Stand-in Cricket Scotland chief Gordon Arthur meets Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh
Stand-in Cricket Scotland chief executive Gordon Arthur has had “very constructive” meetings with racism whistleblowers Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh.
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Ieuan Evans named chair of British and Irish Lions board
Former Wales captain Ieuan Evans will succeed Jason Leonard as chair of the British and Irish Lions board.
Martin Guptill Surpasses Rohit Sharma To Become Highest Run-Scorer In T20Is
New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill on Wednesday became the highest run-getter in men's T20Is as he played a knock of 40 runs in the first T20I against Scotland. During the course of this innings, Guptill surpassed India skipper Rohit Sharma, who has 3379 runs, to achieve this big milestone in the shortest format of the game. The right-handed Guptill now has 3,399 runs in T20Is, 20 runs more than Sharma.
Jacques Nienaber warns 'All Blacks will be desperate' despite Ireland meltdown
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber warned that the All Blacks would come to South Africa "desperate" following their humiliating first home series defeat to Ireland.
Barclay won't mind second term as ICC chairman if members want
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's name might be doing the rounds for ICC chairmanship but current incumbent Gregor Barclay on Wednesday did not rule out the possibility of continuing for another two-year term if he gets member's support. New Zealander Barclay's term ends in November and ICC is likely to have a new chairman if he relinquishes his post without seeking a second two-year term. During a virtual media interaction with journalists from his Birmingham base after the ICC Annual Conference, Barclay gave an open-ended answer to a question on his continuation.
Nienaber braced for different challenge against New Zealand
NELSPRUIT, South Africa : South Africa are gearing up for a different type of challenge when they host below par New Zealand in their opening game of the Rugby Championship in Nelspruit on Aug. 6, but are wary of the threat of the wounded tourists.
Silence of Scotland’s white players ‘deeply shameful’ claims lawyer
The failure of Scotland’s white players to speak out following a damning report on racism within the sport is “deeply shameful”, according to a lawyer representing two men connected to the probe.
Ireland stick with 14-man T20 squad for South Africa and Afghanistan T20 series
Cricket Ireland have kept faith with the 14-man squad that was whitewashed 3-0 by New Zealand for their upcoming T20 series against South Africa and Afghanistan.