Former New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been handed a one-month ban from cricket after testing positive for cocaine. The 34-year-old was found to have used the banned substance following a stellar performance in a domestic T20 match for Central Districts against Wellington in January 2024. Bracewell's on-field efforts in that game earned him …
File image of Dulip Samaraweera.© X (Twitter) Australian cricket slapped a 10-year ban on Sri Lankan Test player Dulip Samaraweera on Friday for alleged "inappropriate behaviour" -- to run concurrently with a 20-year suspension he is already serving. The 52-year-old, who played seven Tests and five ODIs in the 1990s, was appointed head …
Former Australia cricketer has reminded India head coach Gautam Gambhir of his one-match ban from 2008 amid his verbal spat with Ricky Ponting. Notably, Gambhir recently reacted strongly to Ponting’s criticism of Virat Kohli’s form and said that the former Australia captain has no business talking about Indian cricket and should only focus on Australian …
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Azmatullah Omarzai were the stars of the show as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by five wickets on Monday to claim the three-match ODI series 2-1. Gurbaz became the second youngest after Quinton de Kock with eight ODI hundreds in Men’s T20Is as the Afghans won the deciding game by five wickets at the …
Mahmudullah has joined Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Gavaskar in the list of batters to have got out in the 90s in ODIs in Sharjah. On Monday, November 11, the Bangladesh batter scored 98 runs off as many balls with seven fours and three sixes in the third and final ODI of the three-match …
In a move that is likely to bring relief to parents, the Australian government is planning to ban social media usage for those who are below 16 years of age. Naming it as "world-leading" legislation, the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it will be tabled in parliament next week and is "aimed at mitigating …
File image of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players.© AFP Paris St-Germain has been ordered to partially close a section of the Parc des Princes for their upcoming Ligue 1 match against Toulouse next month, as a consequence of homophobic chants by their fans. The incident occurred during PSG's 4-2 home win over Strasbourg on …
