Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings on Tuesday conceded that this year’s T20 World Cup amid the COVID-19 pandemic seems “unrealistic” as it will be difficult to fly in 16 teams to the country. Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings described the staging of the Twenty20 World …
Novak Djokovic: US Open coronavirus protocols ‘extreme’
World number one Novak Djokovic has called the coronavirus safety protocols, planned in order for the US Open to take place, “extreme”. The hard-court Grand Slam tournament is scheduled to start on 31 August at Flushing Meadows in New York. “We would not have access …
Boston Marathon canceled for 2020 due to COVID-19, will be run as virtual race
The Boston Marathon will not be run in 2020, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday. It will be the first time in its 124-year history that it is not held through the streets of the city. The race had initially been postponed from its annual …
The T20 World Cup in Australia is likely to move to 2022
Kathmandu: The possibility of shifting the T20 World Cup cricket tournament to Australia to 2022 has increased. The tournament, which is scheduled to take place from October 11 to November 5, is likely to be postponed, an ICC official said. The ICC board meeting is …
Six Nepali players are competing in the Asian Junior Championship
Kathmandu: Six Nepali players are competing in the Asian Junior and Girls Online Chess Championship organized by the Asian Chess Federation after many competitions were postponed due to the corona virus (Covid-19) epidemic. Abishreya Shrestha, Vivek Shrestha and Niken Kusatha are representing Nepal in the …
Voting is taking place for ‘contact’ training in EPL
LONDON: English Premier League (EPL) clubs are set to vote on Wednesday to start ‘contact’ training. The vote is another major step towards resuming the league next month. The British government only allowed contact training on Sunday. This will help the player to return to …