Category: SPORT

Umar Akmal, Pakistan cricket’s enfant terrible, faces reckoning

Umar Akmal, Pakistan cricket’s enfant terrible, faces reckoning

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - If ever a soap opera were to be made about Pakistan cricket, Umar Akmal might be ... Read More

Babar named ODI captain, Naeem Shah handed central contract

Babar named ODI captain, Naeem Shah handed central contract

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Teenage fast-bowling sensation Naseem Shah has been included in Pakistan's 18-member national contract list for 2020/21 ... Read More

On this day: Born May 14, 1948: Bob Woolmer, English cricketer

On this day: Born May 14, 1948: Bob Woolmer, English cricketer

May 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Bob Woolmer was nicknamed ‘The Scientist’ and became arguably the greatest cricket mind of his generation ... Read More

Ireland captain is ‘worried’ about T20 World Cup: ‘My gut feeling is it won’t go ahead’

Ireland captain is ‘worried’ about T20 World Cup: ‘My gut feeling is it won’t go ahead’

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says his "gut feeling" is this year's T20 World Cup in Australia ... Read More

Pakistan could play more Tests in tour of England if it goes ahead

Pakistan could play more Tests in tour of England if it goes ahead

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - KARACHI: Pakistan might play more Test matches during their tour of England if it goes ahead ... Read More

With second child on the way Joe Root set to miss Test action for England this summer

With second child on the way Joe Root set to miss Test action for England this summer

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Joe Root could miss Test action for England this summer with the news that his wife ... Read More

Fate of India, Bangladesh series to be decided on May 15

Fate of India, Bangladesh series to be decided on May 15

May 12, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s scheduled cricket tour by India and Bangladesh will be decided by the end of ... Read More

Not interested in being promoted for ICC big post: Sanga

Not interested in being promoted for ICC big post: Sanga

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Commenting on reports which said the SLC to promote Kumar Sangakkara for the ICC big post, ... Read More

Spain’s La Liga aiming for June restart

Spain’s La Liga aiming for June restart

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Spain) - La Liga organisers are aiming for a June restart to the season, which was halted by ... Read More

Ten Covid-19 positives in German football

Ten Covid-19 positives in German football

May 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | German) - Clubs in the top two German divisions have returned 10 positive results from 1,724 coronavirus tests, ... Read More

Cricket must wait for safety guarantee before it resumes

Cricket must wait for safety guarantee before it resumes

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Daniel Gidney, chief executive of Lancashire Cricket Club, is in no doubt of the number of ... Read More

Australia replace India at top of world Test rankings

Australia replace India at top of world Test rankings

May 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Australia) - Australia have returned to the top of the Test rankings for the first time in four ... Read More

Moeen Ali says The Hundred should be postponed until 2021

Moeen Ali says The Hundred should be postponed until 2021

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes it would be the right decision for the launch of The ... Read More

La Liga plans rapid return to training

La Liga plans rapid return to training

Apr 30, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - La Liga is working towards its clubs returning to training as soon as possible after being ... Read More

2020 Olympics will be scrapped instead of delayed again – Games Chief

2020 Olympics will be scrapped instead of delayed again – Games Chief

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021, says Games ... Read More