Pakistan fans are excited and looking forward to the historic tour of Australia after 24 long years, where they will be playing three Tests, as many ODIs and a T20I. Since the time when the tour was announced, there were speculations regarding who will join the Australian squad and who will not. However, Test captain … Read more
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) removed the current team head coach Chris Silverwood after England’s poor performance against Australia in Ashes. Silverwood’s departure came a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed him in 2019, was sacked from his role of England managing director men’s cricket. England’s 4-0 reverse in Australia means they have now … Read more
BRUSSELS: Inflation in the eurozone soared to a new record high in January, official data showed on Wednesday, adding pressure on the European Central Bank ahead of a monetary policy meeting this week. The figure hit 5.1 per cent last month, a first since the official Eurostat agency started to compile the data in 1997. … Read more
FRANKFURT: Soaring inflation will be in focus when European Central Bank governors meet on Thursday, as the threat of war in Ukraine risked further fuelling already sky-high energy prices in the region. Prices rose in the eurozone at an annual rate of five per cent in December, the highest value on record for the currency … Read more
English cricket is back in the firing line over racism in the game after “stereotypical” and “outdated” views were expressed about the reasons for a lack of interest in the game among Britain’s ethnic-minority communities. Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq delivered harrowing testimony to lawmakers in November, where he said his career had been ended … Read more
BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation soared in December to its highest annual rate since records began in 1997, the Eurostat agency said on Friday. The 5 per cent figure is a first estimate but confirms a trend led by soaring energy prices, rising from 4.9 per cent in November to a quarter-century high. These figures are well above … Read more
ISLAMABAD: An in-match penalty for slow over rates in men’s and women’s Twenty20 Internationals comes into effect this month (January), with the updated playing conditions also providing for an optional drinks interval midway through the innings in bilateral T20 international cricket. The over rate regulations are captured in clause 13.8 of the playing conditions (here), … Read more
PARIS: The euro on Saturday marks 20 years since people began to use the single European currency, overcoming initial doubts, price concerns and a debt crisis to spread across the region. Euro banknotes and coins came into circulation in 12 countries on January 1, 2002, greeted by a mix of enthusiasm and scepticism from citizens who … Read more
FRANKFURT: On the 23rd floor of the European Central Bank’s towering Frankfurt headquarters, on the other side of a security door, anti-counterfeiting experts are poring over some of the best fake banknotes in the eurozone. The room, off limits to outsiders, at first glance recalls a high school science lab, an unusually well-equipped one. Lined up … Read more
Paul Collingwood will act as a stand-in coach in place of Chris Silverwood for England during the tour of West Indies next month. The English team is set to ply five T20Is against the Caribbean team scheduled to start on January 23 at the Kings Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Collingwood, being one of the assistant coaches, … Read more
LONDON: Already sidelined England fast bowler Jofra Archer is set to miss the tour of the West Indies after undergoing a second elbow operation, it was announced Tuesday. The Barbados-born quick has been out of international action since March and his absence from England duty will now extend to over a year after it was … Read more
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Thursday it will end its €1.85 trillion ($2.1 trillion) pandemic-era bond purchasing programme (PEPP) in March but ramp up a pre-crisis asset buying scheme to soften the transition and bolster the Eurozone economy. The ECB will wind down the pace of PEPP purchases in the first quarter … Read more
FRANKFURT – The coronavirus pandemic is not the first crisis to force monetary policymakers into drastic action to avert economic disaster. As the European Central Bank readies for a crunch meeting Thursday to discuss soaring inflation and a path out of stimulus, here is a look at other times the Frankfurt institution was put to … Read more
BRISBANE: Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England’s chances of regaining the Ashes. The 39-year-old, Test cricket’s most prolific fast bowler with 632 scalps, has a minor calf problem, The Cricketer said with the BBC also reporting that he was … Read more
BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root welcomed reports Monday that Darren Gough is set to become director of cricket at Yorkshire and said he would work with him to help the troubled club. British media said ex-England star Gough was on the verge of leaving behind a successful broadcasting career to spearhead Yorkshire’s recovery from a damaging racism … Read more
LONDON: Eileen Ash, the oldest-ever Test cricketer, has died at the age of 110, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Saturday. Ash, a right-arm seam bowler, who made her Test debut against Australia in 1937, represented England seven times on either side of World War II, retiring in 1949. She worked with British intelligence during the … Read more
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank (ECB) must not rush to tighten its monetary policy since the elevated inflation rates look transitory, the bank’s President, Christine Lagarde, told the Frankfurt European Banking Congress on Friday. Speaking via video link, Lagarde stressed that the ECB’s monetary policy should be kept consistent to facilitate the return of … Read more
LONDON: Azeem Rafiq, a former English cricketer who this week said he had lost his career to racism, admitted Thursday he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a teenager. The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to make disparaging comments about an unnamed Jewish person. … Read more
LONDON: The racism crisis tearing through English cricket took yet another turn late Thursday following the emergence of photographs of Alex Hales in blackface, with the batsman saying it had been a “tribute” to the late US rapper Tupac Shakur. The pictures were published by Britain’s The Sun newspaper hours after former player Azeem Rafiq — whose … Read more
LONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq expects the “floodgates” to open in cricket’s racism crisis, predicting thousands could come forward after giving a disturbing account of his own experiences to British lawmakers. Pakistan-born Rafiq told MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee on Tuesday how racist language was “constantly” used during his two spells at … Read more
LONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers on Tuesday he had lost his career to racism, detailing widespread discrimination within the English game in a compelling testimony. An independent report found the Pakistan-born player was a victim of “racial harassment and bullying” while playing for the county club but said … Read more
LEEDS: New Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel praised Azeem Rafiq for speaking out over racist abuse on Monday as he revealed the county had settled an employment case with their former player. Pakistan-born Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with racist abuse he suffered while playing for the county, saying he had been driven to thoughts of … Read more
ABU DHABI: England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the Twenty20 World Cup kept them positive ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand. In-form opener Jason Roy and pace bowler Tymal Mills are the latest injury pullouts from an England squad that came into the tournament without … Read more
LONDON: Yorkshire Country Cricket Club have suspended first-team coach Andrew Gale pending a disciplinary hearing into a historic tweet, accused of being anti-semitic. The club is reeling from a racism scandal that saw chairman Roger Hutton resign last week after sponsors pulled their backing and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stripped Headingley of the right … Read more
LONDON, Nov 8, 2021 (AFP) – English cricket’s top administrator has flown to Pakistan in a bid to repair relations damaged by the cancellation of October’s Twenty20 tour. A spokesperson for the England and Wales Cricket Board told AFP in London on Monday that chief executive Tom Harrison had travelled for meetings with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja. Former Test … Read more
Tymal Mills was among the 15-strong T20 World Cup squad 2021 England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on September 9. Eion Morgan will lead the English players in the mega event. Mills last played T20 as part of the world XI that took on the West Indies in 2018. England team head coach, Chris … Read more
LONDON: England’s Ashes tour of Australia is set to go ahead after the England and Wales Cricket Board gave “conditional approval” to the trip on Friday. There were fears the Ashes would be cancelled after months of concern over tough Covid-19 quarantine guidelines which England’s players and their families will have to follow in Australia. … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman, Ian Watmore has resigned from his role after serving 10 months of his 5 years contract. According to the reports, Ian’s departure was confirmed as mutual consent between him and the ECB board of directors. Ian was under immense pressure after his decision to cancel Pakistan’s tour. … Read more
