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Kumar Sangakkara to be questioned in WC final fixing probe
Kumar Sangakkara to be questioned in WC final fixing probe
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has been summoned to appear before the Special Investigations Unit of the Sports Ministry. MORE..
Murali crowned as the most valuable Test player of 21st century
Murali crowned as the most valuable Test player of 21st century
World’s highest Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan has been named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly. MORE..
Liverpool crowned Premier League champions after 30 years
Liverpool crowned Premier League champions after 30 years
Thirty years of hurt came to an end for Liverpool when they were confirmed as Premier League champions yesterday courtesy of second-placed Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat by Chelsea. MORE..
Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka postponed
Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka postponed
The Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka next month has been postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic. MORE..
Seven more Pakistani cricketers test positive for COVID-19
Seven more Pakistani cricketers test positive for COVID-19
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that seven more cricketers have returned positive tests for Covid-19, taking the total count to ten ahead of their England tour. On Monday, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, and Haris Rauf had tested positive. MORE..
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
Novak Djokovic, the men’s world No. 1 tennis player, has tested positive for Covid-19 after several other players on the Adria Tour contracted the disease. MORE..
Pakistan trio test positive for COVID-19 ahead of England tour
Pakistan trio test positive for COVID-19 ahead of England tour
Pakistan cricketers Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan have tested positive for COVID-19 after being screened in Rawalpindi ahead of their tour of England next month, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday. MORE..
ICC to probe Aluthgamage’s match-fixing comments
ICC to probe Aluthgamage’s match-fixing comments
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to step up and probe former Sri Lanka Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s comments of the 2011 World Cup final being fixed. MORE..
Mahela claps back at Thilanga’s statement
Mahela claps back at Thilanga’s statement
With former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s controversial claim that the 2011 International Cricket World Cup was fixed, several former cricketers spoke out on the matter requesting the former Minister to provide evidence for his allegations. MORE..
Mahela, Sangakkara respond to Mahindananda’s ‘match-fixing’ allegations
Mahela, Sangakkara respond to Mahindananda’s ‘match-fixing’ allegations
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who made startling ‘match-fixing’ allegations surrounding the 2011 World Cup final, doubled down on his statement and vowed to come forward with information during an investigation. MORE..
World 100m champion Coleman suspended over new missed test
World 100m champion Coleman suspended over new missed test
Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended on Wednesday over a missed drugs test, putting him at risk of a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. MORE..
Need to change how we look at Test Cricket - Sangakkara
Need to change how we look at Test Cricket - Sangakkara
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes that there is a need to stop treating Test cricket as a “cash cow”, and the boards should continue to invest in the format irrespective of whether it is resulting in financial returns or not. MORE..
