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New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today said Rajasthan Royals will wait and see what sanctions the ICC imposes on Steve Smith before taking a call on his future as the franchise’s captain, following a ball tampering scandal that prompted, among others, even Australia’s prime minister to react. Smith and his deputy David Warner were made to step down from their respective posts after the skipper admitted to have orchestrated ball tampering on the third day of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town....

A press release by BCCI revealed that each player in the squad would receive Rs. 50 Lakhs, head coach Anil Kumble Rs. 25 Lakhs, and each member of the support staff Rs. 15 Lakhs. The Context The BCCI had recently announced the annual men player contracts for this season, enhancing the retainer and match fees amounts for Team India.The central contracts were divided into three categories (A, B and C), with an annual retainer amount of Rs....

The two states had no proper representation in the BCCI after the Indian government split some of the bigger states into smaller fragments in 2000. Bihar had given up Jharkhand which went on to become a member in the BCCI. Uttar Pradesh had given rise to Uttarakhand, however, the new state ceased to exist for the purpose of cricket administration in the BCCI. In fact, it was not even an Associate or Affiliate member....

“The governing council considered the MCA’s request but decided to stick to the original decision to move the final from Mumbai to Bangalore,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel admitted while talking to ESPNcricinfo. “One of the main reasons is we don’t have time till Monday or Tuesday as a lot of preparations are needed to hold it. The MCA had agreed to meet all demands of the IPL Governing Committee including the permission from the Mumbai police to allow people to burst fire crackers after 10 pm and the lifting of the ban imposed on actor and Kolkata Knight Riders’ owner Shah Rukh Khan in the Wankhede stadium....

Dear Sirs, This communication is being addressed to voice the BCCI’s concerns and sentiments that have emerged after the recent dastardly terrorist attack which was carried out on Indian soil by a terror outfit based out of Pakistan which resulted in the death of 44 Indian security personnel. In view of the aforesaid terrorist attack, BCCI fears for the safety and security of players and match officials participating in upcoming ICC events including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019....

The World Cricket committee, comprising legends such as Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara along with current Bangladesh superstar Shakib Al Hasan believe that the richest cricket board should not act as a barrier in getting the sport inducted in the quadrennial extravaganza. “The game’s application to become an Olympic sport is gathering momentum and that the only remaining barrier is India’s reluctance to proceed,” an MCC release stated. “The committee has long been a supporter of Twenty20 cricket being included in the Olympic Games, believing it the single biggest step the game could take to unlock worldwide government funding and aid its global development,” it further stated....

The newly appointed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that he will seek ICC’s approval to hold an exhibition match in March. The stadium will accommodate more than double the capacity of the old stadium. The area of the stadium will be spread across 63 acres with 50 rooms in the clubhouse, a swimming pool and 73 corporate boxes. The construction of this stadium started back in January 2017 and it has been a commendable effort to build the largest cricket stadium in less than 3 years....

The Black Caps stand second in the ECS-T10 points table, having won three of their four games. They will look to grab another win and move atop the table. Meanwhile, the Moufflons lost their last game against the Lions. They stand in fourth position, with two wins from four games, and need a win to climb up the points table. BCP vs CYM Probable Playing 11s Black Caps Waqas Akhtar, Atta Ullah, Rajinder Singh Nadania, Qasim Anwar, Pawandeep (WK), Muteeb Noman, Ram Sahaya Haritwal, Rajwinder Singh Brar (C), Umar Farooq, Parminder Singh, Resham Singh....

The conventional answer is that this attitude toward work makes the American economy the envy of the world. America has a hectic, turbo charged system that builds, destroys and rebuilds, all at warp speed. It’s what created the information revolution, Silicon Valley, hedge funds, biotechnology, nanotechnology (whatever that is) and so on. And there’s no time in it for lolling on the beach, buddy! But there’s now some dispute about just how productive the American economy has been....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Damp beach volleyball players and a bundled up crowd found out the hard way on Wednesday that grim drizzle and wind can even beat down on Rio’s picture-perfect Copacabana beach. Previous days’ bikini-clad women and topless men were replaced by fans in anoraks and hoods, but still the mood was upbeat as Australian and Dutch female pairs faced off in one of Rio 2016’s most iconic venues....

He called for a punt on fourth-and-inches from the Chicago 36 with his team trailing the Packers by 11 points early in the fourth quarter Sunday night. He almost got away with it when Amari Rodgers muffed the punt and Damien Williams recovered at the Packers’ 20, but a penalty on Chicago’s Kindle Vildor for running out of bounds nullified the turnover. So Nagy had another chance to go for it, this time from his 32....

Some fans will remember that Jane the Virgin actress Bridget Regan was announced to appear on Batwoman as the new Poison Ivy. But they may have gotten understandably confused when Mary (Nicole Kang) ended up infected by Ivy’s plants and essentially became the villainous nature lover herself. However, it turned out that the real Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley is still out there, and now a short new promo from The CW now offers the first glimpse at Regan as the terrifying (and likely very angry) adversary....

Cleveland’s right-hander struck out 11 in six innings — giving him 206 for the season — and the Indians routed the Minnesota Twins 10-0. Bauer (11-6) is one strikeout behind Boston’s Chris Sale for the AL lead. After striking out 196 last season — then a career high — reaching the 200-mark was a goal going into 2018. “That’s something I wanted to accomplish,” he said. “Next up is 300....

After sacking Carlo Ancelotti, Bayern brought Heynckes back last week to see out the rest of the campaign before a permanent boss is hired in the summer. Lewandowski 2/9 to score v Freiburg The 72-year-old has been out of management since retiring in 2013 allowing Pep Guardiola to take charge in Munich. Despite the long absence, Augenthaler thinks Heynckes is the right man to take over the club for the rest of the 2017-18 campaign....

Popular veteran Jupp Heynckes – whose side showed their class in a 6-0 drubbing of Borussia Dortmund last weekend – steered the Bavarian giants to the latest success of their streak, having masterminded the 2012-13 title triumph as part of a historic treble. Pep Guardiola then oversaw three out of three, although he was unable to replicate Heynckes’ European success – making Bayern the first side to win the Bundesliga on four consecutive occasions....

Reigning champions Bayern are third in Bundesliga at the midway stage, four points adrift of leaders RB Leipzig after an indifferent first half to the campaign. Hansi Flick has been placed in caretaker charge until the end of the season after replacing Niko Kovac in November and revealed last week he is after a new right-back. Bayern set off for their training camp in Doha on Saturday, though injured stars Robert Lewandowski, Javi Martinez, Kingsley Coman and Niklas Sule were all missing....

Ulreich made a bizarre mistake in the second half, as he attempted to collect Corentin Tolisso’s back pass, only to seemingly realise that he was unable to use his hands. The back-up to No.1 Manuel Neuer subsequently slipped, allowing Karim Benzema to score his second goal on the night. Bayern fought back to 2-2, through on-loan James Rodriguez, having led at the Santiago Bernabeu, but they were unable to find a decisive third goal, and were subsequently eliminated....

Germany international Draxler joined Paris Saint-Germain in January and impressed at Parc des Princes with four goals in 12 Ligue 1 appearances last term. PSG 13/2 to win the Champions League However, the arrival of Neymar from Barcelona and the imminent signing of Monaco’s teenage prodigy Kylian Mbappe is set to leave the attacking midfielder down Unai Emery’s pecking order and there are reports PSG are prepared to cash in to balance the books....

In a statement released by Bayern Munich, while the team was on their way to the Spanish capital, Rummenigge said the team must at least tie on Wednesday with Atletico, reports Efe. Bayern have lost the Champions League semi-finals in the last three consecutive seasons to Spanish clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico. Before going to the airport on Tuesday, the players and the technical team had breakfast together in Munich, where only two players, Holger Badstuber and Douglas Costa remained behind....