Sport
Coronavirus outbreak: Cricket West Indies slashes player salaries by half
The cricket authorities in England are hoping that ICC would allow coronavirus replacements when the West Indies and Pakistan travel the country for upcoming Test series . CWI president Ricky Skerritt said the business continuity plan required all stakeholders to make "a huge sacrifice". The release said the necessary safety measures are being put in place for the tour. [Full Article...]
Former Piston advances in HORSE tournament
With the win, Conley advances to the semifinal round against Chauncey Billups, who knocked out Trae Young . Playing from his home in Colorado, Billups called heads in the coin toss to start things off between the pair. Pierce also missed a one-footed between-the-legs layup that he said was hard, even though it looked relatively easy. He then sank three shots in a row, to tie things up with Yo... [Full Article...]
World Rugby Will Allow Leagues To Temporarily Change Some Sporting Rules
An "orange card" has also been suggested, which means that if a player is yellow-carded and the offence is subsequently deemed to be worthy of a red card, it can be upgraded on the back of the TMO's advice, in which case the player would not be allowed return following the sin-bin period. [Full Article...]
Beginning In June, Texas Governor Says Outdoor Stadiums Can Hold 25% Capacity
In an interview , Abbott said to KXAN-TV in Austin, "If you want a prediction, my prediction is yes, we are gonna have college football beginning as scheduled ... Out of Texas' 254 counties, 230 are reporting cases. Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans would be conditionally permitted to have fans in attendance at AT&T Stadium and NRG Stadium respectively. [Full Article...]
Keown: This is the mistake Arsenal made with William Saliba
Arsenal agreed a reduction in wages for players to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, with David Luiz's salary around £120,000 a week. Arsenal legend Martin Keown has been left baffled by the Gunners' decision to loan William Saliba back to Saint-Etienne for the entirety of the 2019-20 season, in conversation with talkSPORT . [Full Article...]
What Premier League restart will mean for your monthly TV bill
Four individuals returned positive results in the previous round of checks, taking the overall total to 12 since the league started its testing programme. Brady said the latest virtual meeting of club executives featured a long discussion about what constitutes having a team fit enough to compete in the games left to play. [Full Article...]
Sabres star Jack Eichel admits he's frustrated with losing seasons
I want to win the Stanley Cup every time I start a season. Where they've gone is essentially nowhere for the 23-year-old Eichel, who was celebrated as the franchise's key building block after being selected with the No. He does so much for our group every day. "I've got to be better as a leader, that's where it starts". There are hard times and he does an awesome job bringing us back and narrowi... [Full Article...]
'It's exciting': McDavid, Nurse discuss return to play, format and testing
The 23-year-old superstar was part of the NHL/NHLPA committee that worked remotely via the video conferencing platform the last number of weeks to come up with the league's return-to-play blueprint should hockey be allowed to resume its season this summer. [Full Article...]