Category: Sports

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik on Sunday apologised to the nation over match-fixing after long 19 years and said he was ready to reveal all the secrets linked to match-fixing due to which he was banned for life. “I am very sorry for what I had done 19 years ago. I am ready to […]

MADRID: Spain’s health minister said on Sunday that Spaniards should not expect to see professional football restart before the summer. Spain has been without football since March 12, two days before the nation went into a strict lockdown under a state of emergency to battle its savage coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 22,000 […]

LAHORE: Eight former great Pakistani cricketers including Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram will hold online sessions with the current and emerging Pakistani cricketers to help them keep focus on their game and make best use of the time they have amid the lockdown due to Covid-19. The sessions will continue from Monday to Friday of […]

PARIS: UEFA are keener on leagues adopting new formats to determine final league places for European qualification if suspended domestic competitions cannot be completed due to government restrictions or financial concerns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The statement on Thur­sday opens the door to lea­gues temporarily adopting playoff formats so qualification for the Champions Lea­gue […]

MUMBAI: From shining the ball to celebrating a dismissal — certain things may never be the same again when cricket restarts after the novel coronavirus pandemic, Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Thursday. Cricketers use the age-old method of shining one side of the cricket ball with a combination of saliva and sweat, ostensibly […]

ISLAMABAD: Former captain Ramiz Raja believes that it will be difficult for cricket boards to survive for long without resuming the sport and proposed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hold talks with other boards to find a way to stage matches behind closed doors. Covid-19 has halted the cricket activities and holding of T20 […]

TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published on Thursday. Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said there is “absolutely no” chance of postponing the Games beyond their rescheduled July 23, 2021 opening, according to Kyodo News […]

DUBAI: Planning for this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup and next year’s women’s 50-over World Cup is going ahead even though cricket remains suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The ICC hosted a Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meeting with the CEOs of the 12 full members and […]

LONDON: Arsenal’s players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5% salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the London-based club the first in the Premier League to announce such a measure. Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others, such as West Ham United and Southampton, have said […]

PARIS: Confusion reigns in French football as to whether the league should resume amid the coronavirus pandemic. The co-president of the French professional footballers’ union called for the league to stop, while coaches in the top two divisions have expressed diverging opinions whether the 10 remaining games should be played. “It is legitimate to collectively […]