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New National Stadium in Tokyo which would host the opening and closing ceremonies. AFP Photo

Tokyo completes permanent Olympic venues even as virus fears lurk

The announcement came as the ICC did not say anything on potential postponement at the Executive Board meeting

6 March 2020 3:04 PM IST

Mitchell Starc bolwing during a ODI on South Africa tour. AFP Photo

Mitchell Starc to leave South Africa tour to watch wife in T20 World...

We let him go because we have plenty of pace bolwing options: Coach Justin Langer

6 March 2020 2:44 PM IST

Sourav Ganguly at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. PTI Photo

IPL is very much on, all measures will be in place to handle...

Cricket events are mostly unaffected: Woemn's T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka, South Africa vs India

6 March 2020 2:13 PM IST

Megan Schutt (right) receiving instructions from her skipper Rachael Haynes during a T20 World Cup match in Sydney. AFP Photo

Australian pacer Megan Schutt wary of bowling to Smriti, Shafali in...

The pacer was taken to the cleaners by both the Indian batswomen in their previous outings

6 March 2020 2:09 PM IST

Jubilant Australian cricketers celebrate their semi-final victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup in Sydney on Thursday. AP Photo

Defending champs Australia beat South Africa to face India in women's...

South Africans missed out on a first-ever final when they fell short by six runs in rain-hit second semi-final

5 March 2020 6:28 PM IST

Mashrafe Mortaza. AFP Photo

Mashrafe Mortaza steps down as Bangladesh one-day captain

36-year-old bowler is a member of the Bangladesh Parliament

5 March 2020 6:15 PM IST

Opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the IPL in 2018. DC Photo

IPL looks set to beat coronavirus threat for a prompt start

When Olympic officials are sure Tokyo Games are on schedule, why can't IPL?

5 March 2020 4:12 PM IST

South Africas batsman JaaDavid Miller, right, celebrates with teammate Janneman Malan after scoring the winning runs at the end of the second One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Australia at Managing Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. South Africa beat Australia by 6 wickets with 9 balls remaining. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Snubbed Janneman Malan clinches South Africa series win over Australia

Australia dismissed for 271 despite 69 runs apiece by captain Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short

5 March 2020 2:18 PM IST

Oshane Thomas (centre) celebrates a wicket with his teammates during the Pallekele T20 match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. AFP Photo

Oshane Thomas' fifer helps Windies defeat Sri Lanka in first T20

It was West Indies' sixth straight T20 win over Sri Lanka

5 March 2020 2:04 PM IST

Virat Kohli. AP Photo

Proud of you, Kohli congratulates women's team for making it to T20...

Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman also laud the Indian women's team

5 March 2020 1:17 PM IST

A view of the Sydney Cricket Ground where the first Twenty20 womens World Cup semi-final between India and England was washed out. AFP Photo

India advance to women's T20 World Cup final thanks to their unbeaten...

Semifinal against England washed out

5 March 2020 12:37 PM IST

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China thats caused by a new virus. (AP)

Shining ball with saliva dangerous

England players have announced against shaking hands with the players after the matches, though it is not mandatory but...

5 March 2020 1:37 AM IST