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Govt extends contract of all existing foreign coaches to Sept 2021

"This decision is part of India''s long-term roadmap for Olympic preparation for 2024 and 2028. I am confident our athletes will benefit from this," Sports minister said

Eng vs WI: Third match to be named as 'Ruth Strauss Foundation Test'

England and West Indies will lock horns in three-Test series, beginning July 8 and this will mark the return of international cricket

Upul Tharanga questioned in ICC World Cup 2011 final fixing claims

Aluthgamage had earlier claimed that the final at Wankhede Stadium was fixed as they could've won the match easily.

2011 WC final fixing: Sangakkara, Jayawardene called up for investigation

The allegations of match-fixing in the finals of the 2011 World Cup between India and Sri Lanka were made by Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was the Sports Minister of Sri Lanka at the time

Manohar's exit signal of BCCI's increasing clout in ICC: Anirudh Chaudhry

With the annual conference, a little more than three weeks away, the ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar decided to announce that he is stepping down from his position

Fulton quits as NZ batting coach, to take up head coach job in Canterbury

Peter Fulton has quit as New Zealand's batting coach to take up the job of head coach of the Canterbury men's team, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena test negative for coronavirus infection

Novak Djokovic says he and his wife have now tested negative for the coronavirus

Cricket Australia not to use Dukes ball from 2020-21 domestic season

Cricket Australia has confirmed that the Kookaburra ball will be used for the entire 2020-21 first-class season

Phil Simmons' job safe despite attending funeral: Cricket Windies chief

Simmons found himself in a soup after Cricket West Indies board member Conde Riley, who also heads the Barbados Cricket Association, had sought his 'immediate removal'

Eng vs Pak: Shoaib Akhtar urges Pakistan to go for win, not settle for draw

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has urged the team to not settle for a draw but go for victory in their upcoming series against England.

This day last year, Rohit's century helped India beat Bangladesh in WC

India white-ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma was at his absolute best on this day last year against Bangladesh in a group stage match at the 2019 World Cup

IPL 2020: Dhoni didn't look rusty during CSK camp, says Piyush Chawla

Before the start of the tournament, the CSK management held a training camp at the Chepauk Stadium in early March where Dhoni was present

Toss-up between UAE, Sri Lanka as IPL 2020 likely to go overseas: Report

While the mood was initially in favour of hosting the league in the country, the current situation has almost made it certain that the tournament will have to be taken outside India

Manohar must evaluate damage done to BCCI during his tenure: Niranjan Shah

Shashank Manohar steps down as Chairman of ICC was rather obvious, says former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah

Fifa hands Punjab FC 3-window transfer ban over players' contract row

The ban on signing any player, nationally or internationally, is from the upcoming summer transfer window. The ban will be lifted once the payment is made and the proof of payment is sent to Fifa

Chelsea, Leicester losses spice up race for Champions League qualification

Leicester once looked certain of returning to the Champions League, but is now winless in four games after a 2-1 loss to Everton on Wednesday

English Premier League: Manchester United confirm Angel Gomes departure

Angel Gomes joined the Reds youth academy when he was six years old and made his first-team debut at the age of 16 in 2017

West Ham beats Chelsea 3-2 to boost its Premier League survival bid

With the loss, fourth-place Chelsea is now only two points ahead of Manchester United and Wolverhampton in the pursuit of Champions League qualification

Serie A: Inter Milan secures a dominating 6-0 victory over Brescia

Inter Milan displayed a dominant performance throughout the match and all six goals were scored by six different players

Formula 1 season to start after 4 months in a different world amid Covid-19

There will be no fans on hand at the remote Spielberg track in Austria, with the coronavirus still creating uncertainty over how many races can actually be held and where