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Australian football's A-league to resume from July 16 with Melbourne derby

The league has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and players and clubs have taken a financial hit

'ICC needs to decide': NZ minister on hosting T20 WC instead of Australia

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones had also suggested that T20 World Cup can be played in New Zealand as the country has eased lockdown measures considerably

This day last year, India defeated Pakistan for 7th time in ODI World Cup

In the match, the Men in Blue displayed a clinical performance against arch-rivals Pakistan. Batting first, India posted 336 runs on the board, owing to Rohit's 24th ODI ton

La Liga: Barcelona manager Setin expects a close finish in Spanish league

Both teams had comfortable victories over the weekend as the league returned to action in empty stadiums. Barcelona won 4-0 at Mallorca and Madrid easily defeated Eibar 3-1 at home

Erling Haaland can't play 90 minutes in every match: Dortmund head coach

Haaland came off the bench to score a 95th-minute winner for Dortmund in their 1-0 win against Duesseldorf on Saturday. He has scored 11 goals in 12 Bundesliga games so far

Holding ICC T20 WC unrealistic amid Covid-19: Cricket Australia Chairman

I would say it is unlikely, trying to get (teams from) 16 countries into Australia when most countries are still going through Covid spiking is unrealistic or very, very difficult, says CA chairman

Football loses its essence when played in empty stadiums: Barcelona manager

Lionel Messi is just two goals away from reaching combined 700 for club and country. Barcelona will play its next match on June 17

Cricket Australia appoints Nick Hockley interim CEO as Roberts resigns

CA chairman Eddings thanked Roberts for his service to cricket during his eight years at CA, initially as a board member and more recently as Chief Executive

Ace sprinter Hima Das nominated for Khel Ratna award by Assam govt

Assam sports secretary Dulal Chandra Das sent the letter of recommendation to the sports ministry on June 5

Saliva is as important for bowlers as bat for a batsman, says Ajit Agarkar

Saliva-ban is a "safe option" in prevailing situation but urged the custodians of the game to be flexible if players test negative before the start of any series, says Agarkar

Cricket Australia to part ways with chief executive Roberts, says report

Kevin Roberts had taken over when Australian cricket was still grappling with the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018.

PCB unveils 5-year plan to become 'top-performing, credible' cricket board

According to a PCB statement, the progress of its implementation will be 'robustly monitored' on a monthly basis throughout the duration of the plan

KL Rahul a very good player; can't wait for India series: Steve Smith

The first Test of the much-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy is scheduled to be played at Gabba followed by matches at Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG starting December 3.

It's all about winning, no room for friendship: Roach warns Jofra Archer

West Indies is gearing up to compete against England in a three-match Test series, beginning July 8. However, the matches will be played behind closed doors due coronavirus pandemic

On this day 3 yrs, India thrashed Bangladesh in Champions Trophy semifinal

Chasing a moderate target of 265 runs, opener Rohit Sharma and captain Virat Kohli had an unbeaten 178-run stand for the 2nd wicket and chased down the score in 40.1 overs at Edgbaston in Birmingham

Pollock feels current Team India has a depth in its pace-bowling department

India currently possesses an array of fast bowlers led by spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, with the likes of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to back him up

IPL 2020 abroad: Destination wedding doesn't work without family, say teams

The reactions came after IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel said that IPL 2020 can be held outside and it could be a solution if the situation doesn't improve in India

Gary Kristen recalls how he got Team India coach's job in seven minutes

Kirsten said he went for interview on the invitation of Gavaskar, who was part of the coach selection panel, and ended up with the job after being offered his predecessor Greg Chappell's contract

Coming soon in a Melbourne suburb: A 'Tendulkar Drive', 'Kohli Crescent'

The Rockbank suburb, which falls under Melton Council, has been a popular suburb among home buyers from the Indian community.

Rohit Sharma wants to compete in both ICC T20 World Cup and IPL 2020

The ICC is yet to decide on the fate of the World Cup, scheduled to be held in October-November in Australia, while the BCCI has postponed the popular and lucrative IPL indefinitely