No decision on T20 World Cup till August, says ICC
MUMBAI: The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of practically every sporting event on the planet. With…
Hard to argue against MS Dhoni’s greatness: Kevin Pietersen
MUMBAI: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says it would be difficult to argue against two-time World Cup-winning skipper Mahendra Singh…
IPL: Abiding memories of the cash-rich league over 12 editions
The Times of India lists abiding memories of the IPL over 12 editions. RAJASTHAN’S INCREDIBLE RUNShane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals, not…
No point talking about IPL in Sri Lanka today: BCCI official
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is keen to host the currently-suspended IPL but the influential voices within the BCCI…
Post lockdown, players will require at least 3 weeks to enter match mode
CHENNAI: The craving for live sports action is increasing. The fans are waiting for the lockdown to get over and…
Cancel Test Champion cycle & ODI league, revisit FTP: Members tell ICC
MUMBAI: Leading member boards of the International Cricket Council (ICC) – with the BCCI, the England & Wales Cricket Board…
Slack CEO says Microsoft Teams only has 20?option rate
Enterprise messaging platform Slack’s CEO Stewart Butterfield has taken a dig at Microsoft Teams, saying it has just 20 per…
BCCI tells franchises IPL ‘delayed forever’ but no main word yet
NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday told IPL franchises that the event stands "postponed indefinitely" after the lockdown to combat…
No signs of ageing, MS Dhoni still has cricket left in him: Suresh Raina
NEW DELHI: Veteran India batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said MS Dhoni was trying to innovate a lot while batting…
Britain to remain in lockdown till at least May 7: the Times
(Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab is set to announce on Thursday that the lockdown in the country will…
Will be interesting to see Virat Kohli adjust to empty arenas: Nathan Lyon
SYDNEY: Cricket in front of empty stands came up for discussion between Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon and pacer Mitchell Starc…
IPL can be held without crowd, T20 World Cup can’t: Glenn Maxwell
MELBOURNE: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes a rescheduled IPL can be held behind closed doors but it will be difficult…
MS Dhoni stuck now, need to have retired after 2019 World Cup: Shoaib Akhtar
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar says he cannot fathom why Mahendra Singh Dhoni has "dragged it for so…
Cricket’s glorious treasure house can sustain us in perilous times | ESPNcricinfo.com
The April issue of The Cricketer arrived last week. Folded within was the annual wallchart presenting the fixtures for a…
With lockdown extension on the cards, IPL all set to be postponed forever
NEW DELHI: The cash-rich Indian Premier League's 13th edition on Saturday headed towards an indefinite postponement as the country braced…
Coronavirus Briefing Newsletter
India’s health ministry has confirmed 6,412 Covid-19 cases (5,709 active cases) and 199 fatalities. The Times of India on Friday…
Bennett University to hold global online conference over Covid-19 on April 9 | News
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Time away from cricket was torture: Prithvi Shaw
The lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has put a halt on all sporting events and cricket is no different.…
Times of India
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Covering our faces is not an alien routine, it’s an ancient one
Both US and Indian health officials have recommended that people wear “non-medical cloth masks” to prevent the spread of Covid-19.…
Vivo Y50 with 5000 mAh battery introduced
NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone maker Vivo expanded its smartphone lineup with the launch of Vivo Y50 in Cambodia. The company…
When a 16-year-old Shreyas Iyer was taken to a sports psychologist
NEW DELHI: Pushy parents tend to cause more harm than good to their children, enduring torrid times, but a few…
MS Dhoni’s biggest knocks in ODIs
April 5 marks the 15th anniversary of MS Dhoni's first international century - a knock that marked his arrival as…
Why board games are making a comeback
Ever since the lockdown began, leadership coach Aparna Jain and her family look forward to their evenings. They do their…
How we made the coronavirus pandemic
It may have started with a bat in a cave. But human activity set it loose The latest new virus…
COVID-19: World Bank India director on $1 billion India package | News
Apr 03, 2020, 05:35PM ISTSource: TOI.inThe World Bank’s country director for India, Junaid Ahmad speaks to Nalin Mehta o
PM reaffirmed my belief that we can’t let our guard down after April 14: Sachin Tendulkar
NEW DELHI: The iconic Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said managing the period after April 14 would be crucial to how…
Test cricket has actually made me a better individual: Virat Kohli
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he became a better person by playing Test cricket, calling the…
Wimbledon cancelled in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
LONDON: The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War II on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic…
IPL can take place in October-November if T20 World Cup is held off: BCCI main
NEW DELHI: With the coronavirus outbreak bringing the world to a standstill, sporting events across the world have either been…
A coronavirus vaccine in 18 months? Experts advise reality check
NEW YORK: As a young researcher in the late 1980s, Michael Kinch wanted to solve the biggest medical puzzle of…
New bodyweight workouts replace hockey training, games
BENGALURU: Two weeks before the March 24 lockdown, the Indian men and women's hockey teams' movement was restricted to the…
Delayed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the…
VVS Laxman’s 281 among Ian Chappell’s all-time fantastic knocks versus spin
MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has picked his two all-time favourite innings against high-quality spin bowling and one of…
Virat Kohli is not a man to mess around: Ravi Shastri
NEW DELHI: Head coach Ravi Shastri has called Virat Kohli the "boss" of Indian cricket and said the support staff…
My gut feel is Dhoni’s India ambitions might be over: Harsha Bhogle
NEW DELHI: With uncertainty looming over the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, celebrated cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle feels…
You touch your face 23 times an hour
The entire point behind the exhortation to wash your hands every 20 minutes is to prevent the coronavirus pathogen from…
‘This is not an ordinary war’: Virat Kohli urges residents to strictly follow lockdown
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted by @imVkohli on Twitter)NEW DELHI: Not impressed with the way people are taking the…
COVID-19: BCCI to ‘wait and watch’ before taking decision on IPL
AFP Photo.NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to "wait and watch" how the…
Tokyo starts Olympic job of reorganising Games
TOKYO: Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to…
Tokyo Olympics formally postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
TOKYO: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus…
IPL 13 fate: We are at same location, don’t have a response today, says Sourav Ganguly
NEW DELHI: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said he "doesn't have an answer" on the fate of this year's…
Coronavirus hasn’t affected my courage and determination, says boxer Amit Panghal
NEW DELHI: India is under lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn't stopped Olympic-bound star boxer Amit Panghal…
COVID-19: BCCI cancels conference call with IPL franchise owners
NEW DELHI: Already suspended till April 15, the uncertainty surrounding this year's IPL grew on Tuesday with the BCCI postponing…
Olympic postponement inevitable, states IOC official Pound
LOS ANGELES: Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Dick Pound said Monday a postponement of this year's Tokyo Olympics is…
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Quarantine or jail: Gambhir proposes strict rule amid lockdown
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir on Monday warned the offenders of the government's quarantine guidelines set out to stop…
Fake Covid-19 apps fish in the troubled waters
Some map-based applications that trace the path of the virus across the globe could end up infecting a user’s phone…
Will wait and look for a month before any choice: IOA after Canada takes out of Olympics
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association on Monday said it will "wait and watch" for at least a month before…
Not exactly sure who was going easy on Kohli to safeguard IPL contracts: Paine on Clarke’s remarks
HOBART: The Australian cricket team avoids provoking "any fight" with Virat Kohli, concedes Test skipper Tim Paine but he also…