions of England.Yet while the previous four titles had been played out against a traditional backdrop of home […]
Read MoreMore New Zealanders watched cricket than ever before during the first season of New Zealand Cricket’s six-year deal with Spark Sport and TVNZ. As per the findings, more people watched women’s cricket than ever before, more young people watched cricket and more cricket was viewed by fans “on the go” – via a range of […]
Read MoreIn December 2019, 60 Minutes contributing correspondent Jon Wertheim visited Nadal in his hometown on Mallorca, the Spanish island where he was born and lives. Rather than use the time to rest before the start of a new season, Nadal was working intensely, honing his southpaw forehand and double-fisted backhand. Wertheim watched as Nadal played […]
Read MoreAndrew Reid Chasing a daunting 437 to win, Bangladesh batsmen were troubled by Sri Lanka spinners Praveen Jayawickrama and Ramesh Mendis who took the five wickets on a crumbling wicket.Sri Lanka set Bangladesh a formidable target of 437 by declaring their second innings on 194 for nine at the hill city of Pallekele. No team […]
Read MoreFormer Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera has announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, ahead of a white-ball tournament against Bangladesh. The 32-year-old all-rounder — who captained his country in the limited-over formats — told Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body of the sport in the country, that he was stepping down to clear […]
Read MoreAustralia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for the second time, after a men’s ODI competition, which was staged in Kuala Lumpur in […]
Read MoreKen Hissner There have been many opinions on “who was the greatest pound for pound boxers in the history of boxing?” Going way back, there was Sam Langford, 180-29-30 (128), Stanley Ketchel, 51-4-4 (48), Willie Pep, 229-11-1 (65), Harry Greb, 107-8-3 (48), and Jack Johnson, 56-11-8 (35).In the more modern times, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, 36-3-1 […]
Read MoreCricket’s return to the Olympics is moving closer, with the possibility that it could do so in the T10 format. That has emerged in the wake of the ICC’s scheduling meetings for a new calendar from 2023 onwards, which took place last week, with the BCCI and ECB, two key boards in any push, showing […]
Read MoreKamakshi Tandon Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are both chasing the Grand Slam record—but only one of them wants to talk about it.Nadal has won a record-tying 20 Grand Slams alongside Roger Fedrer, and is a perennial favorite for the French Open, while Djokovic won his 18th major at the Australian Open.Though Djokovic has spoken […]
Read MoreFormer Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been banned for eight years after being charged with – and admitting to – five breaches of the ICC’s anti-corruption code, including accepting a payment in bitcoins from a potential corruptor.Streak, Zimbabwe’s greatest fast bowler, had been under investigation for an extensive list of games through 2017 and 2018, […]
Read MoreArgentinian tennis player Franco Feitt has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport for his involvement in multiple match fixing activities between 2014 and 2018, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said.Feitt, who had a highest ATP singles ranking of 920, admitted to nine breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program rules, including five counts […]
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