World 100m champion Christian Coleman had his two-year ban for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday but will still be ineligible for the Tokyo Olympics. Coleman’s ban, which was due to run until May 13 2022, will now
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The England and Wales Cricket Board’s objective of driving out all forms of discrimination in cricket will include players supporting ‘moments of unity’ at specific points during the 2021 season. The first of these moments will take place on Thursday morning ahead of the first round of the LV= Insurance
Read moreThe County Championship returns on Thursday so how are the sides in Group 3 shaping up? GLAMORGAN Overseas players: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia, from May), Michael Neser (Australia, from May), Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland, April), Colin Ingram (South Africa, potential cover for Labuschagne) Ins: James Weighell (Durham) Outs: Marchant de Lange (Somerset),
Read moreSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea became the first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to stage a global sporting event amid a raging pandemic. A website run by North Korea’s Sports Ministry
Read moreThe County Championship is back! All 18 first-class sides get their campaigns underway on Thursday, each with dreams of winning red-ball silverware in a tweaked structure for 2021. The County Championship was not staged in 2020 with the truncated Bob Willis Trophy held in its place amid the coronavirus pandemic
Read moreINDIANAPOLIS — Health officials in Indiana said Saturday they are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents following Friday night’s death of a Crimson Tide fan who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend. Luke Ratliff, a 23-year-old Alabama student, died after a brief illness,
Read moreSeventeen years on from his first shot at senior inter-county management, new Tyrone boss Kevin McCrystal says he is thrilled to get the chance to manage the Red Hands once again. Still only 40 years old, McCrystal has stepped into the breach following Gerry Moane’s stint in charge of the
Read moreKraigg Brathwaite led the way for the West Indies as they built a big lead before declaring late on day four to set Sri Lanka an imposing target of 377 runs to win the second Test and the series. Brathwaite, who scored 126 in the first innings, contributed 85 on Thursday as
Read moreJosh Hazlewood has decided to opt out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and rest up for a crowded schedule of international cricket for Australia culminating with the Ashes at the end of the year. The 30-year-old fast bowler was scheduled to play a second season for the Chennai Super
Read moreA stubborn 49 not out from Pathum Nissanka and intermittent rain prevented the West Indies from wrapping up Sri Lanka’s first innings on the third day of the second Test. Only 42 overs of play were possible at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, with Sri Lanka losing five wickets
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