Hundred of lower-ranked tennis players are struggling to make a living during the coronavirus shut down as they depend solely on the tournament earnings to make ends meet. Subsequently, a debate is raging on about how to best help these players. Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has a surprising solution to do exactly that.Earlier, World No.1 Novak Djokovic, along with ...

Lahore: The International Netball Federation on Wednesday organised an INF Roadshow of Asia, discussing the impact of coronavirus pandemic that has affected the international sports activities across the globe. including that of netball events in Asia and elsewhere.President INF Liz Nicholl (CBE) chaired the meeting and briefed the participants from the various countries about the recovery and development plans for ...

The ICC has “successfully finished” cricket in the last 10 years and brought it down to its knees, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has insisted in a scathing criticism of the sport’s global body. During a conversation with Sanjay Manjrekar for ESPNcricinfo’s podcast, Akhtar expressed his anguish at some of the playing conditions in white ball cricket, which has made ...

Paris:The French Open tournament director says there are grounds for optimism that the championships will be able to take place in the autumn.The Roland Garros main draw was due to get under way on Sunday but has been postponed until September.Guy Forget says he is not resigned to playing the tournament behind closed doors, and hopes to “welcome as many ...

London:Up to 18 bowlers will take part in staggered sessions across seven grounds from Thursday as the first England players to begin individual training.Chester-le-Street, Edgbaston, Hove, Old Trafford, Taunton, The Oval and Trent Bridge will each host at least one session this week.Batsmen and wicketkeepers will return to individual training from 1 June.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will ...

England’s women could host a tri-series featuring India and South Africa later this summer, according to director of cricket Clare Connor.India’s tour, scheduled for June and July, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, while South Africa are due to travel in September.“We’re optimistic of holding at least one series,” Connor told BBC Sport.“It could be that we play the ...

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc hopes to return to county cricket before the end of his career.The 30-year-old spent part of the 2012 season with Yorkshire.He was due to return to the UK this summer to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, but the competition was put back to 2021 because of coronavirus.“If a window arose and there was ...

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, displacing US rival Serena Williams at the top of the list.According to Forbes magazine, Osaka, 22, a two-time Grand Slam champion, made £30.7m in prize money and endorsements over the past 12 months.That was £1.15m more than the amount earned by 38-year-old Williams.Both shattered the previous single-year earnings ...

Cricket South Africa director Graeme Smith has predicted the postponement of the T20 World Cup. If postponed, it will be till February-March next year. He said that we are constantly formulating strategies for the future tour. It should be noted that the ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled in Australia in October-November, while the main meeting of the ICC regarding ...

Karachi:The Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced to hold a five-a-side hockey tournament in Karachi in the first phase to revive hockey activities. Asif Bajwa, secretary of the federation, told national newspaper that the event would be held in the last week of July, with one or two matches likely to be held in Lahore. Eight teams will be in action ...