Shamik Chakrabarty

IPL teams want to play safe. All of them have decided to leave for Dubai after August 20 and hold their respective camps in UAE.

The one-year pullout could be treated as a moratorium period and if the relations improve, BCCI may look at inking a fresh three-year deal with VIVO from 2021 to 2023 on revised terms.

The BCCI had said that it would reconsider the sponsorships in the wake of border tensions with China, which led to 20 Indian soldiers being killed in a clash on June 15.

An IPL media advisory stated that the upcoming edition will be played over 53 days in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi “subject to necessary clearances from the Government of India”, and will have 10 afternoon matches starting at 3:30 pm India time.

Some key norms in the SOP include conducting four Covid tests in two weeks for players, less crowded dug-outs, not more than 15 players in a dressing-room, closed-doors matches at least in the first half of the tournament and six-feet social- distancing norms for commentators.

East Bengal are celebrating their centenary this year, but without a title sponsor, the century-old club is going through serious financial hardship.

IPL 2020: The BCCI has written to the Indian government, seeking permission to organise the IPL in the UAE. Subject to the government’s approval, the Board will announce the dates for the tournament.

New teams will not be added to the Indian Super League (ISL) this year, it is learnt. Meanwhile, East Bengal is going through serious financial hardship and is desperately looking for a new sponsor.

Following the postponement of the T20 World Cup, the BCCI will first write to the Sports Ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Home Ministry, seeking approval to hold the IPL in India.

According to Ashok Malhotra, the four ICA directors have asked him not to make any public statements without discussing issues internally, but he alleged that they have been leaking correspondence.

The BCCI Apex Council took the decision to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) in October-November, likely in the UAE, should the ICC postpone the T20 World Cup.

It’s been 35 years since a young Azharuddin whiplashed a hattrick of hundreds to waltz into public imagination; his batting style was utterly original as he would conjure up angles hitherto unseen and it all started at his Eden Gardens.

Nominee of the CAG in the council, Alka Bharadwaj has already objected to Shah’s presence at the meeting, arguing that the latter should go into a cooling-off after completing his term, as per the Lodha Committee recommendation.

Upset with a Court of Arbitration for Sport decision to lift the two-year Champions League ban on Manchester City, football’s elite clubs have indicated a rebellion – only this uprising aims to retain the old order, not to revolutionise it

Snehasish’s Covid positive result might place all his family members including Sourav under observation/self-isolation through contact tracing protocols. It is learnt that Sourav celebrated his birthday on July 8 with all his family members.

The CAS concluded that Manchester City “did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions” but maintained that the club “did fail” to cooperate with UEFA, the European football’s governing body.

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested by West Midlands Police after he purportedly sent a series of racist messages and Ku Klux Klan picture to Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha.

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has sought modification of the July 18, 2016 order by which the Supreme Court had accepted the Justice RM Lodha Committee recommendations.

England vs West Indies (ENG vs WI) Test Series 2020: The Test — and the two that will follow in Manchester later this month — will be played without spectators in a bio-secure environment.

According to reports, the greatest player in Barcelona’s history, Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over the extension of his contract at the club.

On Saturday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Victoria Police have named Ravinder Dandiwal as the “central figure” in the fixing scam where operatives convinced low-ranked tennis players to throw matches while associates placed bets with bookies.

"Between us, we had over 1,300 (1,339) first-class wickets, but were considered to be not good enough (to play for India)," says Padmakar Shivalkar.

The IPL has multiple Chinese links in terms of commercial partnerships.

Vinod Kambli’s tenure as one of the leading lights in Indian cricket was all too brief, but he will always cherish his maiden ton and the double hundred against England on his home ground.