Even as he waits for the Supreme Court to consider rolling back certain reforms, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has cautioned that without experienced people at the helm, even the richest and most powerful cricket board could fall swiftly. Ganguly said “continuity” was “a very important” yardstick in running a sport and so the BCCI had
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Former rugby players in New Zealand are being asked to donate their brains to research when they die as part of a study aimed at learning about the long-term effects of concussion and head injuries from contact sports. The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the University of Auckland launched the initiative on Friday and
Howie Kendrick, who capped the Nationals’ improbable run to their first World Series title last season with a Game 7 home run, has reached an agreement on a one-year, $6.25 million deal to return to Washington, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. Steady-handed, versatile and battle-tested, Kendrick came through at the biggest moments
Chester, second from right, at the launch of the 2019 Renault in Feburary Renault technical director Nick Chester is to leave the French team after their difficult campaign this season. Renault said the move had come as part of a “major restructuring” of the technical departments at their UK base in Enstone. And it comes
Indiana coach Tom Allen has finalized a new seven-year, $27.3 million contract with the school after leading the Hoosiers to their first eight-win season since 1993. Allen, who had been the Big Ten’s lowest-paid coach, will earn an average of $3.9 million annually, which still ranks near the bottom of the conference. His contract, which
WBO junior featherweight world titleholder Emanuel Navarrete faces Francisco Horta in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico, on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Navarrete (29-1, 25 KOs), 24, won the title by defeating Isaac Dogboe by unanimous decision a year ago on the
The dismal tour of Australia has hurt the “pride of the nation” according to Test captain Azhar Ali. The Tests ended in innings defeats; the T20Is were not any better even though the perception was Pakistan, ranked No. 1 in the format going into the series, would compete better. “We are a proud cricketing nation
Mary O’Rourke QC (left) has been representing Dr Richard Freeman Evidence from former British Cycling performance director Shane Sutton will be considered by a medical tribunal in the case against former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman. Australian Sutton stormed out of the hearing in Manchester last month after repeatedly denying claims by Dr Freeman’s lawyer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The first time it happened was Sept. 3, 2016. James Burgess Jr. was cut by his hometown team, the Miami Dolphins. So began his remarkable journey on the margins of the NFL, a four-year whirlwind of practice squads, free-agent workouts, canceled flights, short hotel stays, cold shoulders and seemingly constant rejection.
Rookie Calum Hill fired a superb 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Mauritius Open at the Heritage Golf Club on Friday. Hill moved to 12-under for the tournament after he carded the best round of the day that included nine birdies and a bogey. The 25-year-old Scot matched
A busy day at Everton Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly rejected an approach from Everton, with the club also being linked with Marcelino and José Bordalás. The Toffees sacked Marco Silva on Thursday afternoon, just under 24 hours after they were picked apart by Merseyside rivals Liverpool at Anfield. The 5-2 loss proved to be Silva’s
The ECB remain confident that that the forthcoming Test tour of South Africa will go ahead as planned, despite another day of administrative chaos that culminated in the suspension of Cricket South Africa’s chief executive and the loss of the team’s title sponsor after a 30-year association. England are set to announce their Test squad
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls during his opening spell © Getty Images
Toss India chose to bowl v West Indies Bhuvneshwar Kumar made his way back into international cricket since the West Indies tour in August; he was likely to enter the contest immediately as India elected to bowl first with
ECB chairman Colin Graves has predicted that Test matches played in England will never return to free-to-air (FTA) television, claiming that broadcasters have to put up with “astronomical” costs to show a five-day game. In an interview with the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph, Graves warned that the next government should not interfere with
Thabang Moroe, the chief executive of Cricket South Africa, has been suspended with immediate effect, but with full pay, following allegations of misconduct. An investigation into his actions, which will include an independent forensic audit, is expected to be conducted soon. Chris Nenzani, the CSA president, has been tasked with appointing an acting chief executive
The Hong Kong Open, which was postponed last month amid violence from escalating anti-government protests, will go ahead in January but without sanctioning by the European Tour, organisers said on Friday. The tournament, which had been scheduled to be played from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, will now be held at Hong Kong Golf Club
James Faulkner, the Australian left-arm seamer, will return to Lancashire for his fourth stint at the club for next year’s T20 Blast. Faulkner first appeared for the county in 2015, and has been one of their overseas players in the Blast since 2018. This season, he took 11 wickets with an economy rate of 7.88
December 6: India v West Indies, 1st T20I in Hyderabad NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates Captain: KL Rahul Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not played T20s for a while but Rahul has, scoring 313 runs from eight matches (strike rate 155.72)
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