The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has recommended that international sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating in events, the IOC said on Monday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The IOC said the board made the decision “to protect the integrity of global sporting competitions and the safety of […]

Global football’s governing body FIFA and European governing body UEFA on Monday decided to suspend Russia and club teams from the country until further notice, responding harshly to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision puts the spotlight on Russia’s participation in this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, even as several nations, including Poland, […]

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced on Monday that Russia and Belarus have been banned from its events “until further notice” in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The announcement comes as sports federations around the world seek to ban Russian athletes from participating in international events amid the ongoing Russian military invasion of Ukraine. […]

England opener Jason Roy, bought by Gujarat Titans in the mega auction, has pulled out of the 2022 IPL, spearheading the challenge of staying in the tournament bubble. England opener Jason Roy withdraws from IPL 2022 (courtesy BCCI) HIGHLIGHTS England opener Jason Roy has withdrawn from the 2022 IPL Jason Roy was bought by the […]

South Africa rode the bowling masterclass of Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabad to complete an exceptional turnaround in form, beating New Zealand by 198 runs in Tuesday’s second Test to level the two-match streak. Remarkably, New Zealand won the first Test in Christchurch by an innings and 276 carries. After New Zealand set a target […]

Top seed Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old tennis pro from Ukraine, said she would not play her round of 32 match against Russia’s Anastasia Potapova at the Monterrey Open unless the tennis federations follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee . Svitolina wrote on Twitter that she does not want to play her opening round […]

India will travel to the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup with great confidence after winning their two warm-up games in New Zealand. On Tuesday, India outclassed the West Indies by 81 runs at the Rangiora Oval in New Zealand. With a Quickfire 67 from opener Smriti Mandhana and a Fifty from Deepti Sharma batting in […]

Cricket Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board and state security agencies were investigating a death threat sent to Ashton Agar’s partner Madeleine on social media. Cricket Australia says Ashton Agar’s death threat is ‘no risk’ on the eve of Pakistan series (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS CA says Ashton Agar’s death threat ‘no risk’ on eve of Pakistan […]

Despite multiple subpoenas, Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba and her mother have not testified in the case of a 2018 accident in Jamnagar. Ravindra Jadeja married Rivaba in 2016 (Photo courtesy of Rivaba Instagram) Jamnagar court on Tuesday subpoenaed Ravindra Jajde’s wife Rivaba and her mother in a 2018 case in which she was attacked by […]

Former captain Virat Kohli slipped out of the top 10 of the ICC T20I Batting Rankings again after missing the recently concluded 3-match series against Sri Lanka. Skipper Rohit Sharma also slipped 2 places to 13th after an ordinary match against visiting Lankers in Lucknow and Dharamsala. Virat Kohli, who was 10th after completing the […]