Wimbledon set to be cancelled for first time since World War II
London: Wimbledon looks certain to be scrapped for the first time since World War II by tournament chiefs on Wednesday as the coronavirus wreaks further havoc on the global sporting calendar. The cancellation of the only grasscourt Grand Slam tournament at the All England Club would leave the tennis season in disarray after the French […]
Buttler auctions World Cup-winning shirt to raise funds for hospitals battling pandemic
London: England’s flamboyant batsman Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore during their World Cup-winning final last year, to raise funds for hospitals battling the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video message posted on Twitter late Tuesday night, Buttler said the shirt would be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals […]
Ex-Marseille president Pape Diouf dies from coronavirus
Marseille: Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus, a family source told AFP. Diouf, who was born in Chad but had French and Senegalese citizenship, led the club between 2005-2009 and helped build the side that lifted the Ligue 1 title in 2010. He was set to leave Dakar for […]
Duration of World Test Championship should be extended: Misbah
Karachi: Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has suggested extending the time span of the ICC World Test Championship with the COVID-19 pandemic bringing all cricketing activities to a halt and potentially throwing the international schedule haywire. “I just think that all teams must get equal opportunities in the championship even if matches are […]
IOC athletes commission says new Olympic dates give “much-needed certainty”
Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee’s athletes commission on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of new dates for the Olympics, saying the declaration has given those bound for Tokyo “much-needed certainty” after the mega-event’s postponement to 2021. In a statement, the IOC athletes commission, which also features India’s lone individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra, lauded the announcement […]
Kumble does his bit in fight against COVID-19
New Delhi: Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday made a donation to the Central and Karnataka state relief funds to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “To bowl out #Covid19India we all need to come together and fight this battle. I have made my humble contributions to #PMCaresFund #PMNRF and #CMReliefFund […]
Pakistani squash great Azam Khan dies of coronavirus in London
Karachi: Pakistani squash legend Azam Khan has died of coronavirus in London, his family said. Azam, who won the British Open title successively between 1959 and 1961, had tested positive for COVID-19 last week and died at London’s Ealing Hospital on Saturday. He was 95. Younger brother of the legendary Hashim Khan, Azam is widely […]
Postponed 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 historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021. “The Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5,” Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro […]
COVID-19: Mary Kom donates month’s salary to PM relief fund
New Delhi: Six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom on Monday said she will donate her one month’s salary as Rajya Sabha MP, amounting to Rs 1 lakh, to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wish to donate my one […]
Smith again eligible for captaincy after two-year ban ends
Sydney: Steve Smith’s two-year leadership ban ended quietly Sunday, leaving him eligible again to captain Australia at a time of uncertainty over when international cricket will resume. Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years over his involvement in the 2018 ball tampering scandal in South Africa. His sentence […]
