Andrew 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 […]

Former 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 […]

Australia, 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 […]

Ken 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 […]

Cricket’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 […]

Kamakshi 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 […]

Former 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, […]

Argentinian 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 […]

Martin Smith Pakistan were on the wrong side of a rare and contentious ‘fake fielding’ ruling during their tense 17-run loss to South Africa in Johannesburg. Fakhar Zaman’s scintillating 193 proved not quite enough for Pakistan, who lost the second one-day international at The Wanderers as the hosts levelled the three-game series.But the final victory […]

Ben Church Rebecca Welch made history this week as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL) game. The 37-year-old, who has previously refereed high-profile women’s matches, oversaw Port Vale’s 2-0 win against Harrogate Town in the third tier of men’s English football.Back in 2010, Amy Fearn […]

In the recent ODIs, India’s Pandya brothers opposed the Currans of England. How often has this happened in international cricket? asked Aravind Vissamsetty from Denmark, among others The appearance of Hardik and Krunal Pandya in opposition to Sam and Tom Curran in the first ODI between India and England in Pune was the first time […]

Nagraj Gollapudi Despite recent and vocal opposition to the concept, the ICC’s Cricket Committee has recommended that the “umpire’s call” element of the DRS should stay. The recommendation will be tabled at the governing body’s chief executive committee meeting, scheduled for a virtual meet in the coming week. ESPNcricinfo understands that at its last meeting, […]

Sam Goodwin Serena Williams has become the latest high-profile player to withdraw from the Miami Open, joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. The 23-time grand slam champion announced her withdrawal on Sunday in another blow to the prestigious Masters 1000 event which begins on Tuesday.Williams, who has won the Miami Open a record […]

Cricket South Africa have announced their men’s and women’s national contracts for the 2021-22 season.The women’s contracts have increased from 14 to 15 players, with Lara Goodall becoming the 15th player to be awarded a national contract after consistent performances in the last couple of seasons. While the men’s list continues to consist of 16 […]

Chris Williams Floyd Mayweather Jr says his reasons for fighting Youtube celebrity Logan Paul over a professional boxer is simple. Mayweather can make $100 million fighting a YouTuber over just $35 million against a regular boxer if he were to come back and face one of the top guys. There’s more green stuff for the […]

Prudour Pvt. Ltd: Market.us, one of the worlds leading prominent market research firms has released a new recent work on Tennis Market 2022-2031 based on business intelligence, consumer preferences and statistical surveys. The demands for spirits has been increasing gradually. Besides that, the report illustrates the primary obstacles and new expansion strategies implemented by key […]

Tom Moody has been appointed Sri Lanka’s director of cricket, a broad new role that will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Sri Lanka’s new technical advisory committee headed by Aravinda de Silva.The role will see Moody spend at least 300 days in […]

David Kane Reigning Olympic doubles champion Elena Vesnina enjoyed a triumphant return from maternity leave at the Qatar Total Open, partnering Laura Siegemund to survive formidable foes Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina, 4-6, 7-5 [10-8], to win her first match since 2018. “I was really enjoying myself on the court today, every second of it, […]

Antalya: Donning shiny gloves and purple sneakers, 75-year-old Nancy Van Der Stracten hops into the boxing ring and starts punching in a fight against severe symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Six years after her diagnosis, the Belgian woman who lives in Turkey discovered the benefits of non-contact boxing by chance while researching the disease. Ever since, […]

Simon Brunsdon Australian leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson faces a scary and uncertain fight to return to the cricket field after scans revealed a fractured neck vertebrae. The 27-year-old reportedly first complained of neck pain prior to the Big Bash League, and just after he had played three international Twenty20 games against India in December, the third […]

Serena Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou has said the evergreen star won’t stop playing professional tennis until she has another Grand Slam title to her name, having narrowly missed out on winning the Australian open.The 39-year-old, who returned to professional sport in 2018 after giving birth to her daughter, is eyeing her 24th Grand Slam title, […]

Joanne Welford A motorbike racer and dealer, he became a local hero and revered by many for his bravery and skill after triumphing in appalling conditions at one of the world’s toughest and most dangerous motorcycle races. Described as a ‘torture race’ by the press, the 1961 Isle of Man TT was one of the […]

Former batsman Roger Twose has been appointed as director of New Zealand Cricket to replace Greg Barclay, who was required to step aside after being named ICC chairman.Steve Tew, who earlier served as CEO of New Zealand Rugby, has been appointed to the position of board observer, while former New Zealand player and current NZC […]

Josh Gorton American tennis player Nicole Gibbs has announced her retirement from the sport, revealing that she plans to enrol in Law school this Autumn.The 27-year-old – ranked 172nd on the WTA Tour – achieved a career high of No. 68 in 2016, and claimed seven singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF […]

Scott Christ Heavyweight Zhilei Zhang has amateur history with Anthony Joshua, and with the 37-year-old set to return on the Feb. 27 Canelo vs Yildirim card in Miami, he admits he’s thought about putting on a blockbuster fight in China with Joshua. “I would love to fight AJ in China because of our amateur backgrounds,” […]

England coasted to a resounding 227-run victory against India in the first Test in Chennai, with Jimmy Anderson reverse swinging his way to 611 wickets. The victory lifted England all the way to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings, and if they can win two more matches matches in this series, they […]

Joel Drucker As 2019 ended, no women’s player generated more intrigue and excitement than Bianca Andreescu. Over the course of that incredible year, she’d soared from a ranking of No. 152 at the beginning to ‘19 to No. 4 at the end. Along the way, Andreescu won significant WTA titles at Indian Wells, Toronto, and, […]

Paris: Three-time world champion Peter Sagan’s preparations for the new cycling season have been hit after the Slovakian tested positive for Covid-19, his Bora-Hansgrohe team announced in a statement.Sagan’s brother Juraj and their compatriot Erik Baska also “show mild symptoms of the disease”, said medical director Christopher Edler. All three have gone into quarantine on […]

Firdose Moonda Cricket South Africa are “extremely disappointed” and “frustrated” at Cricket Australia’s decision to pull out of their Test tour in March, saying they couldn’t have done more to appease the touring team. “We are extremely disappointed by the decision of CA,” Graeme Smith, CSA’s Director of Cricket, said in a strongly-worded statement. “CSA […]

Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to the ATP Tour in March when he is set to compete at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. The Swiss superstar, who has undergone two right knee operations in the past 12 months, last played on 30 January 2020 when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the […]

Karachi: In an unfortunate incident, professional kick boxer Aslam Khan passed away in Karachi after being knocked out in a local boxing match. The boxer collapsed at a ring when he was punched in the face by his rival Wali Khan Tareen in a match organised by a local club. Aslam was taken to the […]

Emily Dixon Serena Williams didn’t plan on daughter Olympia playing tennis, she revealed in a new interview.“I never thought I would let my daughter play tennis, but then during this pandemic, it was the only thing that we could do safely so I’m like, well, tennis it is,” Williams shared.“It’s all consuming. It’s stressful. It’s […]

England cricket head coach Chris Silverwood this week stood by team’s rotation policy even though it could cause him some selection headaches ahead of the four-match Test series against India. during the upcoming tour of India.The team rested its two star players, all-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer, during the recently concluded two-match […]

Islamabad: Serena Hotels hosted 35 women footballers from the Chitral Women Sports Club (CWSC) who are currently visitingIslamabad for a sports camp and sporting exchange. Serena Hotels, under its Sports Diplomacy banner, propagates local sports and sponsors a number of initiatives to promote sportspeople in the country and propel them onto the international area. The […]