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ICC Board Meet: Chairman's nomination process may be finalised next week

The ICC Board met via video-conference on Thursday with key point in the agenda was whether to adopt a process that selects or elects the new Chairman

Australia, New Zealand win joint bid to host 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup

The island neighbours beat Colombia 22-13 on Thursday in a vote by the Fifa Council

Brazil soccer championship to kick off in August despite Covid-19 pandemic

The top-flight competition was initially scheduled to begin in May but was postponed because of the outbreak of Covid-19

PCB disappointed with Mohammad Hafeez for making Covid-19 result public

Hafeez took to Twitter to share the report of the personal test that he got done a day after PCB's test. He had also shared the photo of his report which had come out as negative

US Open 2020 tourney from Sep 10 to 13, to include wheelchair tennis

The 2020 US Open Wheelchair Competition will feature men's and women's singles and doubles and quad singles and doubles, with draw sizes similar to past US Opens

Sports Ministry withdraws provisional recognition of 54 NSFs after HC order

The court on Wednesday observed that the ministry didn't comply with its February 7 order and took the decision without informing the court in advance

Wrestling Federation of India set to terminate women's coach Andrew Cook

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to terminate the services of women's coach Andrew Cook for his refusal to participate in SAI's online sessions for non-payment of salary, a claim refuted by the American. Cook had left for Seattle after the national camp for women wrestlers in Lucknow was suspended in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to WFI, Cook was recently contacted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) officials for attending sessions such as E-Pathshala, but the American allegedly told them that unless he receives his pending salary, he won't attend them. When he left for the US on march 17, he said that SAI had held back half of his salary. "This behaviour is not acceptable. It shows that Cook works only for salary and is not passionate about Indian wrestling. The SAI officials showed us the screenshots of his refusal messages," WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told PTI. "After that we told Cook to attend sessions and assured him that his salary w

1983 WC win a 'watershed' moment in Indian cricket history: Mohammad Kaif

The Kapil Dev-led side had defeated West Indies by 43 in the finals to win the 1983 World Cup.

Berlin Marathon cancelled for the first time since 1974 due to Covid-19

The Marathon was scheduled to take place on September 26 and 27, but organizers revealed that finding an alternative date this year was not possible

TCS-sponsored New York City Marathon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

The marathon, sponsored by Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was set to take place on November 1 and the 2020 marathon would have been the 50th running of the iconic event

Liverpool on cusp of EPL title after 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace

Jrgen Klopp's team can even clinch the Premier League title on Thursday without playing if Manchester City fails to beat Chelsea

Djokovic's Adria World Tour has given tennis a bad name: Andy Murray

Murray himself returned to the tennis court on Tuesday, in an exhibition tournament in London with strict social distancing protocols in place

Clare Connor to become first female president of MCC in 233-year history

Connor was on Wednesday named as the successor to current chief Kumar Sangakkara, who steps down from the post next year

'Sergio belongs here': Zinedine Zidane wants Ramos to retire at Real Madrid

There has been severe speculation over Ramos' future at the club as his contract is set to expire at the end of the 2020-21 season

EPL: Anthony Martial hattrick helps Manchester United beat Sheffield 3-0

It was the first hat trick by a United player since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and the type of finishes Martial delivered showed he is growing in his new role

Criminalising match-fixing in India will be a game-changer: ICC official

Legal experts have been advocating for years the need to criminalise match-fixing in India, the lack of which has meant that the hands of authorities have been tied

PGA Tour: 5 players withdraw, 1 tests positive; Covid-19 gets on nerves

The tour released results that showed three positive tests at the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut Cameron Champ and the caddies for Koepka and McDowell

IOA chief disappointed with little response from members on resuming sports

The white paper titled "Safe Resumption of Sport in India" has now been prepared by IOA and its aim was to ask all stakeholders for their feedback for safely resuming sport.

Gayle opts out of Caribbean Premier League 2020 citing personal reasons

The tournament is slated to be played between August 18 and September 10 behind closed doors in Trinidad and Tobago

Covid-19: Champ becomes 2nd PGA Tour player to test positive in 5 days

Nick Watney tested positive Friday at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina last week