Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc were among those who reported for training as the domestic pre-season began behind closed doors. Cricket Australia announced the international season last week, scheduled to begin from August 9.
The ICC Cricket Committee, led by Anil Kumble, recommended a ban on using saliva on the ball as an interim measure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rule makes life tougher for the bowlers and Jasprit Bumrah, like many former and current fast bowlers, feels there ought to be an alternative.
Professional tennis has been in cold storage since March due to the coronavirus pandemic with tournaments unlikely to resume before August.
The BBC said that people involved in elite sport will be exempted by the government from a requirement on all international travellers to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival in the UK. That should allow Silverstone to host two races, believed to have been pencilled in for August 2 and 9.
The Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) said its members voted on Sunday to approve a package of concessions for the 2020 season stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic, with cuts in salaries and bonuses across the player pool.
Valencia have criticised Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini for taking charge of his side's Champions League match against the Spanish side in March despite suffering from symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
British quarantine rules are set to be relaxed for elite sport in a boost for soccer clubs in European competition and Formula One's plans for races at Silverstone, The Times reported on Sunday.
Amid nationwide unrest over the death of George Floyd, Vanessa Bryant shared a photo of her late husband Kobe wearing an 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirt.
TOI explores how bowlers will have to evolve fast to make their presence felt in a post-corona, spit-free world. Cricket has been struggling to restore bat-ball parity for years but has the virus sounded the death knell for bowlers by making the use of saliva on the ball impossible?
Barcelona will recommence their bid to defend the Spanish title on Saturday June 13 away to Real Mallorca after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Real Madrid will host Eibar on June 14.
NBA icon Michael Jordan decried "ingrained racism" in America on Sunday as the sports world's reaction to the death of unarmed black man George Floyd leapt leagues and continents.
The provisional date was subject to all safety requirements and government guidance being met and clubs receiving clearance from local authorities to stage home matches.
England winger Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed a 'Justice for George Floyd' protest message in Borussia Dortmund's 6-1 rout of bottom side Paderborn on Sunday that trimmed Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points.TOI explores how bowlers will have to evolve fast to make their presence felt in a post-corona, spit-free world. Cricket has been struggling to restore bat-ball parity for years but has the virus sounded the death knell for bowlers by making the use of saliva on the ball impossible?
Former India batsman VVS Laxman on Sunday heaped praise on his former teammate and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, saying he has a remarkable quality of staying grounded despite the huge amount of fan-following and admiration he gets which makes him great.
"Vettori has said that we should donate a specific part of his salary to the BCB's low-income staff. He has officially informed the cricket operations committee," BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told a Dhaka-based newspaper.
"Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli," replied umpire Ian Gould when he was asked to name the three best batsmen he loved watching when he was officiating as an umpire.
The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) has said the guidelines outlined by World Squash Federation (WSF) is not all-encompassing and it will wait for the directives from the state and central governments for resumption of the sport following the coronavirus hiatus.
Schalke's American midfielder Weston McKennie on Saturday wore a 'Justice for George' armband as part of the growing protests over the death of an unarmed black man during a police arrest in Minneapolis in the United States.
Mercedes driver Vandoorne has taken four poles in six races but on Saturday, around a virtual Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York, was the first time the former McLaren F1 driver had gone on to win.
Hockey India's (HI) headquarter here will remain shut for next 14 days, starting Saturday, after two of its staffers tested positive for Covid-19.
A high-ranking official for the US Open has said that if the Grand Slam tennis tournament is held in 2020, she expects it to be at its usual site in New York and on its usual dates starting in August.
The European Tour, which like all other sporting events in the world had been halted owing to the coronavirus outbreak, recently announced their plans to resume on July 22 with the British Masters. That will be the first of six-straight meets in the United Kingdom.
The fourth round of screening saw a total of 1,130 players and club staff tested, with the lack of any new cases bolstering the Premier League's plan to resume the season on June 17.
In a statement the English Football League said 1,058 players and staff from England's 24 second-tier clubs had been tested for the virus on Thursday and Friday.
The thumping 5-0 victory left leaders Bayern, who are chasing an eighth successive league title, top of the standings on 67 points from 29 games, 10 ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund who visit bottom team Paderborn on Sunday.
The wait is finally over for Viswanathan Anand, even though it will take a few more days before the chess ace finally meets his wife Aruna and son Akhil in Chennai.
Recalling moments from the 2018-19 series win against Australia, India pacer Ishant Sharma on Saturday said "it is a very big thing for any cricketer". India toured Australia for a four-match series under the leadership of Virat Kohli and managed to triumph the series 2-1 for the first time in the Down Under.
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday announced a temporary 50 per cent reduction in salaries and cricket funding across the entire regional cricket system, effective from the start of July due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which resulted in the suspension of all the cricketing activities across the globe since March.
Former South Africa batsman Jonty Rhodes has said that AB de Villiers is the greatest fielder of all time in his opinion.
Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian cricket team, remained the only Indian and sole cricketer to feature in the top 100 of highest-paid athletes of 2020 put forward by Forbes magazine.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) about allowing coronavirus player substitutions in its upcoming planned Test series against West Indies and Pakistan, an ECB official said.
India batsman KL Rahul has applauded the unwavering spirit and dedication of healthcare workers fighting the war against COVID-19.
Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool supporters to prove themselves the best "stay at home fans in the world" after English police said Friday they wanted any potential Premier League title-clincher for the Reds played at a neutral venue in a bid to avoid a mass gathering outside Anfield.
Bayer Leverkusen secured a scrappy 1-0 Bundesliga victory at Freiburg on Friday, bouncing back from a midweek setback to win with an opportunist goal by forward Kai Havertz.
Serie A said in a statement that the "the sporting activity of the 2019/2020 season will resume firstly with the Coppa Italia" with the final to be played on June 17.
The Windies were due to play three Tests in England in June but the threat of the coronavirus has pushed the visit back to July at the earliest. The ECB has proposed the Tests will start on July 8, 16 and 24 at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl and Lancashire's Old Trafford.
England cricketers can look forward to a "bridge to the outside" if their home international season goes ahead.
The NBA was the first North American sports league to suspend its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic after one of its players tested positive for the new coronavirus in mid-March.
The tour for up-and-coming players, which is owned and operated by the PGA Tour, had planned to hold a record 13 events this year across Canada.
After being stuck in Germany for over three months, Viswanathan Anand is finally returning home.
Rohit Sharma has led Mumbai Indians to four title wins, one ahead of Chennai Super Kings' Mahendra Singh Dhoni, making him currently the most successful skipper in the history of IPL. VVS Laxman recalled how Rohit evolved both as a batsman and skipper since playing his first IPL with Deccan Chargers.
Hockey India has decided to add more structure to the gradation of tournament officials to help improve the standards of officiating. The Hockey India registered tournament officials which include technical delegate, umpire managers, technical officials, judges and umpires will be divided into three grades - Hockey India Grade 1, Hockey India Grade 2 and Hockey India Grade 3.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has denied the claims that in his latest book "Ben Stokes on Fire", he suggested that India deliberately lost to England at the 2019 World Cup in the round-robin stage.
The Badminton World Junior Championships to be held in Auckland in September was on Friday rescheduled to January next year because of a disruption-hit international calendar owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the latest episode of Instagram series 'Reminisce with Ash' hosted by Ravichandran Ashwin, the India off-spinner asked the former keeper-batsman about the controversial toss when the coin was flipped twice amid the cacophony of the Wankhede and eventually Kumar Sangakkara elected to bat.
Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts has downplayed the prospect of the Twenty20 World Cup going ahead in 2020, saying the October-November schedule was under "very high risk" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sport's big ticket events, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, European football championships, Wimbledon and the British Open golf tournament have all been cancelled this year because of the coronavirus.
Football fans in England and Italy received the news they had been waiting for on Thursday after the Premier League and Serie A got restart dates for their suspended seasons.
Real Madrid and Manchester United remain the two most valuable football clubs in Europe, according to a report released on Thursday by accountancy firm KPMG.