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NOC election cycles made flexible after postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The IOC will consent to an extension of the initial term of office beyond four years

Coronavirus: Fifa to distribute $150 million to member associations

Each member association will receive $500,000, along with any other remaining funds they were due to receive

West Indies postpones three-match Test tour to England over coronavirus

Both the teams were scheduled to play first Test from June 4-8 at The Oval, second Test from June 12-16 at Edgbaston and third Test from June 25-29 at Lord's

Australian govt mulls travel exemptions for Team India's Test tour: Report

Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80% of its staff

Covid-19: No cricket in England till July 1; India women's tour postponed

The ECB clarified that nine rounds of fixtures will be lost in the County Championship season but 'blocks for red-ball cricket and white-ball cricket will be held in a revised schedule'

Kohli, de Villiers pick Dhoni as captain of their joint India-SA ODI team

In an Instagram Live session, both the players picked each other in the side and jointly selected the rest of the players in the team

Ball-tampering may get legalised in the wake of coronavirus crisis: Report

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar had spoken about stopping the use of saliva for shining balls as a precautionary measure

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The Last Dance is a very watchable docu on Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls

There's a new ESPN documentary out on the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s and, of course, its superstar, Michael Jordan. Watch it, says Dhruv Munjal

Michael Vaughan believes England used Kevin Pietersen as 'scapegoat'

Pietersen was one of England's X-factor players, who won matches single-handedly for the team

Team India aims to win at least 2 out of next 3 World Cups: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma also lauded youngster Shubman Gill and termed him as the future star of the side

Shane Watson explains why Ponting, Warne were his 'favourite captains'

Ricky Ponting believed in me more than I believed on myself, says Shane Watson

Sunrisers Hyderabad's death bowling best in IPL: Captain David Warner

The 2016 champions boast of a fine combination of pacers and spinners with India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan being the prominent names

CA chief Roberts hints at a possible change in dates for ICC T20 World Cup

We are also jointly exploring all other options in relation to staging the event and will take the right decisions at the right time, says Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts

Happy Birthday, Sachin: Wishes pour in as 'God of Cricket' turns 47 today

However, the master blaster will not be celebrating his birthday this year as a mark of respect to Covid-19 warriors

ICC CEC: Test Championship final unlikely in June 2021 over Covid-19 fears

But the T20 World Cup is on course even though Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said that his board is ready for any eventuality

Dhawan plays 'Quarantine Premier League' with son at home amid lockdown

Earlier, India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has posted a video on Instagram in which he can be seen shaking a leg with his son Zorawar to the track 'Daddy Cool'

Aaron Finch hints ICC T20 WC postponement ahead of ICC executive meet

I think we might have to get our heads around a T20 World Cup that might be postponed for a month, two months, three months, whatever it has to be, says Australia's limited-over skipper Aaron Finch

Resumption of sports in Australia a positive sign for ICC T20 WC: Handscomb

Looking at what other sports are trying to do at the moment, it's great to see the football codes in Australia are looking to get back soon at least to training, says Peter Handscomb

No decision will be made on ICC T20 WC before July: New Zealand board CEO

The ICC's CEC is meeting later in the day to discuss the financial implications of Covid-19 and also contingency planning for all ICC global events, including the T20 World Cup, over a conference call