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Juventus into Coppa Italia final despite Cristiano Ronaldo penalty miss

The first leg finished 1-1 in Milan before the coronavirus forced the season to be suspended on March 9. Napoli hosts Inter Milan in the other semifinal second leg on Saturday.

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Mir Sultan Khan was the first great modern Subcontinental player.

Not going to be a normal bilateral series in England: Jason Holder

The three-Test series will mark the resumption of international cricket after the sport was suspended since March due to Covid-19 crisis

James Anderson praises West Indies for 'scary' decision to tour England

Three West Indies players Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul turned down the chance to travel.

Looking at ways to educate rather than focusing on negatives: Darren Sammy

The debate around racism in cricket kickstarted after Sammy alleged racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 Indian Premier League

Competition should be fair and not batsman-dominated: Ishant on saliva ban

The ICC on Tuesday said that it has decided to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Pak announces 29 member squad for England; Haider Ali gets maiden call-up

Pacer Sohail Khan made a return to the national side after four years as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 29-player squad for three Tests and as many T20Is

No plan of retiring from football anytime soon, says Sunil Chhetri

If you catch a person who is talking about these things (racist remarks) you will find he is ignorant and not knowing the things, says Sunil Chhetri

Sevilla beats Real Betis 2-0 as La Liga returns with video game look

La Liga became the second top European league to resume, after the Bundesliga in Germany

Australia's Sports Minister hopeful of hosting ICC T20 World Cup this year

The T20 World Cup 2020 is slated to be played in Australia from October 18-November 15, however, the fate of the tournament hangs in the balance due to the coronavirus pandemic

After Sri Lanka tour, BCCI calls off Zimbabwe trip in August over Covid-19

The Indian team is yet to resume training and the camp is unlikely to take place before July

Sri Lanka likely to host Asia Cup 2020 as PCB offers to swap hosting rights

ACC's executive council has not approved the swap of host nations yet but is expected to confirm hosting plans before the end of the month

Pakistan tour of England: Amir, Sohail pull out due to personal reasons

Pakistan will send 28 players and 14 player support personnel for three Tests and three T20Is to be played in August and September

ICC postpones two series on road to World Cup 2023 over Covid-19 pandemic

Series nine of the Men's CWC League 2 was to take place between July 4 and 11 in Scotland, with the hosts, Nepal and Namibia competing in six One Day Internationals

Australia relaxes Covid-19 rules; sporting events to resume from July

The changes would apply to events like sporting matches, concerts and festivals, though venues would only be able to seat 25% of their capacity, says Australia PM Scott Morrison

South Africa cricket to hit restart button with made-for-TV match on Jun 27

Acting Cricket South Africa chief executive Jacques Faul said the proposed match is a fund-raiser and will be held behind closed doors pending government clearance

Any 'tinkering' in IPL 2020 format not acceptable to KKR: CEO Venky Mysore

The quality of the product (IPL) is what has made it really, really special & I think it is safe to say that the collective view is that we have to have the tournament in its full format, says Mysore

IPL 2020 in 3 months? BCCI eying Sep-Oct window: IPL chief Brijesh Patel

The league chairman also hinted that IPL 2020 can be held overseas as matches in empty stadiums make the location irrelevant

India retains 108th spot; no change in Fifa team rankings over Covid-19

Belgium remains at the summit ahead of France and Brazil, who complete the podium, while England and Uruguay continue to occupy fourth and fifth position respectively

Covid-19: USA Cycling announces long team for delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The governing body revealed the names of 38 riders who could eventually compete in Tokyo in road racing, mountain biking and track cycling the BMX teams will be announced at a later date