Hertha Berlin has signed midfielder Valentino Lazaro from RB Salzburg, the Bundesliga football club announced here. The “Old Lady” has strengthened its midfield as the attacking Lazaro joins on loan on Thursday. The loan contract of the 21-year-old Austria international includes an option to make the deal permanent, reports Xinhua news agency. “We are glad […]
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FIFA Warns Uganda Over Plethora of Court Cases
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has warned that Uganda could face suspension because of the many football-related matters which have been taken to courts of law. In a letter to Uganda’s football federation, FIFA said member associations are obliged to manage their affairs independently without the influence of third parties, reports Xinhua news […]
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Kumar Sangakkara Reacts After Being Told Of Smriti Mandhana’s Liking For His Batting Style
Smriti Mandhana’s exploits in the recently-concluded World Cup had taken the cricketing world by storm. The elegant left-handed batswoman opened her campaign by smashing a brilliant 90 against hosts England and followed it up with her second One Day International ton against West Indies in Taunton three days later. While the knock against England set the […]
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BCCI Working On Plan To Raise Income Of Domestic Players: CK Khanna
CK Khanna, the acting President of BCCI, has said the board is working on a plan to raise the income of domestic players. Khanna has batted for an increase of minimum 50% in the salary of the players, “The domestic players’ pay structure needs to be reviewed. In my opinion, a minimum 50 per cent increase […]
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Virat Kohli A World Class Player But Yet To See His Best: Brett Lee
Brett Lee was a gem of a bowler during his time. With a new ball in his hand – of any colour – he used to instil fear in a batsman’s mind due to the pace he generated and added with the swing he had, it was a headache for any batsman to play the […]
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Sri Lanka Vs India 2017: Rohit Sharma Returns Home For Medical Checkup
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Thursday (August 3), announced that Rohit Sharma will leave the Test squad for a day to undergo routine medical checkup in Mumbai. The Mumbai star, who is not a part of the playing eleven of the ongoing Test, will leave Sri Lanka on Thursday and will join […]
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Mickey Arthur Hints For No Compromise Over Fitness From Team Management
Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur, who is monitoring the boot camp in Lahore, has sent a strict warning to the players, in a bid to return to practice, before taking on Sri Lanka in October while stating the prime focus is fitness and there would be no compromise during the process. “There’s no comfort zone […]
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Sri Lanka Vs India, 2017: Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane Lead The Way For Visitors In Colombo
At the stumps on the Day One of the second Test, India posted 344 for three on board following superb centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who further piled up the miseries for the hosts’ bowlers while rotating the strike and finding the gaps in between to dominate the day owing to the sheer […]
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CA Reaches Pay Deal With Australia Players’ Association
After a protracted pay dispute between the Australian players association and the parent body Cricket Australia, a deal has been reached to resolve the imapasse paving the way for the nation’s professional players to be re-contracted and for this month’s scheduled Test tour to Bangladesh to go ahead as planned. There was a final round […]
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Pakistan To Tour New Zealand For Limited-Overs Series In 2018
Under the dynamic leadership of gloveman Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan is scheduled to play limited-overs series against New Zealand in 2018, which was also revealed by the official cricket board website of New Zealand Cricket (NZC). The series will be comprised of five One-day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals, as the tour will kick start from […]