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Baseball players say talks futile, tell MLB to order return

Baseball players respond to MLB on virus protocols

3:00 pm May 22, 2020

New York: The baseball players’ association gave management a wide-ranging response to a 67-page proposed set of protocols for a season to be played during the coronavirus pandemic. Management had presented the union and the 30 teams the proposed draft last Friday. The union said Thursday it addressed: protections for high-risk players, access to pre- […]

Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for COVID, quarantines himself at home

Gambhir picks Tendulkar over Kohli in ODIs; considers longitivity, rule changes

6:34 pm May 21, 2020

Mumbai: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has chosen legendary Sachin Tendulkar over current skipper Virat Kohli as a better batsman in the ODI format, considering the changed rules of the game and the Mumbaikar’s longevity of career. Tendulkar, who retired in 2013, played 463 ODIs and amassed 18, 426 runs with 49 hundreds at an […]

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

BCCI unlikely to recruit CFO for time being

4:16 pm May 20, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian cricket board is unlikely to hire a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in near future even though Santosh Rangnekar resigned from the post six months back. While BCCI CEO Rahul Johri was asked to take back his resignation and continue till the end of his tenure (2021), it is learnt that […]

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy during lockdown

3:33 pm May 19, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian men and women’s hockey teams have turned tech-savvy in order to maintain social distancing while continuing with their indoor workout regime during the coronavirus-forced lockdown. The core probable group housed in the Sports Authority of India Centre here suspended high-intensity hockey training in the third week of March following a nationwide lockdown. […]

Celta’s Sisto fined for driving home to Denmark: reports

11:57 pm May 17, 2020

Madrid: Celta Vigo attacker Pione Sisto was fined a club record 60,000 euros ($65,000) for driving 3,000km home to Denmark by breaking strict coronavirus measures, local media reported on Sunday. The 25-year-old Danish international made the journey on March 27 as Spain was under lockdown and returned on May 6 to Galicia before refusing to […]