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Cricket returns to competitive action in Australia this weekend with a T20 carnival in Darwin that marks an important milestone for the game amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And not only will cricket be back on the field, fans will also be in attendance. The CDU Top End T20 is a round-robin carnival that will see 15 games played across the Queen's Birthday long-weekend on June 6-8. The tournament will feature the seven Darwin Premier Grade clubs, with the eighth team an Invitational XI

Even as most bowlers around the world have been left sweating over his panel's decision to ban the use of saliva due to medical reasons in cricket post Covid-19, Anil Kumble has dropped in a couple of key words that may offer them succour: 'helpful pitches.' He feels it's not just pacers, but even spinners who could find themselves back in the game if they get "roughed up" surfaces. The ICC cricket committee, which is chaired by the leg spin great, has been

After paying tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble, it was Rahul Dravid’s turn to be at the receiving ends of VVS Laxman’s kind words. Laxman, who has shared Indian cricket’s most memorable partnership in Tests with Dravid – a 376-run stand against Australia at the historic Eden Gardens Test in 2001 – called his former India teammate the “ultimate team man” and the “most committed student.” “The game’s most committed student, Rahul was the ultimate team man, responding to every

After waiting and waiting for a resumption of international cricket following Covid-19, there is now a very real possibility that England captain Joe Root may miss the first Test against West Indies at the Ageas Bowl next month. His wife, Carrie, is due to give birth to their second child at the start of July and the first Test in Southampton will begin, subject to government approval, on July 8. Quite understandably, Root says he will be at the birth come what may

Formula 1 has announced the schedule for the first eight races of the 2020 season. The 2020 F1 season will begin in Austria. The first race will be held at the Red Bull Ring on July 5. The second race will also be held at the same venue on July 12. The Hungarian GP will be held on July 19, followed by the British GP at Silverstone on August 2, 2020. Silverstone will also host a second race on August 9. Two more

Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of $106.3 million (95.5 million euros). The Swiss tennis legend, a men’s record 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, becomes the first player from his sport atop the annual list since its 1990 debut, rising from fifth in 2019. Federer’s haul over the past 12 months included $100 million from appearance fees and endorsement deals plus $6.3 million in prize

The ATP and WTA tours are suspended for more than two months due to the outspread of coronavirus all around the world. It is still uncertain when the season will recommence with the nearest possible date of August 1. The governing bodies of tennis are trying every possible way to resume the tour soon. Moreover, the organizers of the US Open and the French Open are confident to hold the events in September. ATP to discuss future of 2020 season with players According

Germany’s Bundesliga is back. Spain’s La Liga, Serie A in Italy and the English Premier League, and maybe even the Champions League, are set to follow soon. This means the likes of Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez and others will once again be on our screens chasing some of the game’s top prizes. As football takes tentative steps back toward normality, we take a look at some of the best Arab talent to make their mark in Europe’s top leagues. Ali Al-Habsi The only

Barcelona’s legendary figure may join forces with a hated personality. La Masia product and former Barcelona forward Pedro achieved legendary status in his short span at the club before heading to Chelsea. At the Stamford Bridge, the Spaniard has been incredibly successful winning every domestic accolade in addition to a UEFA Europa League title last year. However, all things point to him leaving this summer. Pedro was linked with a return back to the Camp Nou for a short span, but speaking of

Juventus are among the teams interested in Hellas Verona defender Marash Kumbulla, following his breakout season in Serie A. The 20-year-old defender is valued at €30m and is one of the hottest properties in the league this year, attracting the likes of Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Chelsea, PSG, Lyon, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt. La Repubblica report that Juventus are also in the running for the youngster, but its hard to see where he would fit in, given the Bianconeri’s strong back-line.

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are undoubtedly two of the best batsmen going around in world cricket and on numerous occasions they have been pitted against each other by fans and pundits. The debate has raged on as to who is better and while that might take some time to be settled, one thing there is no debating about is that the duo have immense respect for each other. Virat Kohli has spoken about his admiration for Steve Smith, even gesturing to fans

Back in 2007, when the ultimate Indian Premier League (IPL) was not introduced, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev started a league named the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The former India skipper started ICL with a motive to bring all veteran international players under one roof. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to recognize ICL as a cricket tournament and termed it as the rebel league. The apex cricketing body saw Kapil’s association with ICL as a

The Brazilian ace is set to drop into the free agency pool when his current contract with the Gunners expire this summer. David Luiz has "no desire to leave" Arsenal, according to his agent Kia Joorabchian, who says there is a "very high chance" the defender will still be at Emirates Stadium next season. Luiz has racked up 32 appearances for the Gunners in all competitions since joining the club from Chelsea in an £8 million ($10m) deal last summer. The 33-year-old signed

Kohli, 31, replaced Dhoni as Test captain in 2014-15 and took over the limited-overs reins in early 2017, becoming India’s all-format leader as well the team’s batting mainstay. Fielding in the slips, Kohli had easy access to wicket-keeper Dhoni and he felt their chats in between deliveries earned him the trust of the former skipper. “You start talking to the captain regularly,” Kohli told team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin in a chat on YouTube. “I was always in MS’s ear, standing next to him and

The ECB has welcomed the UK Government's go-ahead for the return of professional sport behind closed doors as it presses ahead with plans to host international cricket this summer, and stage a domestic season. In a further easing of lockdown restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden announced government health and safety guidance on Saturday for elite athletes and professional sportspeople to return to competition in the absence of spectators from June

Barcelona will finally return to La Liga action on June 13 at 10pm CET at Real Mallorca and will follow that up with a home game against Leganes on Tuesday, June 16 at 10pm CET La Liga have confirmed the dates of the first two rounds of fixtures as top-flight football in Spain returns after a near three-month suspension. And here they are… Barcelona will resume top of the table as they seek to successfully defend their title. All teams still have 11

Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed 'Justice for George Floyd' message on his t-shirt as Borussia Dortmund defeated Paderborn 6-1 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The German league saw various tributes for Floyd, a black man who died in a hand-cuffed state after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck in the Minneapolis city in America. "#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd," wrote Borussia Dortmund on their official Twitter profile as the club shared a picture of Sancho with the message. Earlier in

Steven Smith suggested that he would be willing to miss the early part of the Australian domestic season to take part in the IPL should this year's T20 World Cup be postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and leave room for a delayed edition of the world's most lucrative domestic T20 event. Contracted to Rajasthan Royals, where he was named captain for the 2020 tournament, Smith said that while international cricket took priority for him, he could see the sense in travelling to

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has given its approval in principle for a test series in England, the body said on Friday. West Indies had been scheduled to visit England for three tests in June but the tour was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is now looking at hosting the series in July. “CWI … received and reviewed detailed plans for players and staff to be kept in a bio-secure environment for the duration of

The Bundesliga has stated that Real Madrid loanee Achraf Hakimi is now the fastest Bundesliga player on record. These speed recordings have been official for the league since the 2011-12 season. Achraf initially set the record in December against Leipzig, clocking in at just under 22.5 mph (36.2 km/h). He then broke his own record in February against Union Berlin, this time recording a speed of 22.67 mph (36.5 km/h). French newspaper Le Figaro did a study this season on the fastest players