BERLIN: With players’ voices bouncing off the empty stands and the leathery thud of the ball audible across the pitch, Germany’s Bundesliga will have a very different feel when it resumes on Saturday. Having been starved of action for two months due to the Covid-19 shutdown, German football fans must grudgingly and quickly adapt to […]
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again made a contact with former Pakistan captain Salim Malik, sending a questionnaire relating to a pending inquiry against him, since 2011. Sources told Dawn on Thursday that until and unless Malik replies to the pending inquiry, he will not be cleared to join any cricket body affiliated with […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad on Tuesday put his weight behind the idea of resuming cricket activities behind closed doors and asked cricket boards to find a way to hold activities during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown period. Playing without fans was suggested by some cricketers recently as one possible option to resume cricket and […]
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LONDON: Former star Kevin Pietersen is concerned about England’s Test bowling resources when the long-serving pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad call time on their careers. The experienced new ball pair, both in their 30s, have recently said they were aiming to be part of England’s bid to reclaim the Ashes in Australia […]
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LAHORE: Former fast bowler Shaoib Akhtar’s lawyer Abuzar Salman Khan Niazi has replied to the legal defamation notice served on the pacer by Taffazul Rizvi, the lawyer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on April 29. Shoaib’s lawyer has dismissed the legal notice of defamation by saying: “That, the notice under reply, for all the […]
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ZURICH: Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber faces the start of proceedings on Wednesday that could lead to his impeachment after criticism of his handling of an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding football’s governing body FIFA. Lauber has been accused by anti-corruption campaigners of botching a fraud trial over payments linked to the 2006 World Cup […]
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LAHORE: Former Sri Lankan captain and MCC President Kumar Sangakkara has praised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Pakistan Government, its security officials and the cricket fans for lending their full support and cooperation during the highly successful MCC tour to Pakistan last February and said the world of cricket needs to see Pakistan cricket getting […]
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne lauded the impact of relatively new head coach Mickey Arthur on Sunday and said his side must target a top-four spot in the world rankings for both the Test and 50-over formats. South African-born Arthur was appointed as Sri Lanka’s head coach on a two-year contract in December. […]
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LONDON: The resumption of sport will lift morale for people around the world during the Covid-19 crisis and cricketers owe it to fans to play behind closed doors if that hastens the process, former England captain Kevin Pietersen has said. The spread of novel coronavirus has brought sport across the world to a standstill over […]
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LONDON: The Premier League’s challenge of resuming during the coronavirus pandemic was underscored on Sunday when Brighton & Hove Albion announced a player had tested positive just as clubs prepare for fresh talks on how they can create safe conditions to play again. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said the club’s Covid-19 case was a […]
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