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On Monday, the ICC Cricket Committee headed by Anil Kumble banned saliva use to shine the ball. Also, non-neutral umpires made a coronavirus-forced return for all international matches. Saliva ban Henceforth, players would be barred from using saliva to shine the ball. The decision has been taken today, as the Kumble-led Cricket Committee had a meeting via conference call that addressed issues like maintaining the condition of the match ball. Reason The ICC says changes to regulations have been brought in to “to mitigate the risks

#TeamPlWDLFAGDPts1Bayern Munich261844752649582Borussia Dortmund261664723339543M'gladbach261646523121524RB Leipzig261493632736515Bayer Leverkusen261556493118506Wolfsburg26109736315397SC Freiburg2610793536-1378Schalke2691073340-7379Hoffenheim26105113546-113510Cologne26103134147-63311Hertha Berlin2687113548-1331121. FC Union Berlin2693143243-113013Eintracht Frankfurt2584133944-52814FC Augsburg2676133754-172715Mainz2683153655-192716Fortuna Dusseldorf2658132750-232317Werder Bremen2546152859-311818SC Paderborn 072645173054-2417 GLOSSARY PL: PlayedW:WinsD:DrawsL:LossesF:Goals ForA:Goals AgainstGD:Goal DifferencePts:Points FIXTURES May 2020 Friday 22nd May Hertha Berlin 19:30 1. FC Union Berlin Saturday 23rd May M'gladbach 14:30 Bayer Leverkusen SC Freiburg 14:30 Werder Bremen SC Paderborn 07 14:30 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg 14:30 Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich 17:30 Eintracht Frankfurt Sunday 24th May Schalke 12:30 FC Augsburg Mainz 14:30 RB Leipzig Cologne 17:00 Fortuna Dusseldorf Tuesday 26th May Borussia Dortmund 17:30 Bayern

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced that stadiums across the country are allowed to open but will see no gathering of crowd. The relaxation is part of the fourth phase of the nation-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19, and could potentially lead to resumption of sports in some capacity going forward. “Sports complexes and stadium will be permitted to open; however, spectators won’t be allowed,” read one of the guidelines to be followed during the lockdown, which has extended till May

Players arriving in several sparsely-populated team buses, substitutes wearing masks and goal celebrations limited to elbow bumps – when German football returns to the pitch this weekend, it will have to follow a draconian set of guidelines. The German Football League presented political leaders with a 51-page document of guidelines to earn the right for the Bundesliga to become the first of Europe’s big five leagues to resume action. The matches will be surrounded by extraordinary measures to protect players and officials from infection by coronavirus. And the

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels India skipper Virat Kohli's penchant for playing copybook cricketing shots and his incredible fitness make him the world's best batsman across formats among the current generation of cricketers. "Of that group (including Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root), Kohli is the best in all three forms. That's unquestionable," Chappell said on 'The RK Show', which is hosted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan on YouTube."His record in all three forms is quite unbelievable, particularly his record in the shorter forms." Chappell's comments come after former

The resumption of Bundesliga behind locked doors on Saturday was viewed by over six million fans in Germany, which is a new record for broadcasters Sky according to website DWDL.de. When the German league resumed on Saturday afternoon after a two-month break due to the coronavirus, Sky had 3.68 million viewers watching the matches on it's subscription TV channels in Germany. The domestic figure is more than double the usual audience for a typical round of Saturday matches. In addition, 2.45 million viewers watched the

"Cristiano Ronaldo is the king," said opening batsman Rohit Sharma when he was asked whether he is a fan of the Portuguese star or not. Rohit was doing a Facebook live chat with Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and it was then that both players opened up about their love for Ronaldo.When asked to say something about Ronaldo, Rohit replied: "Yes, of course. Who doesn't love Ronaldo? He is the king. What he has done with his career is simply outstanding. You have to applaud whatever he has

A professional football team in South Korea has apologised after “mannequins” it used as substitute fans during a match at the weekend turned out to be sex dolls. The K-League club FC Seoul said the dolls, which had been dotted around stands currently off-limits to supporters due to the coronavirus outbreak, had been ordered inadvertently after a “misunderstanding” with the supplier. Earlier this month the K-League became the first major football league to hold matches since the start of the pandemic, with the season’s opening game watched by

19-year-old Indian cricketer Ravi Bishnoi is keeping his fingers crossed that the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played soon. Amid the lockdown, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ravi is practicing on the roof of his house in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He stands in one corner of the roof and bowls to the other. That's how he is practicing and preparing for the cash-rich league.“I practice on my roof because I can’t go out. I am taking all precautions. I practice on the roof

Losses are a difficult part of tennis but an inevitable component of the sport. Venus Williams has certainly gone through some tough losses over the past few years. Her game is nowhere near the level of what it once used to be. This means that she has had some early exits from tournaments. For a player who was used to winning grand slams, this can come as a rude shock. The effects of this were seen on Venus Williams during an infamous incident

European leagues are gradually contemplating a return to action, while several competitions have already announced an official return date. Serie A have proposed a plan to the Italian government which would see the league get back underway on a June 13. "We would like to resume the league, but so long as the protocols guarantee everyone's safety and that it will not stop again," said the Italian sport minister, Vincenzo Spadafora. "Someone asked me why a supermarket doesn't close if the cashier tests positive

Former India captain and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said the apex body of Indian cricket might not have to go for pay cuts if the Indian Premier League (IPL) is held at some point in time. Sourav Ganguly said if the 13th season of the IPL gets shelved due to the Covid-19 pandemic, then the BCCI is set to face loss of around Rs 4000 crore. The IPL 2020 was scheduled to get underway from March

UFC president Dana White has expressed his concern about Mike Tyson’s return to boxing. White who shares a close relationship with Mike Tyson, revealed he pleaded with ‘iron’ Mike to stay retired. Tyson retired back in 2005, however, he’s been teasing fans on his potential return, posting several clips on social media. “I’m begging him not to go fight”- Dana White “I love Mike Tyson. I’m begging him not to go fight. I said ‘you look awesome, you’re still explosive, you’re obviously still

It's been two months now, since the cancellation of the one-day series between India and South Africa on March 14, that the Indian team has not stepped out on the field. In fact, like everyone else across the country, Virat Kohli & Co. have found themselves quarantined over the last 60-odd days, making do with whatever resources at their disposal to work on their cricket and aspects of physical and mental fitness.The isolation notwithstanding, there's been a lot at play behind the scenes for the

Reacting to Australia opener David Warner and his opening partner in the Indian team Rohit Sharma’s comments about him not liking to take the strike off the first ball, Shikhar Dhawan said that’s the way he likes to bat, it’s just a mental thing and has got nothing do with him not wanting to take on the fast bowlers first-up. In an Instagram chat, Warner and Rohit talked about the experience of opening with Dhawan. Warner opened with the India left-hander for Sunrisers

Barcelona superstar Ansu Fati rose to fame this season under Ernesto Valverde as an early-season injury crisis at the club opened the door to him for minutes. The youngster took his chances well and emerged as one of the world’s best players of his age, becoming an important fixture in the squad under the ex-Athletic Bilbao boss. However, since Quique Setien took over the reigns, Fati’s chances have been very limited. The 17-year-old is in a developmental phase of his career and could be a

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a video of a young kid pulling off amazing skills with a football and a skipping rope. In the 24-second video shared by AFC, a young kid can be seen doing kick-ups while skipping the ropes. What was interesting in this video was that the kid pulled off all these tricks with a blindfold on. Football, much like every other sport, has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Major events like UEFA

An "imposing character" like Virat Kohli will not be comfortable sharing power and hence split captaincy is not something that will work in Indian cricket, feels former England skipper Nasser Hussain. However, he does feel that the Indian team management often messes up selections as they did in that World Cup semi-final against New Zealand and split coaching might be a good idea.Hussain's view on selection was echoed by India's twin World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who wants to know how the current Indian coaching staff headed

Silly season isn’t almost upon us, it’s here already. Not a day is going by at the moment it seems where our beautiful club isn’t the laughing stock of the rest of world football. Now don’t get me wrong, Miralem Pjanic is a skilful, difficult customer, and has certainly proved his worth in a Juventus side that has dominated over the last few seasons, however, the Bosnian is 30 years of age. Since when did Barcelona become so ‘progressive’ that they routinely signed players that

Splicing clips of animated fans on the edge of their living room couch with on-field action during live telecast will be one of IPL’s major innovations as BCCI, like others around the world, prepares to come to terms with the eerie silence of empty stands and life post COVID-19 lockdown. While the European football leagues flirt with the idea of CGI fans and cardboard cut-outs to liven up games played behind closed doors, Star wants to keep it real in case IPL Season 13 takes