Kolkata: Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma on Monday wrote to Indian cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya questioning N. Srinivasan representing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the ICC Board Meeting in Barbados beginning June 24. Questioning Srinivasan’s recent election as the president ofRead More

Buenos Aires: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has confirmed that he intends to run for the FIFA presidency to succeed Sepp Blatter, according to Uruguayan broadcaster Victor Hugo Morales. Maradona, 54, has been a fierce critic of Blatter, and the former Argentina captain and manager has now decided to standRead More

Lahore: Pakistan`s Mohammad Hafeez could be banned from bowling for one year after the part-time off-spinner was again reported by match officials for a suspect action during the test against Sri Lanka in Galle that ended on Sunday. The opening batsman has to undergo further testing within 14 days andRead More

Everyone needs a calm and mediating ecosystem to survive. Like other performing artists, football players also need a system, which provides enough breathing space to perform at their best. But in football, literally, that space is more to do with the real dimensions of the field – of length andRead More

Santiago: Brazil said it will appeal Neymar’s four-game suspension that rules him out of the rest of the Copa America. The Brazilian confederation’s “legal department will file a counterpoint to Neymar’s sanction,” coach Dunga said in a news conference in Santiago. Dunga said Neymar was hugely important in football, andRead More

Saint Petersburg: Russia fought honestly for the right to host the 2018 World Cup and the decision should not be called into question, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Swiss judicial authorities are probing the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar as part ofRead More

Petra Kvitova will start her preparation for a possible third Wimbledon title on Monday when the Czech plays as top seed at the Eastbourne International on the English south coast. The world number two, who was runner-up at Devonshire Park in 2011 before going on to capture her first WimbledonRead More

New Delhi: India face a crucial situaution when they take on hosts Bangladesh in the second ODI match in the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Sunday. After losing the first encounter by a whooping 79 runs, India will hope to turn the tide in their favour in the three-matchRead More

Harare: A cloud of uncertainty prevailed over India’s forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe next month with the country’s cricket Board saying that the series could be postponed to next year if the ongoing issues between the BCCI and broadcaster Ten Sports are not resolved on time. Zimbabwe Cricket said in aRead More

St. Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the need for a probe by his country against FIFA, the governing body of global football, following corruption allegation in the award of 2018 World Cup football. He said the World Cup would be held in Russia in 2018. “That’s it.” RussiaRead More