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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not be reducing salaries of their cricketers despite the financial blow caused by the coronavirus pandemic,  Daily Jang  has quoted board CEO Wasim Khan as saying. According to the Urdu daily, Wasim said that the new budget for the financial year starting July 1 will not compromise on the remuneration of both male and female players, but said that if the situation worsened then he would be the first to take a pay cut. “As of now there is no reduction in their salaries but if the situation escalates then I’ll be the first to take the cut,” he said. However, it is thought that employees of the PCB will not receive their yearly increment or any bonuses. The board’s earlier practices involved giving a one to two months worth of salary bonus to their employees while officers received 10 to 20 percent increment on their salaries, especially as a result of a successful home event such as the Pakistan Super League. Earlier Wasim had said tha...

Serena Williams has added a tennis website to her vast business empire, which already includes a clothing line and investments in 34 startups. Women’s tennis legend Williams and her coach Patrick Mouratoglou have teamed up with French digital group Reworld Media Group to launch a new platform, which will deliver exclusive content from the tennis world. The platform started by Williams will be called ’Tennis Majors” Williams, Mouratoglou and Reworld are shareholders in the Tennis Majors platform and will showcase content in English and French language. It will have a major focus on tennis content, but will also deep dive into players lives, training and activities they do off court. Tennis Majors will use the 12-hectare Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, which was founded by the Frenchman in 2016 on the French Riviera, to film some of its content. The former top-ranked American and Mouratoglou, who have won 10 major singles titles since they first started working together in 2012, had lon...

There appears to be no end in sight for Endeavor’s financial woes. One of the world’s biggest sports and entertainment agency Endeavor is looking to raise US$250 million by June in a bid to offset its losses during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the New York Post. With the entertainment industry in near-shutdown, the company’s sports properties such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) unable to hold events and IMG’s rights portfolio delivering minimal returns at present, Endeavor’s business is severely hamstrung. Company is also reeling under huge debt & liabilties of $7.2billion. Also Read: https://www.insidesport.co/ sports-business-endeavor-wme- img-credit-rating-downgraded- by-sp-due-to-massive-debt/ Company’s credit rating also saw a drop from financial services company Moody’s. Moody’s, which joined S&P Global Ratings in downgrading Endeavor sizeable debt from stable to negative, claimed that the company “has maintained very high leverage levels a...

Argentina’s soccer federation called an end to the league season, and said no teams will be relegated until at least 2022 because of the disruption created by the coronavirus pandemic. The AFA said in a statement that the decision affects all competitions it organizes, including the country’s first division. AFA head Claudio Tapia also said the next season might not begin until January. “This is a global crisis that needs us all to do something. Maybe the measures will be unpopular, but we have to take them,” Tapia told TNT Sports on Monday, after first announcing that the cancellation was coming. In Argentina’s first division, the teams with the worst point average over the previous three seasons are relegated. One of the clubs that will benefit from the ruling is Gimnasia La Plata, coached by Diego Maradona. Spots in the next Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana will be awarded based on the standings from March 15, when all soccer activity was suspended in the South American...

Cricket Australia has announced the list of centrally contracted players for the 2020-21 season. As reported by InsideSport earlier, Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns are among six new faces on Cricket Australia’s list of centrally contracted men’s players for the 2020-21 season, while state teammate Usman Khawaja has missed out for the first time in five years. Labuschagne and Burns have been added along with Ashton Agar, Mitchell Marsh, Kane Richardson and Matthew Wade, players who all missed out on the initial list 12 months ago but earned upgrades during the year. Khawaja, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh and Marcus Stoinis have all missed out having been part of the initial list last year. Peter Siddle (retired) and Ashton Turner (omitted) have also been overlooked after they had earned upgrades during the year. “As Mitch Marsh and Matthew Wade have proven, there are always plenty of opportunities for those who have missed out to be re-selected...

Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Hyderabad FC (HFC) debuted in 2019 and in its first season itself. Even after ISL 2019-20 season got over 70 days back, the debutant ISL Club is yet to clear the pending payments of the players and the coaching staff. The matter has reached such stage that All India Football Federation (AIFF) has to intervene. According to a report in The Hindustan Times, Hyderabad FC have been given till May 15 to clear pending payments worth $646, 918 (almost Rs 4.9 crore) to five players and three in the coaching staff including former head coach Phil Brown. The decision was taken on Wednesday by the players’ status committee of the AIFF. The players who wrote to AIFF seeking redressal are: Marcelo Leite Pereira (Marcelinho), Marko Stankovic, Deyvison Rogerio da Silva (Bobo), Giles Barnes and Matthew Kilgallon. The committee has further communicated to Hyderabad FC management that  “stringent” action will be taken if the deadline is missed and the pending p...

Shoaib Akhtar has yet again landed himself into trouble after PCB legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi filed a criminal as well as defamation suit against the former fast bowler for his allegedly inappropriate comments against him in a YouTube show. Rizvi, the long serving legal advisor of the board, made it clear he had initiated defamation and criminal proceedings against Akhtar and also lodged a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency under its cyber crime laws. Akhtar, who did a video on the three year ban imposed on the controversial Umar Akmal has also ended up irking the Pakistan Bar Council which in a statement cautioned him to be careful with his words while talking about the legal fraternity. The council in particular said it was disappointed to hear the comments Akhtar had made about Rizvi, a respected member of the legal fraternity. “Shoaib Akhtar should be very careful in his discussions on matters pertaining to the legal community,” the statement said. The Pakistan ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday banned Deepak Agarwal, an Indian businessman who owned a franchise in the 2018 T10 League held in the UAE, after he admitted to obstructing an ongoing anti-corruption investigation. Six months of this two-year ban is a suspended sentence due to the cooperation he has offered since admitting his violation of the anti-corruption code. Agarwal, who owned T10 team Sindhis for a while, was charged as a participant under the code for unfair practices during the 2018 edition. According to Anti-Corruption Unit’s detailed report, Agarwal was charged for destroying evidence in collusion with an unidentified ‘Mr X’, who is also described as a participant. “Mr Agarwal instructed Mr X to delete all the messages they had entered into between each other and to delete his number from his phone before attending the ACU investigation,” the ICC order stated. Article 2.4.7, under which Agarwal was charged, deals with “…concealing, tampering with o...

Moeen Ali is keen to make a "fresh start" and regain his place in England's Test side after ending his self-imposed exile from the five-day game. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2VNlLHq

It's not only countries, sports ministries & federations, and individual athletes across the world who have had their plans flung over the roof after the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3f3rC2R

Top order batsman Usman Khawaja has been omitted from Australia's annual list of 20 elite, contracted players in 2020 after falling out of favour with selectors midway through last year's Ashes. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3c1Otdz

British police want to be able to cancel the football season if fans do not respect social-distancing guidelines once matches return after a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain's highest-ranking football police officer has said. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3bRJDzf

नई दिल्ली भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के सलामी बल्लेबाज रोहित शर्मा का आज (30 अप्रैल) को जन्मदिन है। 1987 को आज ही के दिन उनका जन्म नागपुर में हुआ। रोहित को क्रिकेट की दुनिया में 'हिटमैन' के नाम से जाना जाता है और हो भी क्यों नहीं, उनके नाम एक, दो नहीं बल्कि तीन-तीन दोहरे शतक लगाए हैं। एकदिवसीय अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट में उन्होंने 2014 में 264 रनों की पारी खेली थी जो किसी भी बल्लेबाज द्वारा बनाया गया सर्वाधिक स्कोर है। टेस्ट क्रिकेट में भी उन्होंने धमाकेदार शुरुआत की और अपनी पहली दोनों पारियों में उन्होंने सेंचुरी लगाई। इसके बाद हालांकि वह अगली 16 पारियों में सिर्फ दो बार पचास का स्कोर पार किया। हालांकि पिछले साल साउथ अफ्रीका के खिलाफ उन्होंने टेस्ट में बतौर ओपनर बल्लेबाजी की और शतक लगाए। वनडे क्रिकेट की बात करें तो 2013 में उन्हें बतौर ओपनर आजमाने का महेंद्र सिंह धोनी का फैसला रोहित के करियर में मास्टर स्ट्रोक साबित हुआ। उन्होंने उस साल चैंपियंस ट्रोफी में दो हाफ सेंचुरी लगाईं और उसके बाद ऑस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ 209 रन बनाए। साल 2015 में उन्होंने साउथ अफ्रीका के खिलाफ अपनी पहली टी20 इंटर...

Cricket Scotland said that it is willing to host their scheduled matches against New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors. Both teams are scheduled to visit the associate nation for a brief series in June and the matches are yet to be postponed. https://ift.tt/3aR94Q2

Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi has filed a criminal and defamation suit against former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for his alleged inappropriate comments on his Youtube channel. https://ift.tt/3aO4Fxp

England all-rounder Moeen Ali said if he gets a call tomorrow to play, he will definitely put his hand up. https://ift.tt/3f6R1ss

Rahul Dravid, head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy says that there are much larger things at play currently and the future is uncertain because of the crisis and safety is the priority for everyone right now. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2Ypmxwd

Nearly a quarter century after PILCOM organised ICC World Cup matches in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the Supreme Court has dismissed its appeal against tax liability of Rs 39 lakh to the Indian income tax department with interest from 1996. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3bQzMtt

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has asked the "Hand of God" to deliver the world from the coronavirus pandemic and allow normal life to resume. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3aOhIit

The Austrian Grand Prix, now set to be the first race of the coronavirus-hit Formula One world championship, will only be given the green light on condition it is raced behind closed doors. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2KN9koU

La Liga clubs will begin testing players for the novel coronavirus next week as the first step towards restarting the season in June, a source familiar with the league's plans said on Wednesday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3bUfVtu

नई दिल्ली थॉमस और उबेर कप फाइनल्स को कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण बुधवार को दूसरी बार स्थगित कर दिया गया। विश्व बैडमिंटन महासंघ (बीडब्ल्यूएफ) ने अब इन दोनों वैश्विक टीम चैंपियनशिप का आयोजन तीन से 11 अक्टूबर के बीच डेनमार्क के ऑर्थस में करने का फैसला किया है। पूर्व निर्धारित कार्यक्रम के अनुसार इन टूर्नमेंट का आयोजन 16 से 24 मई के बीच होना था लेकिन विश्व भर में फैली महामारी के कारण 20 मार्च को इन्हें 15 से 23 अगस्त तक स्थगित कर दिया गया था। बीडब्ल्यूएफ ने बुधवार को फिर से इन टूर्नमेंट को स्थगित कर दिया। उसने कहा कि सितंबर से पहले इनका आयोजन करना संभव नहीं है। विश्व बैडमिंटन महासंघ ने बयान में कहा, ‘डेनमार्क सरकार का अपने देश में बड़े आयोजनों पर प्रतिबंध अगस्त के आखिर तक बढ़ाने के छह अप्रैल के निर्णय के बाद दोनों पक्ष इस पर सहमत थे कि इन चैंपियनशिप का आयोजन 15 से 23 अगस्त के बीच करना संभव नहीं होगा।’ पढ़ें, इसमें कहा गया है, ‘बीडब्ल्यूएफ ने बैडमिंटन डेनमार्क, टूर्नमेंट के आयोजकों, स्पोर्ट इवेंट डेनमार्क और स्थानीय ऑर्थस सरकार के साथ विचार विमर्श के बाद यह निष्कर्ष निकाला कि इसका अक्टूबर म...

पैरिस अंतरराष्ट्रीय ओलिंपिक समिति (आईओसी) ने कहा कि तुर्की की ऐथलीट को लंदन 2012 ओलिंपिक खेलों से ‘अयोग्य’ घोषित कर दिया गया है। मिंगिर का नमूना डोपिंग परीक्षण में पॉजिटिव आया है। तीस साल की मिंगिर आठ साल पहले महिलाओं की 3000 मीटर स्टीपलचेज स्पर्धा में 27वें स्थान पर रही थीं। मिंगिर ने 2012 यूरोपीय चैंपियनशिप में गोल्ड मेडल जीता था। आईओसी ने बयान में कहा, ‘मिंगिर के लंदन 2012 के नमूने में दोबारा की गई जांच में प्रतिबंधित पदार्थ पाया गया है।’ 30 साल की मिंगिर ने 2011 में यूरोपियन अंडर-23 चैंपियनशिप (चेक गणराज्य में आयोजित) में 3000 मीटर स्टीपलचेज में भी गोल्ड मेडल अपने नाम किया था। वह 2013 में आयोजित यूनिवर्सिएड में तीसरे स्थान पर रही थीं। https://ift.tt/2Yj4h7m

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is due to face more challenges. After postponing first summer series against West-Indies and all cricket till July now they face a fresh challenge associated with Australia tour of England. Australia opening batsman David Warner has said that the side’s upcoming tour of England and Scotland is unlikely to go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic. Australia is slated to play against Scotland in a one-off T20I on June 29 while the side is scheduled to take on England in three T20Is and three ODIs from July 3. England has already pushed the start of their domestic season to July 1 and the Three Lions’ series against West Indies set for June has been rescheduled. But Warner feels that the Kangaroos will not travel to England in the current circumstances. “At the moment it’s highly unlikely we’re going to go over there given what’s happened in England,” cricket.com.au quoted Warner as saying. “No doubt at all, you want crowds no matter where y...

Australia opening batsman David Warner has said that the side's upcoming tour of England and Scotland is unlikely to go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic. https://ift.tt/3aMas6z

"This is the most dramatic situation we have lived in since the Second World War. We should not underestimate it, we must be realistic,” said FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/3cWKQ8v

​Australia are slated to play against Scotland in a one-off T20I on June 29 while the side is scheduled to take on England in three T20Is and three ODIs from July 3. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2yUuize

Paris Saint-Germain will complete their Champions League season abroad if France's new coronavirus regulations don't allow them to them to play matches in the country, the club's president said on Tuesday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/35cil4f

Goa has told the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that they will continue with preparations for the National Games 2020 until a review about the ground reality is done post May 31. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2W7fNA9

The French league (LFP) said on Tuesday its executive board will meet on Thursday to discuss the effect of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's earlier announcement about cancelling the season. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2xiiNRP

The MLB season was to begin March 26 but was put off indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2zylsHM

Star England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Tuesday heaped praise on teammate Jos Buttler, saying the destructive wicket-keeper batsman is one of the most versatile white-ball players in the world at the moment. https://ift.tt/2xZn3pW

J Arunkumar was on Tuesday announced as the new head coach of the USA men's cricket team. Arunkumar played 109 first-class matches for Karnataka and scored 7208 runs and is also one of the most successful coaches in Karnataka's history. https://ift.tt/35fgmvM

Belarus Cup 2020 Semi-Finals LIVE today between Shakhtyor Soligorsk(SKS) and Dinamo Brest(DB).The second leg of the Belarusian Cup semi-finals will be the litmus test for the defending champions FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk. Having lost the first leg by 0-2 margin, Shakhtyor will host Dinamo Brest for the second leg match.  The first leg of the Semi-finals saw hosts Dinamo Brest registering a 2-0 win at home to take an early advantage over their opponents. A 6th-minute goal from Oleksandr Noyok followed by a 13th-minute goal from Pavel Savitski helped Brest gain the early momentum. Thereafter, they rode on that crest and registered a comfortable two-goal victory. The pressure will undoubtedly be felt by the defending champions, who will need to put up their best performance in front of their home crowd to trump an upbeat Brest side. BELARUS CUP Results Semi-finals – 1st leg Brest  Beat Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2:0 . Slavia Mozyr  Beat BATE 1:0 Se...

FIFA’S medical chief wants no more Premier League action until next season – with all football resuming in September. Michel D’Hooghe compared the deadly coronavirus pandemic to World War Two, adding: “The world is not ready for competitive football. It is not a matter of money — it is a matter of life and death.” The Belgian’s demands were described as “sensible” by Brighton striker Glenn Murray. And they are a huge blow for hopes of a summer restart as the Prem has been eyeing a June 8 restart. D’Hooghe warned: “If there is one moment where absolute priority should be given to health and medicine, it is this. “That is why I ask everybody to be very careful before starting competitions again. “I will be happy if we can have nothing before the start of next season. “If they could start the 2020-21 in September they could eventually avoid a second attack from the virus.” His stark warning came as France became the first of Europe’s big five leagues to officially end their season. A...

Belarus Cup 2020 Semi-Finals LIVE today between Bate Borisov(BTB) vs Slavia Mozyr(SLM).  Bate Borisov is welcoming Slavia Mozyr to Borisov Arena in the second leg of the semifinals of the Belarus Cup. BATE Borisov The home side has made a mixed started to the current season. They lost their first two league games against Energetik-BGU and Wednesday’s opponents. However, since the back-to-back defeats, BATE have recorded three wins in their last five games in all competitions. The one defeat came at Slavia in the first leg of this tie. Last time out, the home side recorded a 2-0 win at Gorodeya in the Belarus top-flight. The game saw BATE keep a third straight clean sheet. In fact, the only game the home side has conceded in five competitive games was in the first leg. Slavia Mozyr After a good start to the campaign, Slavia’s form has slumped slightly of late. A 3-1 home defeat against Minsk last time out means that the visitors have now gone three games without a win while ha...

Covid-19 may have brought sporting activity across the world to a halt, but thanks to technology, your favourite sporting icons are keeping themselves in good cheer. Be it posting quirky videos or conducting live chats with colleagues on Instagram, welcome to a trend that has captured the imagination of the world's leading athletes — from Nadal, Ronaldo to Kohli. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2xmz4W4

The men's ATP and women's WTA tours are suspended until at least July 13 due to the pandemic, while this year's Wimbledon has been cancelled. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/35cOsAC

Spain's professional athletes, including La Liga players, can restart basic training from May 4, the country's government announced on Tuesday. The Spanish top-flight has been on hold since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/35gIxdK

Italy's Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has announced that individual athletes can train from May 4, but team sports, including football, must wait until at least May 18. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2VMv8r2