MUMBAI: After Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board has offered to host the suspended edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates.The UAE is no stranger to ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne praises new coach Arthur, eyes top-four rank
Sri Lanka cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne lauded the impact of new coach Mickey Arthur yesterday and said his side must target a top-four spot in the world rankings for both the Test and 50-over ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: China offers to help North Korea fight pandemic
China's president has expressed concern about the threat of the coronavirus to North Korea and offered help. Xi Jinping was responding to a message that he received from the North Korean leader, Kim ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea reiterates proposal to jointly tackle COVID-19 with North Korea
President Moon Jae-in told reporters Sunday that he believes the North is suffering "various difficulties" over the coronavirus pandemic. Moon didn't elaborate. His spy agency recently told lawmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen reports 17 new coronavirus cases, raising total number to 51
Yemen on Sunday reported 17 new coronavirus cases and one death, raising the total number of infections to 51 and total fatalities to eight, the emergency coronavirus committee of Yemen's Saudi-backed ... ( read original story ...)
WHO suspends staff activity in Yemen’s Houthi-held areas
War-ravaged Yemen is divided between the internationally recognised government temporarily based in the south and the Houthi movement that ousted it from power in the capital, Sanaa, in the north in ... ( read original story ...)
Shafiqullah Shafaq: Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman handed six-year ban
Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq has been banned for six years from all forms of cricket after breaching anti-corruption rules. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan veteran’s libel case gagged under security law
The Australian government has issued an unprecedented gagging order in a third high-profile trial that threatened to reveal explosive details of defence, security and intelligence operations.It is ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan keeper-batsman Shafaq banned for corruption
The charges relate to offences during the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) T20 in 2018, where Shafaq played for the Nangarhar Leopards. ( read original story ...)
General backed by US returns to power in Iraq
Iraq’s new prime minister has reinstated the country’s most popular military figure, a US-backed general whose demotion last year fuelled the protests that forced the country’s previous leader to ... ( read original story ...)