A day after naming Dimuth Karunaratne as the captain for the 2019 World Cup, Sri Lanka have announced their preliminary squad for the mega event, beginning in England on May 30. Having made a left-field choice while selecting the captain, the panel sprung further surprises with the inclusion of Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Avishka Fernando,…
Injured fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been picked in South Africa’s 15-man squad for the 2019 World Cup, while all-rounder Wiaan Mulder and top-order batsman Reeza Hendricks have missed out. South Africa have picked Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorius as the two all-rounders in the squad, while also putting their faith in the experience of…
Tottenham overcame Manchester City in a classic encounter at Etihad Stadium to reach the last four of the Champions League for the first time. Fernando Llorente’s goal, bundled in from a corner and confirmed by VAR 17 minutes from time, gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side victory on away goals on a night of tension, attacking quality…
(Reuters) – Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules, the English governing body said on Tuesday. It is alleged that the 44-year-old former England international placed 140 bets on football matches between August 2015 and January 2019, the FA said…
TURIN, Italy — It turns out Cristiano Ronaldo is not enough. The Portuguese scored in both legs of Juventus’ Champions League quarterfinal against Ajax. He put the Bianconeri in front at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday. They wouldn’t even be here without his face-saving hat trick against Atletico Madrid in the round of 16. The 34-year-old kept up his…
Former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will mentor the West Indies side ahead of their next month’s tri-nation ODI series against Bangladesh and hosts Ireland, and the World Cup following it. Sarwan, who retired in 2016 after a 13-year long international career, has already joined the ongoing week-long training camp in Barbados ahead of next month’s trip to Ireland.…
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – There was no sign of past traumas affecting Liverpool as they dealt with the toughest challenge of their title run-in to beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Five years ago it was an April defeat at home to the West London side which prompted a late season collapse as Liverpool…
India have chosen wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik instead of Rishabh Pant in their squad for the World Cup. Pant, 21, is one of India’s emerging talents but the selectors have opted for 33-year-old Karthik’s experience. Virak Kohli will captain the side, and the 15-man squad also includes ex-skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and…
Royal Challengers Bangalore have roped in South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn as replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile, who has opted out of the remainder of the tournament with a back niggle. The 35-year-old went unsold at the auction but will now be available to play an IPL game after a two-year gap. He last played…
(Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s uncharacteristic outburst against a controversial umpiring decision led to the Chennai Super Kings captain being fined 50 percent of his match fee in Thursday night’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur. Hailed as ‘Captain Cool’ during his trophy-laden years as India skipper, an unusually fired-up Dhoni stepped onto the…
Cricket West Indies announces new team selection policy, review of the selection system and the appointment of Robert Haynes as interim Chairman of Selectors ST JOHN’s, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced several major changes relating to team selection as part of the “cricket first’ plan promised by new President Ricky Skerritt and…
Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in Australian pacer Matt Kelly as a replacement for the injured South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje for the remainder of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League. Right-arm pacer Kelly has played 16 First-Class matches, five List A games, and 12 T20s so far, and hasn’t featured in…
