The BCCI boss also said that a separate IPL for women in two years' time is on the cards.
The Indian Premier League final scheduled on May 12 was shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association failed to get requisite permission from the government to open the three closed stands.
Manchester Utd's Fred receives racist abuse after defeat by Liverpool.
Players security beefed up after lynching incident in Pakistan
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As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the sports field that defined 2019.
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For India to grow substantially in football, it needs a larger pool of skilled coaches and coach educators, says Jeremy Weeks, head coach of Premier Skills, an initiative of English Premier League.
Domestic cricket will only happen when travelling is safe: Ganguly
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Following are the award winners who were honoured by UEFA during the Champions League draw on Thursday in Monaco.
Rodrigues, Kaur, Mandhana and Sharma were also a part of the now-defunct Kia Super League (KSL) in 2019, the ECB's domestic T20 tournament that made way for the Women's Hundred.
This is clearly a new India, one that displays temerity in plenty, and backs up intent with performance.
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BCCI has inked the apparel and merchandise deal with MPL, replacing Nike.
Legendary Shane Warne has been appointed head coach of the London Spirits team for next year's The Hundred competition.
In terms of viewership, the IPL even outperformed some of the pay-per-view matches of the Premier League in Britain.
The opening ceremony of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League was a breathtaking magnum opus. Rediff.com gives you a quick recap of how the opening ceremony panned out.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world of sport last week, in 10 images.
IMAGES from the WPL match between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore, played in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
With sports events around the world suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, football clubs and leagues have been discussing pay cuts with players to help them make it through the crisis.
When defending champions Australia compete in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday, they will earn the same as their male counterparts would - in stark contrast to their rivals, India. In cricket-mad India, male players are revered as gods, paid handsomely and showered with lucrative endorsement deals, from watches and shoes to snacks, headphones and even toothbrushes. The women barely get a look-in.
Smriti Mandhana-led IPL Trailblazers compete against IPL Supernovas, to be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur.
The money covers sport in England, with other parts of the United Kingdom having separate budgets.
FIFA's Task Force for Women's Football has called for a target of 30 percent women's participation in the governing body's leading structures and top jobs, FIFA said on Thursday.
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However, it is not known why former captain and current national coach Anil Kumble, an equal contributor along with these five during Indian cricket's golden phase, has not been included in the felicitation list.
The Women's Tennis Association, which has turned to Asia to grow its sport, is unclear how the International Tennis Premier League is going to pan out. 'We are still learning about it, just as the world and the media is,' said Melissa Pines, Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, on the sidelines of its new announcement to bring the season-ending BNP Paribas WTA Championships to South East Asia for the first time this year.
Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.
Sthalekar was a member of four Australian World Cup-winning teams across the ODI and T20 formats and captained Australia in three ODIs against New Zealand in 2006.
Manish Malhotra talks about his filmi success, and the new look for the secons season of IPL.
Kolkata and Ahmedabad will host the knockout stages of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) and Vijay Hazare Trophy, respectively, while BCCI will conduct two Irani Cup ties in a single domestic season.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said full back Luke Shaw used "his body with my brain" during his side's 1-1 draw with Everton on Tuesday and has urged the England international to develop a better understanding of the game.
The women's exhibition games were confirmed by the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly last week. The Indian team has not played since T20 World Cup final in March.
The mega Indian domestic season 2018-19, which featured over 2000 matches, finished on a high with the conclusion of Paytm Women's U-23 Challenger Trophy final in Ranchi.
"Tom Hopper, James Pearson and Adam Smith would like to convey their sincere apologies for their behaviour -- to the women involved in the incident, to the club and its owners, to the club's fans and to their families," a club statement said.
Shreyas, who is also the skipper of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, appreciates Ricky Ponting's coaching style.
Pakistan players did not find any spot in ICC Team of the Decade across all formats
Cricket Australia's new CEO, Nick Hockley and Todd Greenberg, the CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association will also make an appearance.
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