Category: Sports

  • #MeToo claims hit head of India’s powerful cricket board

    The chief executive of India’s powerful cricket board has been given a week to explain allegations of sexual harassment against him, as the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement gathers pace. Rahul Johri, CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was named in an account shared by Indian author Harnidh Kaur on Twitter.…

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Team Arrested After UFC 229 Brawl

    Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team were arrested for their role in the brawl at the end of the Russian’s main event against Conor McGregor at UfC 299 on Saturday, according to UFC President Dana white. Nurmagomedov beat McGregor by rear-naked die in the fourth round to maintain his lightweight title but much of the focus has been…

  • US Open champ Osaka ‘stressed out’ by great expectations

    BEIJING: Naomi Osaka admitted that she gets “stressed out” trying to live up to “the hype” after the US Open champion was beaten in the China Open semi-finals on Saturday. The 20-year-old Japanese, who struggled with a back injury in losing 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded Anastasija Sevastova, opened up afterwards on dealing with ramped-up expectations. The…

  • Newly Led Sri Lanka Cricket Team Backed By Mahela Jayawardene

    source: www.130513-375933-1-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com In the latest statement, Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that the worst days of Sri Lankan cricket has gone. Of late, they have sorted out management positions and their leadership for the national team. During a special interview with The National on January 17, Jayawardene, the Ex Sri Lankan captain remarked that he had…

  • Angelo Mathews to Chair as the Limited-Overs Captain of Sri Lanka

    source: www.thestar.com.my Sri Lanka has announced the return of Angelo Mathews on January 16.  The cricket board also has decided that he would return as a skipper for limited-overs cricket before the 2019 World Cup.  The decision has been taken just six months after the all-rounder had been sacked from the position. Earlier, Mathews had…