London:Australian paceman Peter Siddle’s spell at Essex has been put back until 2021. The 35-year-old was to play in the County Championship and One-Day Cup for the county and T20 Blast champions. But with no domestic cricket in England until 28 May at the earliest because of the coronavirus crisis, Siddle and the club mutually agreed to delay his deal. ...

Roger Federer says the current lockdown is the perfect opportunity for tennis to merge the men’s and women’s governing bodies. The 20-time grand slam champion posted his thoughts on social media Wednesday, prompting a number of high-profile stars to publicly agree with the Swiss. “Am I the only one thinking that now is the time for men’s and women’s tennis ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced following advice from the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), it has indefinitely postponed its July tour to the Netherlands after the Dutch government banned all events (sports and cultural) until 1 September 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Pakistan national men’s cricket team was scheduled to play three One-Day Internationals in Amstelveen on ...

LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, on Thursday, have condoled the demise of Pakistan’s former Olympic wrestler M Afzal, who died due to coronavirus in New York. Afzal, 85, was in America for the last one month. He represented Pakistan in 1964 Tokyo Olympic ...

London:The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that no professional cricket will be played in until at least July 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ECB said attempts would be made to reschedule international fixtures in the period from July until the end of September, including the West Indies Test tour of England. The women’s series ...

Dubai:Global cricket chiefs on Thursday announced to move forward with plans of staging the T20 World Cup, in Australia, as per schedule despite the coronavirus pandemic which has halted all major sporting events. The conference call brought together the chief executives of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) 12 full member nations and three associate representatives. Global cricket is at a ...