Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts resigned after a 20-month tenure on June 16 following relentless criticism about his leadership during the Covid-19 crisis. Pressure has been mounting on Roberts since his decision to lay off 80 per cent of Cricket Australia staff. Nick Hockely has been appointed as the interim Cheif Executive by Cricket Australia.
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 3 reacted to Twitter India's blunder of assigning its jersey's emoticon to the opponent team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Responding to the mistake brought by a supporter, the CSK official Twitter… read-more
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Rajasthan Royals' Ben Stokes will miss the remainder of the IPL 2021 as he suffered a broken left-hand finger injury in a match against Punjab Kings on April 12. The all-rounder sustained the injury while diving forward to take a catch of Chris… read-more
TAGS: IPL 2021, Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals, Chris Gayle, Punjab Kings
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor, tweeting on March 31, demanded a 'McGregor belt' for his next fight against Dustin Poirier, possibly at UFC 264 on July 10. Putting up #TheMcGregorBelt, he tagged the UFC and suggested to create a rose… read-more
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A recent opinion poll, conducted by Kyodo News, has indicated that more than 70% of the Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics to either get cancelled or postponed. Only 24.5% of the people surveyed supported the Olympics' schedule. While about 39.2 %… read-more
TAGS: Tokyo Olympics, Japan, Olympic, Coronavirus
Following belligerent takeover of PFF headquarters in Lahore, FIFA dismissed Pakistan's football team over third-party interference, on April 7. The hostile takeover, led by few protesters ousted the FIFA appointed Haroon Malik by allegedly… read-more
Delhi Capitals player Axar Patel has been reported Covid-91 positive. Patel is currently in isolation at a hospital. He checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, with a negative report but his second test report came positive. However,… read-more
TAGS: Covid-19, IPL, Wankhede stadium, Mumbai Covid-19 Hotspots