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Sydney, Jan 25 (PTI) Former National Rugby League chief executive Todd Greenberg was on Monday appointed as the new chief of Australian Cricketers Association (ACA). The 50-year-old's name was also doing the rounds for the Cricket Australia (CA) chief job after Kevin Roberts quit last year. Greenberg's appointment was ratified at ACA's board meeting on Monday. "I would like to thank the ACA board and the players for the opportunity to advocate for them. "I have a long history with cricket – it's the game I first fell in love with – and am looking forward to the opportunity to…

According to a press release by New Zealand Cricket, the Canterbury Magicians have qualified in the top three in this edition’s Dream 11 Super Smash beating the Wellington Blaze by 9 wickets. They became the second team to do so after Wellington Blaze. The defending champions Blaze suffered a rare rough day at work as the Magicians restricted them to 132/9. Gabby Sullivan had an exceptional day with the ball, taking the wicket of Melie Kerr and sparring just 14 runs in her four overs. Magicians’ Mackay got out early however Satterthwaite’s 71* off 50 balls and Nat Cox’s 48*…

In a press release by the Sydney Sixers, they announced a 19 member squad for their final league game against the Melbourne stars at the MCG on Tuesday. The squad will be shortened to 13 players with the final 11 to be announced at the bat flip. Squad – Sean Abbot, Justin Avendano, Jake Ball, Nick Bertus, Jackson Bird, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques (C) Daniel Hughes, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Llyod Pope, Gurinder Sandhu, Jordan Silk, James Vince.

Buenos Aires, Jan 25 (PTI) The Indian women’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss on the tour of Argentina, going down 2-3 to the hosts’ B side in a thrilling clash here. Salima Tete (6th) and Gurjit Kaur (42nd) scored for India while Sol Pagela (25th), Constanza Cerundolo (38th) and Agustina Gorzelany (39th) registered their names on the scoresheet for the home side. In the first quarter, it was India who got off to a flying start winning a Penalty Corner in the first minute. An intentional foul by Argentina while defending the PC led to the visiting side…

According to a press release by the Melbourne Renegades, the Melbourne Renegades have announced their squad for the game against the Hobart Hurricanes tomorrow at the MCG. The final playing 11 will be declared at the Bat flip. Melbourne Renegades – Aaron Finch (c),Brody Couch, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper, Beau Webster, Jack Prestwidge, Peter Hatzoglou, Jon Holland, Mackenzie Harvey, Josh Lalor, Brayden Stepien, Will Sutherland, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitch Perry, Imad Wasim.

Kolkata, Jan 25 (PTI) Churchill Brothers blanked debutants Sudeva Delhi FC 2-0 here to consolidate their position at the top of the Hero I-League standings, here on Monday. By virtue of their win, Churchill steered four points clear of second-placed TRAU FC after the Goan outfit steamed past Sudeva at the Mohun Bagan Stadium. In a match largely dominated by Fernando Varela’s men, first-half strikes by Luka Majcen (19th minute) and Bryce Miranda (36th) proved enough as Churchill grabbed their third win of the season. In what was perhaps the best opportunity for Sudeva to stun the title contenders early…

Every racing fan knows a person amongst their friends or family who firmly believes that motorsport isn’t a “real” sport. To them, a sport involves a large amount of physical effort which leads them to conclude that archery, shooting and god forbid, football are also not real sports, despite the fact that they will be played at the Olympics. Usually, the problem is that they compare the physical demands of auto racing to their own experience of driving to the supermarket in a regular road car, which indeed requires no physical exertion whatsoever, but these two things have about as…

New Delhi, Jan 24 The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Sunday took cognisance of an alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols during the ongoing Wrestling National Championships in Noida and a sought a report from the federation by Monday. "We have taken up the matter with the Wrestling Federation of India and impressed upon them that the SOP for competitions has to be adhered to strictly. We have also sought a report from the federation on alleged violation, by Monday," SAI director general Sandip Pradhan said in a statement. "The federation has assured compliance of protocol." SAI has also requested…

Santiago (Chile), Jan 24 (PTI) The Indian women’s junior hockey team extended its unbeaten run by notching up a 2-0 victory over the Chile senior side at the Prince of Wales Country Club here. Playing their fifth match of the tour of Chile, goals from Sangita Kumari (48th minute) and Sushma Kumari (56th minute) in the last quarter gave India the win. It was a very open contest between the two teams during the first three quarters, with neither team managing to break the deadlock. There were chances for both the teams through open play and set pieces, but the…

Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) Indian Super League team Mumbai City FC on Saturday confirmed the signing of Jackichand Singh from Jamshedpur FC. The 28-year old returns to the Islanders for his second stint with the club, putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal. In the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the ISL, the Manipur-born winger has appeared in all 12 games for Jamshedpur and has three assists to his name so far. One of the most experienced players in the ISL, Jackichand has 85 league appearances to his name and has turned out FC Pune City, Kerala Blasters FC and…