'If England are not playing to win then these Ashes Tests are not that important. They are only exhibition matches. They have got it back to front. It is not about entertaining and then winning. It is about winning first.'
Geoffrey Boycott has criticised England's batsmen after their first-Test defeat to South Africa, saying they forgot about defence in the pursuit of their ambition to score runs.
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott criticised Australian coach Mickey Arthur for treating the players like "school children" and said he finds the idea of setting the cricketers written tasks as "childlike".
Thirteen of Zimbabwe's most experienced players including former captain Heath Streak have refused to play in the home series starting next week.
Boycott said key players constantly missing out on matches due to various reasons was a concern.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Association is urging players to stay away from this year's Champions League Twenty20, saying the tournament has 'little or no credibility' given that prize money from last year's edition has still not been paid.
The players' body said unless it sees signs of a will to change by the ICC, players could withhold their support for the next Champions Trophy.
A day after former England captain Alec Stewart ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time', former opener and now noted commentator Geoffrey Boycott said the selection of the team is fundamentally flawed.
Unless Wimbledon coughs up more cash for prize money, male tennis players could boycott the grasscourt Grand Slam in 2004.
Indian Cricket Board feel that President-elect Sourav Ganguly's cordial relations with both players and officials in Bangladesh cricket might help in salvaging the situation.
It will also come in front of 5,000 spectators who are being allowed into Saturday's game at the Amsterdam Arena.
When Syed Firdaus Ashraf received messages last weekend, asking him to boycott Chinese goods, he laughed.
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott feels Sachin Tendulkar becoming the highest run-getter in Test cricket was inevitable considering the number of matches he has played but the feat does not make him a better player than Australian legend Don Bradman. Tendulkar eclipsed Brian Lara on Friday as the highest accumulator of Test runs and in the process, also became the first player to cross the 12,000-run mark.
The former England opener says Cook, Bell and Root shouldn't be in the One-day squad and is unimpressed with the team's bowling line-up.
Following the batting unit's poor show, England came under sharp criticism, with former captain Geoffrey Boycott slamming the batsmen for showing lack of patience and technique.
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has come down heavily on umpires and the game's administrators for allowing sledging openly.
Ali rebutted reports that Prime Minister Imran Khan instructed the players to avoid celebrations in the match against India at Manchester.
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'No different from anyone else, if they are coming from a declared hotspot they will have to quarantine'
Another BCB director Mahbubul Anam too smelt a conspiracy against the Board.
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Indian hockey plunged into a fresh crisis on Friday with revolting hockey players deciding to boycott the ongoing World Cup preparatory camp in Pune for an indefinite period in protest against non-payment of their dues.
Former England captain Geoff Boycott hit out at the ECB, saying it is "monstrous" even to be thinking of sending players back to the terror-stricken subcontinent and demanded the International Cricket Council's intervention to stop the two-Test series between India and England.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi sought to assuage fears of a players' boycott of the third edition of the Twenty20 tournament, to be held in India from March 12, by saying that he has spoken to all the foreign parties concerned and reassured them on their security-related concerns.
India's revolting hockey players were served a 24-hour deadline to resume practice or face disciplinary action as the entire squad began an indefinite boycott of the World Cup preparatory camp over a payment dispute.
Prime witness to one of the biggest controversies that rocked Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has finally spoken about the anger and sense of betrayal he felt during the 'Monkeygate scandal' in Australia, revealing that he took the lead in threatening a boycott of the tour at the peak of the furore.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
While OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were launched in April, the devices were not brought into the Indian market given the lockdown.
They need to put a week of off-field turmoil behind them to beat Turkey and win a place at Euro 2004.
The striking West Indies players ended their boycott of the current series with Bangladesh following an agreement to appoint a mediator to resolve their dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.
'The facts are staring us all in the face, except Joe doesn't want to see it'
Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the naked eye, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Brazilian tradition of the concentracao - sequestering teams before matches and shielding them from temptations such as sex and alcohol - is under threat as players take a stand against the late payment of wages.
President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted that it was "very important" that players stand during the national anthem, following an ongoing controversy over athletes and others kneeling in protest.
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga on Thursday said it will not stop its players from participating in the Indian Premier League after getting assurances from the BCCI about their safety but made it clear that the SLC will not accept political interference.
Paine admitted that there will be an element of uncertainty associated with the Brisbane Test if India, a powerful cricket board, wants to press the pressure button.
The Indian tennis association is refusing to be held to ransom by regular Davis Cup players, who have hinted at a possible boycott if their demands for a greater involvement in the running of the team are not met.
A proposal to boycott the Australian Open by male players at the weekend over prize money was supported by the majority of ATP players but not followed through as it would have been unfair on tournament organisers, Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky said.
Nadal's comments follow media reports this week that Novak Djokovic, the president of the Players' Council, had urged players to unionise at a pre-Australian Open meeting and revolt over the way the revenues from the four grand slams are distributed.
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