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FIFA@2034: Saudi Arabia denies plans to lift ban on alcohol

May 27, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: A Saudi official on Monday denied recent media reports, claiming that the Kingdom, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2034, plans to lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol. The consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia. Rumours about the ban-lifting began to float when a wine blog post last week claimed […]

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Shubman Gill Anointed India’s Test Captain, Rishabh Pant his Deputy, 18-Member Squad Announced for England Tour

May 24, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 24: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced an 18-member Indian squad for the coming five-test series against England in England starting on June 20 with the prolific young batsman Shubman Gill as the captain and the wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant as his deputy. Gill […]

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Qatar boosts FIFA Arab Cup prize fund to record $36.5 million

May 23, 2025 revoi editor

The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup will have a record prize fund of more than $36.5 million, Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the regional tournament announced on Thursday. The competition, which features senior men’s national teams from the 22-member Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), representing both Asia and Africa, takes place from December 1 […]

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IPL Franchises Told to Call Back Overseas Players to Resume Tournament

May 11, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 11: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is learnt to have asked all the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to get in touch with their respective overseas players to return as early as possible and reassemble their domestic players by Tuesday in a bid to […]

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IPL Likely to be Resumed Next Week

May 10, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 10: With the hostilities between India and Pakistan ending on Saturday evening and ceasefire enforced, the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended for one week on Friday, is expected to be resumed next week, probably on May 15 or the next day, media reports said. […]

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IPL Suspended for a Week, New Schedule Later: BCCI

May 9, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 9: The ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended at least for a week for security reasons amidst the heightened tension due to India – Pakistan conflict. The decision was taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday which said […]

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Pahalgam: India roasts BBC, blocks 16 Pak YouTubers, on questionable content

April 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Strongly responding to their anti-India diatribe after last week’s heinous terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi on Monday officially blocked at least 16 YouTube channels of the neighboring country, including those of former cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali. The government said these channels were disseminating […]

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ICC considers tweaks to two-ball rule in ODIs to rebalance the format

April 15, 2025 revoi editor

In a move that could significantly alter the dynamics of One Day Internationals (ODIs), the ICC men’s cricket committee, chaired by former India captain Sourav Ganguly, has proposed a change to the existing two-ball rule in a bid to restore a better balance between bat and ball in the 50-over format. Currently, each ODI innings […]

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Gautam Adani meets Noorjahan Zamani, who won gold medal in Para Table Tennis Championship

April 10, 2025 revoi editor

Noorjahan Zamani, who won a gold medal in the Para Table Tennis Championship, was met by industrialist Gautam Adani. Gautam Adani posted on social media and said, Just another incredible week at Adani! Big congratulations to Noorjahan Jamani from Adani Airports! GOLD at the UTT National Para TT Championships, followed by another GOLD (Women’s Singles […]

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Pakistan Cricket Ailing Because of Ban to Play in IPL: Former Captain

April 6, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Is Pakistan cricket ailing because of India? Sounds strange, but at least one former Pakistan cricket captain believes India’s ban on the Pakistani players to play in the Indian Premium League (IPL) was badly hurting the Pakistani cricket standard. Pakistan, which despite hosting the Champions Trophy was ousted from the tournament […]