Seven times reigning winner Lionel Messi was not nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2005 and nor was his Paris Saint-Germain team mate Neymar.
The journey has been tough and unconventional, but it has been worthwhile as Kerala tribal Minnu Mani became the only girl from the state to play in the WPL.
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty slammed India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her conduct, stating that she brought up the umpiring issue as India ended up on the losing side in the third and final ODI.
The women's T20 exhibition matches, which will be staged during the Indian Premier League, is once again likely to be slotted during the playoffs as the Board of Control for Cricket in India that remains the only window available for these games.
'Women's cricket just had a huge boost with the way our team performed in the World Cup.' 'Why not take advantage and lay the groundwork to launch a women's IPL?'
Legendary Indian skipper Mithali Raj feels the COVID-19 forced break may have pushed back the growth of women's cricket by at least two years. Mithali, Indian women's ODI captain and the world's highest run-getter in 50-over cricket, also said that a full-fledged women's Indian Premier League is still at least three years away although a fourth team can be added for the Challenger series.
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
As UP Warriorz fell to their second loss from four games in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Sophie Ecclestone opened up about their season so far.
Britain's world number three Andy Murray stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women.
Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk produced a superb comeback against Ajay Jayaram in the deciding fifth rubber to help Chennai Smashers edge out Mumbai Rockets 4-3 in a thrilling final to clinch the Premier Badminton League season 2 title.
Virat Kohli gave a pep talk to the RCB Women's Team
Williams and Hamilton have pledged an estimated 10 million pounds ($13.06 million) each to the bid.
The defeat has dented RCB's prospects of advancing further.
The ICC from the next cycle will award the same prize money to men's and women's champions and runners-up teams at its global events.
The T20 World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17.
Former Indian women cricket team coach Tushar Arothe was arrested in Vadodara in connection with Indian Premier League betting.
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best. There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse and assess them honestly is a rarity in modern sport.
Raman pips Kirsten for Indian women's coach job The 53-year-old Raman is currently a batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. His first assignment is the tour of New Zealand beginning next month.
In a significant push to popularise cricket in the US, a $120 million funding has been secured from prominent Indian-American business leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to launch the first professional T20 league in the US. Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional Twenty20 Cricket League in the US, announced Thursday that it has completed an initial close of a $44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round led by a group of America's leading business leaders. It said that with an additional commitment of $76 million in further fundraising over the next 12 months in place, MLC plans to deploy more than $120 million to launch the country's first-ever professional T20 league.
The Liverpool forward was rewarded for his performances which have yielded 41 goals in all competitions since joining from AS Roma last year.
With franchise cricket taking over a major part of the calender, MCC called for urgent intervention to save international cricket.
The team was forced into self-isolation after manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for Coronavirus earlier this month.
While Ronaldo, a three-time winner, has been ever-present in the final three since the award was created in 2011, centre back Van Dijk makes his first appearance after helping Liverpool win the Champions League title last season.
Gujarat Giants handed Delhi Capitals an 11-run defeat to pick up only their second win of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League.
With Chris Gayle struggling to set aside an array of controversies surrounding him, Big Bash League club Melbourne Renegades have decided to not re-sign the West Indies controversial batsman for the T20 tournament's next season.
The Indian Premier League will be a 10-team affair from 2022 as the BCCI has decided to auction two new teams in the month of May during the final phase of upcoming 14th edition of the T20 league.
Sydney Sixers on Monday confirmed the signing of Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Real Madrid's France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award for the best men's player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona's Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women's award for a second time.
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Sources in the PML-N told the Press Trust of India in Lahore that Nawaz Sharif decided to withdraw himself from the race for the prime minister's office for his daughter and political heir, Maryam Nawaz, 50.
Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges against him dropped, police and prosecutors said on Thursday.
Eriksen seeks return to 'normal life' with Brentford
At this virtual conference, Dravid will also be joined by former cricketer and coach Gary Kirsten and former England women's cricketer and commentator Isa Guha.
India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals in the inaugural Saurashtra Premier League.
Arsenal, Everton and Stoke City have all agreed to play in this year's Asia Trophy in Singapore in preparation for the 2015-16 Premier League season.
India captain Mithali Raj came out in support of starting a women's version of the cash-rich Indian Premier League after having spoken against it earlier.
Ahead of the Women's Premier League opening game, Gujarat Giants skipper Beth Mooney opened up on the impact the WPL will have on young cricketers.
Jadeja most tested Indian cricketer so far in 2023, 58 samples collected in first 5 months
Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy says the unprecedented nomination for the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award doesn't hold much relevance for her but she would like to believe that the recognition is a giant step forward for women's cricket.
Kevin Pietersen predicts the in-form Delhi Capitals to win this year's Indian Premier League.
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