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Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh star as West Indies beat Australia
GROS-ISLET: Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh combined for seven wickets to trigger a stunning Australian collapse as the West Indies pulled off an 18-run victory in the opening fixture of the five-match T20 International series at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Friday. SCORECARDSeamer McCoy (four for 26) and leg-spinner Walsh (three for…
Triller wants to move Lopez vs Kambosos to Australia, Teofimo
Triller are attempting to once again move the date for the Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr fight, and now they also intend on changing the location. Mike Coppinger reports at ESPN that Triller want to push Lopez-Kambosos back to Oct. 17, and move the fight to Australia. Lopez’s team are not on board with…
AB de Villiers still potent force in T20 cricket but
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher believes AB de Villiers’ has his reasons to decide against coming out of international retirement and represent the national team in the upcoming ICC World T20 despite being in good form. Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced that De Villiers has decided not to come out of international retirement,…
Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar turns 72; VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag
NEW DELHI: Former Indian batsmen VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag led the way as wishes poured in for legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar on his 72nd birthday on Saturday. Laxman wished his “childhood hero and inspiration” Gavaskar on his birthday. “Many more happy returns of the day to my childhood hero and inspiration, Sunil Gavaskar. He…
Crawford to fight Zepeda on Oct
By William Lloyd: Bob Arum is already planning on matching WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford against Josh Taylor in early 2022 after his next defense against Jose Zepeda (34-2, 26 KOs) in October 22 or 23rd. Arum is excited about undisputed 140lb champion Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) going up to 147 to take on Crawford in…
What if WTC final ends in draw or is washed
What happens if next month’s World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand ends in a draw? Or a tie? Or worse, a washout? The Indian cricket team is eagerly awaiting a response to this and other questions concerning the ‘Playing Conditions’ for the marquee clash in Southampton from June 18 to 22. The…
India-Sri Lanka ODI series to start on July 18 due
NEW DELHI/COLOMBO: The Indian team’s six-match limited-overs series in Sri Lanka will now start from July 18, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told PTI on Saturday, a day after a COVID-19 outbreak in the home team camp forced the postponement. The series, which was originally scheduled to start with the three ODIs on July 13, had…
Breaking: Tyson Fury tests positive for Covid-19, Deontay Wilder fight
By Jeff Aronow: Tyson Fury is one of the members of his training camp that tested positive for COVID-19, and his July 24th trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder will now be postponed. Dan Rafael is reporting the bad news for WBC heavyweight champion Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs). Interestingly, Fury, 32, was vaccinated, but he’d only…
Greg Chappell recounts how his equation with Sourav Ganguly soured
Greg Chappell, recalling his time as India coach, said that it was because of Sourav Ganguly that he got the post and that he left because the resistance within the team got too much after Ganguly returned to the team. Speaking on the Cricket Life Stories podcast, Chappell said: “Ganguly was the one who approached me…
Wahab Riaz will know about England visit for The Hundred
KARACHI: Pakistan’s experienced fast bowler, Wahab Riaz, will know next week when he can go to England again to participate in the inaugural tournament, The Hundred, a brainchild of the English cricket board. Wahab was denied entry into the United Kingdom after reaching there without a valid work permit. “My work permit number has been…