June 18: For up to 120 national or international level athletes, Townsville’s Festival of Athletics is a key competitive meet and one of the last remaining qualifying opportunities for the… Continue reading Olympians racing the clock at Festival of Athletics
Sydney, June 16 Seven Australian cricket stars, including Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David Warner, pulled out of their national team’s upcoming limited-overs tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh… Continue reading Injured Smith, six others pull out of Australia’s tour of Windies
London, June 3 Pacer Ollie Robinson, who returned as England’s most successful bowler with two wickets for 50 on the first day of first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s,… Continue reading Pacer Robinson apologises after racist, sexist tweets resurface
London, June 2 England captain Joe Root has said that 5-0 Test series sweep against India in August-September will be ideal preparation for Ashes that begins on December 8. Root,… Continue reading Root eyes 5-0 sweep against India to build confidence for Ashes
Paris, June 1 Naomi Osaka has received backing from Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams after the Japanese tennis star pulled out of French Open on Monday. Naomi’s decision to not… Continue reading Serena, Martina back Naomi’s decision to pull out of French Open
Sydney, May 31 Cricket Australia on Monday announced the appointment of Nick Hockley as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hockley had been serving as interim CEO since June 2020. “The… Continue reading Nick Hockley comfirmed as Cricket Australia CEO
Sydney, May 28 India’s ace off-spinner R Ashwin can break Muttiah Muralitharan’s record for most Test wickets, former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has said. Ashwin, 34, who has 409 wickets… Continue reading Ashwin can break Muralitharan’s record for most Test wickets: Hogg
Parma (Italy), May 17 Top seed Serena Williams of the USA launched her Emilia-Romagna Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italian teenaged debutant Lisa Pigato on Monday. Serena… Continue reading Emilia-Romagna Open: Serena beats debutant Lisa, Venus ousted
Berlin, May 14 Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho scored a brace each as Borussia Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final for their fifth title in the… Continue reading Haaland, Sancho fire Dortmund to 5th German Cup title
Quito (Ecuador), May 13 Former Manchester United and Ecuador player Antonio Valencia on Thursday announced his retirement from football because of chronic knee problems. The 35-year-old Valencia made the decision… Continue reading Former Manchester United defender Valencia retires
Beijing, May 11 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will continue to “work with full engagement” towards a safe Olympics, an IOC spokesperson told Xinhua. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had… Continue reading IOC to ‘work with full engagement’ towards safe Olympics
New Delhi, May 11 India’s pistol coach Pavel Smirnov will not accompany the 28-member national shooting squad to Croatia on Tuesday due to delay in visa process. “He hasn’t got… Continue reading India pistol coach Smirnov grounded without visa
