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The Grand Prix of Qatar 2020 was supposed to take place from 6th to 8th March 2020 at the Losail International Circuit. This was scheduled to be the opening race of the season and under the floodlights featuring the best riders on the planet riding the most technologically advanced and fastest prototypes in the world. Its 19-round season visits a total of 16 countries across four continents, showcasing the planet’s fastest motorcycle racers in its three categories comprising the Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP

The Asia XI-World XI squad has been announced for a two-match T20I series to be played in Dhaka next month. The matches will be played to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As many as six cricketers from the Indian team have been added into the Asian XI squad. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami and Rishabh Pant are the Indian players in the squad. However, the BCB President Nazmul Hassan is awaiting a

The International Cricket Council has trolled US President Donald Trump who is on a visit to India. Trump is invited by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of unveiling arguably, the world's largest cricket stadium in Motera. His trip is being named as "Namaste Trump". ICC trolls Donald Trump has been trending everywhere after the US President mispronounced Sachin Tendulkar's name. While addressing the crowd of over one lakh at the Motera stadium, Trump spoke about Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. "This

Kobe Bryant and his daughter met an untimely death on January 26, 2020, when a helicopter carrying them crashed in Calabasas, California, around 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, en route from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport. Along with them nine other people were killed in the fatal accident. On the occasion of their one month death anniversary, Kobe's wife Vanessa Bryant delivered an emotional speech. The speech was attended by a huge gathering at a sold-out memorial service for

Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for seven years after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges relate to attempting to influence team members to engage in corruption during the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier, played in the UAE. Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi was suspended by the ICC for the same offence last month and now has been formally banned from the sport by the cricket's governing

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi's four-goal strike helped his side beat Eibar in the La Liga game on Saturday. Messi scored as early as in the 14th minute of the game to give Barca the lead in the game. He scored again on the 37, 40 and 87th minute to give his team a 4-0 lead. Arthur Melo scored in the 89th minute of the game again, much to the amusement of the Barca fans at Camp Nou. Barcelona ultimately won the game 5-0.

It was on this very day 10 years ago that God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar achieved something in Gwalior that was never expected to happen in ODI cricket. He became the first batsman to score an ODI double hundred. It was also an unbeaten knock from the Little Master. Back then, getting to this feat was considered impossible, but it was Tendulkar who made it possible. Since Sachin Tendulkar's trendsetting 200, five more players have reached that milestone in ODI internationals. Rohit Sharma,

In a meeting held on Wednesday night by the Women's Football Committee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India are being seen as potential hosts for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022. India hosted the U17 FIFA World Cup last year and also will be hosting the FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup later this year. India won the bidding rights to host the event among three nations which included Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan and India themselves. Also Read: FIFA WC 2022: Doha to Host Preparation

Football is a game of great emotion. It sometimes leaves you teary-eyes, sometimes makes you happy and sometimes leaves you wanting for more. There have been many fans over the years from a number of clubs who have expressed their support for their clubs, but none perhaps like a 10-year old boy named Daragh Curley, who is an avid Manchester United fan. He addressed the letter to Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp asking him to make his team lose. Now Klopp's Reply to United

The IPL All-Star match that was scheduled to be played three days ahead of the start of IPL 13 has now been postponed till the end of the tournament. The IPL governing council Brijesh Patel confirmed the development. No date or venue has been finalised yet. The IPL GC also said that the two respective teams for the IPL All-Star match will be chosen based on the performance of the players in the tournament. "It will be after the tournament. We will see

India is under threat of losing the hosting rights of 2023 World Cup if it fails to pay exemptions immediately. The ICC in a single page letter has asked the board members to pay their respective tax exemptions. The message was especially directed towards the 'Big 3' the BCCI, ECB and the ACB. The letter was reported to be signed by ICC’s CEO Manu Sawhney and it was sent out on February 13. In the letter, Sawhney wrote the board earlier agreed that

Addressing the press-conference ahead of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington which starts from February 21, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that he is thinking about retiring from one format in the future keeping in mind his workload for the team. However, he also said that, he will be playing all three formats for at least three years and then think about retiring from one format, probably T20Is. He also spoke about the bigger picture concerning the Indian team with two

Sachin Tendulkar carried on their shoulders by Indian cricketers after the 2011 World Cup triumph is a moment that is still fresh in the memories of several fans of the Indian cricket team. On Monday in Berlin, Tendulkar's this very moment was awarded the Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. Tendulkar won his one and only world cup for India in his sixth appearance in the marquee event. He was a part of the Indian cricket team which reached the

Qatar is eyeing to send a strong contingent of athletes for the Tokyo Olympics which will be held between July 24 – August 9. The squad as of now already looks good with the presence of world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, a two-time Olympic medallist, and expert hurdler Abderrahman Samba. Abubaker Haydar Abdalla qualified for the 800-meter event. This will be Qatar's tenth appearance in the Summer Olympics. “We are looking to have more athletes but the number we already have are very

ICC is planning to propose the T20 Champions Cup in the cricket calendar between 2023-2031, a report in ESPN Cricinfo said. ICC Chief Manu Shawney proposed this move in a bid to provide consistent cash flow from events revenue to the game's smaller countries. The tournament would have the top ten teams in the world play 48 matches. This is the same number of games which was played during last year's 50-over World Cup. While 50-over Champions Cup will have six teams playing

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni who is on a hiatus from international cricket since the 2019 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand will start training with CSK at Chepauk from March 1 for IPL 2020. While MS Dhoni's international comeback is still a heated subject of debate, his participation in IPL 2020 with CSK is an assured one. Mahi fans will see him coming back to playing the game as and when IPL 2020 starts from March 29. Meanwhile, the IPL 2020 schedule

Premier Indian Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently shared a horrific incident from his early playing days. In Cricbuzz's new series named Spicy Pitch, R Ashwin was invited as a guest. While he shared several anecdotes from his early playing days, he shared a story that was most interesting than the others. Ashwin recounted a harrowing incident that happened with him during the days when he was playing tennis ball cricket. He said he was threatened and nearly abducted by the opposition players who

RCB unveiled new logo ahead of season 13 in the IPL. The club said the new logo design, which features a lion, "embodies the bold and fearless attitude" of the side. “The elements in the logo is a commitment to continuously entertain and engage with fans who are the force behind Royal Challengers Bangalore. We believe a change in identity for the club was necessary to effectively live and breathe this vision and celebrate the passion for cricket and playing bold" said Sanjeev

In an effort to become the best league in Asia and also a dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Qatar Stars League is aiming to become the first carbon-neutral league in the world. The tournament will be seen as an experiment for the upcoming mega event in 2022. The tournament is also in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. It will be made possible by working to reduce carbon emissions in stadiums and sports facilities, applying the highest standards

David Warner and Elysse Perry were the major award winners in the Cricket Australia Awards 2020 which was held in Melbourne on Monday night. While David Warner won the Allan Border Medal edging out teammate Steve Smith, Perry won the Belinda Clark Award for the third time after bagging it in 2016 and 2017. Marnus Labuschagne and Aaron Finch were some of the names amongst others who were awarded on Monday night. David Warner, the Allan Border medal winner 2020, made a memorable