Australian female cricketer given two-year ban for small WC bet

London : An Australian female cricketer has been handed a two-year suspended ban after being found guilty of placing bets, totalling only Aus nine dollars, on the 2015 men’s World Cup final. According to the Guardian, Angela Reakes breached Australia’s anti-corruption code after he placed bets on the Player of the Match award in the […]

Blatter, Platini given eight-year FIFA bans

Johannesburg : FIFA’s embattled president Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have been banned from all football-related activities for eight years on Monday.Blatter and Platini were serving a 90-day provisional ban handed by the FIFA’s ethics committee over claims that the latter had received a ‘ disloyal payment ‘ of 1.35 million pounds […]

Yuvraj disappointed by ODI omission for series against Australia

New Delhi : Indian batting all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who was recalled to the Twenty20 squad for the series against Australia, has expressed his disappointment for not being included for the ODIs. “To be honest, I’m a bit disappointed that I am back only in the T20I squad, not for the ODIs. However, there’s happiness that […]

Nagpur pitch receives official warning post India-Proteas Test series

Dubai : The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued an official warning to Jamtha Stadium, Nagpur under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process after the third Test between India and South Africa received negative reviews.The sanction took into consideration the fact that there had been no concerns about the performance of the pitch after any of […]

Fluent Williamson dethrones Root as No. 1 Test batsman

Dubai : Kane Williamson topped the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after producing a man of the match performance in the Hamilton Test against Sri Lanka, which helped the home side win the match by five wickets and the series 2-0.Williamson scored 108 not out, his 13th century in 46 Tests, as New Zealand […]