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FIFA announces change to Qatar World Cup starting date

FIFA announces change to Qatar World Cup starting date

In a bid to allow hosts Qatar to face Ecuador in the opening match of the upcoming World Cup, FIFA has announced that the upcoming showpiece event will start a day earlier than originally planned.…

Shakib pulls out from sponsorship deal with betting compnay Betwinner

Shakib pulls out from sponsorship deal with betting compnay Betwinner

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to pull out from his controversial sponsorship deal with a betting company named Betwinner News, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus has said. Shakib’s…

Mel Jones to step down as Cricket Australia Director

Mel Jones to step down as Cricket Australia Director

Mel Jones, who had joined Cricket Australia (CA) as a director in December 2019, has decided to step down from her post at the next Annual General Meeting of the board in October due to…

NZC release Trent Boult from central contract

NZC release Trent Boult from central contract

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Wednesday agreed to release World No.1 ODI bowler Trent Boult from his central contract to allow him to spend more time with his family and be available to play in…

Lanka Premier League 2022 to begin on December 6

Lanka Premier League 2022 to begin on December 6

The rescheduled 2022 Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held between December 6 and 23, the organisers have announced. The third season of the LPL was initially slated to be held in August however, the…

Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen dies aged 73

Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen dies aged 73

Former South African ICC umpire Rudi Koertzen has died aged 73 in a car crash near Riversdale, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Koertzen was known for his unique slow-motion style…

Adelaide Strikers signs Deandra Dottin for WBBL 08

Adelaide Strikers signs Deandra Dottin for WBBL 08

Adelaide Strikers has roped in Deandra Dottin, who recently announced her retirement from international cricket, for the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). Although Dottin had recently brought curtains to her international career…

Axar, Shami should have been in India squad for Asia Cup: Kris Srikkanth

Axar, Shami should have been in India squad for Asia Cup: Kris Srikkanth

Former India skipper and Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) selection committee’s ex-chairman Kris Srikkanth has reckoned that all-rounder Axar Patel and star pacer Mohammed Shami should have been included in India’s squad…

Manoj Prabhakar appointed head coach of Nepal cricket team

Manoj Prabhakar appointed head coach of Nepal cricket team

Former India pacer Manoj Prabhakar has been appointed head coach of the Nepal men’s cricket team, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced. Prabhakar will succeed 52-year-old former Sri Lanka Test wicketkeeper-batter Pubudu Dassanayake,…

Shikhar Dhawan launches his Sports Academy & Centre of Excellence

Shikhar Dhawan launches his Sports Academy & Centre of Excellence

Ace India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Monday launched his sports education and training organisation, Da One Sports. Da One Sports will work towards establishing remarkable training for young kids, right from the grassroots level and…