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India needs to subdue Warner, Smith for its success in Aus: Ian Chappell

Australia will welcome Virat Kohli's troops in the latest edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy which is currently scheduled to begin in November

Virat Kohli reveals his favourite cricket moment apart from 2011 WC final

Kohli, the current India skipper, also admitted the "magical" atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums.

Sachin Tendulkar recalls 'special stint' with Yorkshire county in 1992

As India continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Tendulkar made a donation to a Mumbai based non-profit organisation to aid 4,000 underprivileged people, including children

Covid-19: David Warner doesn't think T20 World Cup can go ahead as planned

The ICC T20 World Cup is slated to be held in Australia in October-November this year

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Magnus Carlsen won the Magnus Invitational by taking a ding-dong final against Hikaru Nakamura where both played brilliant chess.

Pakistan cricket board releases detailed judgement on Umar Akmal's 3-yr ban

Akmal was charged with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents on March 17

Root optimistic on resuming England home season despite coronavirus threat

Some media reports have suggested an expanded squad of up to 30 could remain in camp for as long as nine weeks, with Tests played behind closed doors

Pune-based museum buys Pak captain Azhar's bat to raise funds for Covid-19

Azhar Ali said that the auction of the shirt also generated a lot of interest and Kash Villani, a Pakistani based in California, came up with the highest bid of Rs. 1.1 million

Virat Kohli feels closed-door matches possible but magic will be missing

The many moments which are created because of the passion brought in by fans, would be missing, says Virat Kohli

Coronavirus impact: Cancellation possible, admit Australian Open organisers

The Australian Open is scheduled to take place in Melbourne from January 18-31 next year

Covid-19 impact: All French Open tickets to be cancelled, reimbursed

Roland-Garros was initially scheduled for May 24-June 7, but has been pushed back to likely run between September 27-October 11

Windies team intimidating, better than 2016 WT20 winners: Bravo

During the last series in Sri Lanka, we had a team meeting, and coach Phil Simmons put the team down, the list, and he put it down in batting order, and he had my name down at no 9, says Dwayne Bravo

Dhoni a 'shy guy', started opening up after 2008 Sydney Test: Harbhajan

Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh also says that it was strange to put on the Chennai Super Kings jersey for the first time

Mental conditioning coach should constantly be with the team: Dhoni

In India, I feel there is still a big issue of accepting that there is some weakness when it comes to the mental aspects, but we generally term it as mental illness, says former India skipper Dhoni

Brad Hogg suggests replacing Test Championship with Ashes, Indo-Pak series

Ashes and the series between India-Pakistan will give a much needed financial boost to the ICC once the situation becomes normal, says Brad Hogg

Covid-19: Aussie cricketers association questions board's financial warning

The players express their support for staff at CA who have been stood down on 20% of their wages and wish them a speedy return to full-time work, says ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson

Australia to start pre-season with new training rules from May-end: Report

CA is churning out strategies for resumption of training under the watchful eyes of its chief medical officer Dr John Orchard and head of sports science and sports medicine Alex Kountouris

Kumar Sangakkara set to serve 2nd term as Marylebone Cricket Club president

The proposal will be voted on at the club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 24 this year and during the meeting

Brendon McCullum calls for a Kiwi team in Big Bash League to boost audience

Several countries, including Australia have imposed travel restrictions, and McCullum feels adding a team from New Zealand in the tournament could pique the interest of the audience in the league

European swimming championships moved to May 2021 over coronavirus

In a statement, LEN president Paolo Barelli revealed that the championships would stay in Budapest and be held between May 10-23 after having been provisionally rescheduled for August this year