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Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka deferred yet again

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka deferred yet again

Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed yet again. This time over a disagreement on the quarantine period upon the Bangladesh squad’s arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Cricket has not been…

Cricket Australia announces partnership with Dettol

Cricket Australia announces partnership with Dettol

Cricket Australia has announced a partnership with Dettol. The global brand will be the official hygiene partner of the cricket governing body Down Under for four years. Cricket Australia (CA) announced the new four-year sponsorship…

COVID-19: Lanka Premier League may be delayed further

COVID-19: Lanka Premier League may be delayed further

The much-awaited and highly ambitious Lanka Premier League may face another short delay. SportzFront has reliably learnt that Sri Lanka Cricket has scheduled a meeting for Monday, September 28, to take stock of the situation.…

New Zealand Cricket gets nod to host West Indies, Pakistan

New Zealand Cricket gets nod to host West Indies, Pakistan

New Zealand Government has cleared home cricket series against the West Indies and Pakistan. New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive David White has shared the development. The series will be played in a bio-secure bubble, similar…

COVID-19 strikes French Open; 5 withdraw before qualifiers

COVID-19 strikes French Open; 5 withdraw before qualifiers

The French Open organisers, the French Tennis Federation (FFT), is contemplating to allow 5,000 spectators for the tournament scheduled to start at Roland Garros in Paris on September 27. A week ahead of the start…

IPL 2020: League in UAE brings ray of hope for industry in India

IPL 2020: League in UAE brings ray of hope for industry in India

The cricket industry in India is looking up to the Indian Premier League in the UAE with a great degree of hope. Months of the lockdown and the competitive game suspended since March have seen…

Former Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Willey COVID positive

Former Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Willey COVID positive

Former Chennai Super Kings and England all-rounder David Willey has tested positive for COVID-19. The 30-year-old Yorkshire player confirmed his health status on Social media. “Thank you for all the kind messages. My wife and…

IPL 2020: English, Australian players to be available for their teams’ opener

IPL 2020: English, Australian players to be available for their teams’ opener

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has relaxed the quarantine norms for the Australian and English players arriving from the UK to play the Indian Premier League in the UAE. This will ensure…

COVID-19 IMPACT: ECB proposes 20% redundancies; fears £200mn deficit

COVID-19 IMPACT: ECB proposes 20% redundancies; fears £200mn deficit

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced the reduction of its workforce by 20%, resulting in 62 job losses, to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cricket governing body has said that…

COVID-19: BWF postpones Thomas, Uber Cup championships

COVID-19: BWF postpones Thomas, Uber Cup championships

A spate of withdrawals in the wake of the COVID-19 threat has led to an indefinite postponement of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup world team championships for men and women respectively. The Badminton World…