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Wasim Jaffer named Odisha chief coach

CUTTACK: Former Test opener and domestic doyen Wasim Jaffer on Wednesday was chief coach of the Odisha senior side for the upcoming domestic season. “He (Jaffer) will be the head coach. He has been given a two-year contract,” Subrata Behera, Odisha Cricket Association CEO told PTI. The decision was taken following a meeting of OCA’s…

Fury vs. Wilder 3 likely to be postponed due to

By Charles Brun: An outbreak of COVID 19 in Tyson Fury’s camp has his July 24th fight against Deontay Wilder in jeopardy. The fight is still not officially postponed as of right now, but we’ll hear something soon. ESPN is reporting the news of the Covid 19 outbreak from Team Fury. If the fight is…

BCCI paying for quarantine of Australian IPL players in Sydney:

The BCCI is footing the bill for the 14-day quarantine of Australian IPL players, who have arrived from Maldives, Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley said on Tuesday. Most of the 38 members of the Australian contingent, including top players such as Pat Cummins and Steve Smith, officials and commentators, landed at the Sydney airport…

Eoin Morgan returns to lead England in Pakistan T20Is after

BIRMINGHAM: Eoin Morgan has been cleared to lead England in an upcoming Twenty20 series against Pakistan it was announced Wednesday after he missed their one-day international clean sweep following a Covid-19 outbreak within the hosts’ camp. England had to select an entirely new squad for the ODIs against Pakistan after several players and support tested…

Jermell Charlo sounding bitter about the pound-for-pound list ⋆ Boxing

By Sean Jones: Jermell Charlo (34-1, 18 KOs) was going back and forth this week with writers about his exclusion in the pound-for-pound lists. Although Charlo, 31, said he isn’t bothered about being excluded by Ring Magazine and ESPN’s pound-for-pound list, he sure sounded very, very upset about it. Charlo will have his IBF, WBA…

AB de Villiers’ retirement remains final: CSA after discussions with

South Africa’s swashbuckling cricketer AB de Villiers will not be coming out of retirement to join the squad ahead of T20 World Cup. Cricket South Africa (CSA) released a statement amidst rumours of De Villiers returning to the international side. “Discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all,…

WTC 2021-2023: India to host Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia;

DUBAI: India will once again not play Pakistan in the second cycle of World Test Championship with three away tours lined up in the next two years, starting with the England series next month. As per rule, each of the nine nations in the World Test Championship calendar play against six nations of their choice…

Deontay Wilder's coach Malik Scott reacts to Tyson Fury news

By Charles Brun: Deontay Wilder’s coach Malik Scott isn’t buying any of the news about Tyson Fury’s team having a COVID 19 outbreak that could postpone the July 24th fight. Malik sees more games by Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) to try and throw Wilder off to get an edge. Scott believes that Fury doesn’t want…

Indian women set to play Test in Australia after England

Indian women’s cricket team is set to play a Test in Australia after playing one in England next month. India, who play their first Test in seven years from June 16 in England, will play another one during the tour of Australia. They will also play ODI and T20I matches Down Under. India last played…

West Indies call up Hosein, Sinclair to face Australia |

GROS-ISLET (Saint Lucia): Spinners Akeal Hosein and Kevin Sinclair have been drafted into the West Indies squad for the last two T20s against Australia, the selection committee announced on Wednesday. Left-arm spinner Hosein and off-spinner Sinclair come into the squad as replacements for Shimron Hetmyer and Obed McCoy, who have minor injuries. West Indies have…