Maria Sharapova has been suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open. The ruling, announced Wednesday, can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The five-time Grand Slam champion was provisionally suspended by the ITF in early March, when she announced at a news conference in Los Angeles […]
» Read moreFormer seam bowler Venkatesh Prasad has also thrown his hat into the ring by applying for the high profile head coach’s job with the Indian cricket team. “I have applied this morning,” Prasad confirmed on Wednesday. Prasad, who is currently the chairman of the BCCI junior selecting committee, is keen to get back to a coaching role. He has also been […]
» Read moreThe city of Lucknow will host the junior men’s hockey World Cup from December 8 to 18, the International Hockey Federation ( FIH ) announced on Tuesday. The event will feature 16 teams – defending champions Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Spain. “The Hockey Junior World […]
» Read moreAt North Sydney Oval on Tuesday (June 7), Cricket Australia (CA) announced the schedule for the upcoming BBL and Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) summer during a star-studded event filled with past and present stars. The BBL will launch on December 20 and runs through to January 28, while the WBBL will open with a carnival weekend in Sydney on […]
» Read moreGerman tennis legend Boris Becker has said he considers himself a better coach than player after overseeing Novak Djokovic’s victory in the French Open . “I have to admit that I am now better as a coach than a player,” said the 48-year-old Becker, who won six Grand Slam . (2 Australian Opens, 1 US Open and 3 Wimbledon titles) during […]
» Read moreRavi Shastri, the outgoing director of the Indian cricket team, has applied for the post of the team’s head coach, reports revealed on Monday (June 6), four days shy of the deadline. “Yes, I have applied for the chief coach’s post today morning. I have e-mailed all the requisite documents that were asked for in the advertisement,” the former Indian […]
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