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Cricket Australia in trouble; Australia impose restriction on use Broadcaster threatens to end contract of saliva, sweat to shine ball ricket Australia NEW DELHI:The boss (CA) has restricted of Australia’s Channel its players from us- Seven said, on Friday, the C ing sweat from the head, face broadcaster may terminate and neck to shine the ball dur- its contract with Cricket ing the upcoming limited Australia (CA) over its han- overs tour of England in a bid dling of the summer sched- to reduce the risk of COVID- ule, according to comments 19 transmission. published in The Daily Tele- The International Cricket graph. Council (ICC) has banned the “It’s a train wreck,” James use of saliva on the ball as an Warburton was quoted as interim health safety measure saying, amid concerns the in the wake of the COVID-19 popular Big Bash League pandemic. However, a player might be a diluted competi- is still permitted to use sweat tion without international from anywhere on the body players due to COVID-19- and rub it on the ball. related restrictions. But CA is taking a cautious “We are forced to con- approach to reduce any risk of lation will not have much af- way," he added. "If the world stays as it is for sider all our options includ- transmission of the novel fect in the limited overs for- England players were seen a little while, those restrictions ing terminating the contract summer of cricket'. Bash tournaments. the governing body was crit- coronavirus. Based on med- mats. using sweat from their backs will still be there. That saliva and we have put them on “Cricket Australia greatly But the schedule has yet icised by member states and ical advice the board has "It's probably not some- or forehead during the series one will probably be around notice." values the relationship with to be confirmed with a back- players for its handling of asked its players to not use thing that's too relevant in against West Indies and Pak- for a lot longer anyway," Starc “This is not an acceptable our broadcast partners,” the drop of travel restrictions the COVID-19 shutdown. sweat fromnear the mouth or white-ball cricket. Once that istan. said. product and we will not sup- board said in a statement. and closed state borders. Warburton said CA was nose, according to new ball starts to go, you're "I think we saw a bit during However, the pacer said port the season. Cricket Seven is in the second Warburton’s comments wrong to sack Roberts and Cricket.com.au. trying to keep it dry anyway. that England (Test) series, discussions regarding the reg- Australia have an obligation year of a record five-year came two days after he told had no full-time CEO “at a This leaves players with op- It's more of a question for red- Jofra (Archer) using some ulation will need to take place to deliver a competition of rights deal with pay TV an investor call that he was time when the sport needs tion of using sweat from ei- ball cricket," Starc said. sweat off his back and that when the team's Test assign- no lesser standard than the provider Foxtel. frustrated with a lack of strong leadership to steer ther their stomach or back, "No doubt we'll find out sort of thing." ments start. past.” CA has pencilled in four clarity from CA. through these extraordinary during the white-ball series what it's like in these practice Starc, who is also in Aus- "It's one for the red-ball CA said it was disap- Test matches with India, a CA has endured a year of times”. against England, starting Sep- games and if we need to re- tralia's Test side, feels if things team to talk about when we pointed with Warburton’s one-off Test against upheaval, with former CEO “There is an obligation to tember 4 in Southampton. visit some planning around it, don't change similar restric- get to that point, but at the comments and would de- Afghanistan and dates for Kevin Roberts and a slew of deliver the best quality to The team's premier pacer I'm sure we'll have a chat be- tions will remain in place dur- moment we're pretty good," liver a 'full and compelling the men’s and women’s Big executives departing after the broadcasters,” he said. Mitchell Starc feels the regu- fore the series gets under- ing the team's home season. Starc said. Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half- Racial injustice hits billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine home for US athletes NEW DELHI:When for- NEW DELHI:Japan is miracle and then capitalise Staging an Olympics in a mer NBA star Robert making an aggressive move on that miracle,” said pandemic will be a huge lo- Horry’s son showed him the to grab enough coronavirus Michael Cucek, a political gistical challenge, as thou- video of a police officer vaccine to inoculate its pop- science professor at Temple sands of athletes around the shooting Jacob Blake in the ulation four times over, a University Japan. “But the world will have to train and back in Wisconsin on Sun- push the government hopes timeframe for that is getting travel to events and many day, he said he felt com- will instil confidence that it narrower and narrower.” more thousands of fans will pelled to remind the can host a delayed summer Health ministry and Cab- have to be accommodated teenager of the dangers he Olympics next year. inet Office officials did not at a time when many coun- could face when encounter- Like other rich countries, respond to queries about tries may still be in lock- ing the police. Japan is signing multiple whether Japan’s drive to se- down. Japan still has a “It’s hard to tell your 14- deals because some of the cure coronavirus vaccines travel ban in place covering year-old son that I worry vaccines could fail in clini- was connected to the more than 140 countries. about him when he walks cal trials or require more Olympics. Even with a viable vac- out that door. I have a 22- than one dose, an approach how to go ahead with the arrangements with such Japanese officials have cine, the additional chal- year-old son and I worry some experts consider pru- Games, tying the effort to drugmakers as Pfizer Inc discussed putting on a lenge of immunising ath- about him because Black games.New York Mets first ment for false arrest when he dent. the need to secure a vaccine. (PFE.N) and AstraZeneca “simplified” Games, origi- letes and visitors before or men are an endangered baseman Dominic Smith was pulled over, held at gun- But Japan has something The various companies PLC (AZN.L), as well as local nally expected to attract after landing in Japan will species,” he said fighting said on Wednesday it was point, and handcuffed in else riding on a successful “will probably be able to deals with the likes of Sh- 600,000 visitors. But the be enormous. back tears. tough to deal with the apathy 1992, while Bucks guard mass rollout of a vaccine: produce a vaccine between ionogi & Co. (4507.T) event would still involve A “very, very essential “These cops are just killing in issues related to race. Sterling Brown received an Prime Minister Shinzo the end of this year and next “You have to bet evenly to some 11,000 athletes from factor” for the Olympic because they feel like if they “I think the most difficult apology from Milwaukee po- Abe’s enduring aim to bring March,” Suga told Reuters avoid getting nothing,” said around the world. hosts will be when an effec- don’t those have body cam- part is to see people still don’t lice after he was thrown to thousands of athletes and in an interview this week. Tomoya Saito, director at Given the size of the tive vaccine will be ready eras on, they have a right.” care,” he said at a news con- the ground and tasered in fans to Tokyo for the Games “There are a lot of consider- Japan’s National Institute events and people coming and how it will be distrib- NBA players led by the ference.“For this to continu- 2018.Tennis player James in 2021, after the event fell ations, but we want to hold of Public Health. from all over the world, uted, Tokyo Governor Milwaukee Bucks went on ously happen just shows the Blake was roughed up by a through this year due to the the Olympics at all costs.” Some critics contend that holding the Olympics re- Yuriko Koike told Reuters strike to protest racial injus- hate in people’s heart.” plainclothes officer in 2015 pandemic. Japan is on track to have Japan’s rush to secure sup- quire “mass quantities of an on Tuesday. tice during the playoffs on Many Black athletes have in New York, with the city Chief Cabinet Secretary 521 million doses of five dif- plies is driven largely by a effective vaccine,” said “We will do our best to Wednesday, with players in spoken out about their treat- agreeing to create a new posi- Yoshihide Suga, the top ferent vaccines in 2021, political desire to show the Kenji Shibuya, director of prevent coronavirus infec- Major League Baseball, Ma- ment by the police. tion with a watchdog agency government spokesman, compared with a popula- world it is fully committed the Institute of Population tions here in Japan and also jor League Soccer and the Olympic triple-jump gold that hears complaints said Japan was working tion of 126 million. Recent to hosting the Games. Health at King’s College, to welcome the athletes Women’s National Basket- medalist Al Joyner sued the against police as part of a set- with Olympic organisers on deals include global “The plan is, hope for a London. from all over the world.” ball also deciding not to play Los Angeles police depart- tlement. Novak Djokovic looks unbeatable CPL: Trinbago unstoppable; NEW DELHI:The The magnitude of Nadal’s men’s draw at a Grand Slam and Federer’s absence can has seldom had such an be gauged by the fact that Nabi shines in Zouks' win overwhelming a favourite in the triumvirate have shared NEW DELHI:Trinbago smashed the first ball of recent times as Novak the last 13 Grand Slam titles Knight Riders maintained Tahir's last over for six. Djokovic at this year’s US between them and the onus their clean slate with a fifth The shackles were off and Open, with lot more at stake will solely be on the Serb to win in as many matches, then Seifert sealed the win for the world number one add to that number. than just his 18th major ti- while Mohammed Nabi with two fine fours. Incidentally, the last time produced a career-best five- In another match, Nabi tle. someone outside the trio It took the COVID-19 wicket haul to guide St Lu- claimed five for 15 as he won a Grand Slam was at pandemic to put a brake on cia Zouks to a six-wicket tri- powered St. Lucia Zouks to a the US Open when Swiss Djokovic’s 18-match un- umph in the Hero comprehensive six-wicket beaten run in 2020, as he Stanislas Wawrinka beat Caribbean Premier League win over St Kitts & Nevis won the ATP Cup with Ser- Djokovic in 2016. in Port of Spain. Patriots. bia, an eighth Australian Tennys Sandgren and Ger- played in front of fans and But Wawrinka also de- The Knight Riders With Patriots restricted Open title and a fifth Dubai man Jan-Lennard Struff. lacked social-distancing cided against travelling to reached the halfway mark to 110 for nine in 20 overs, Tennis Championships be- “Everything is going in measures, was heavily criti- New York leaving former of the league stage with a Zouks were never in trouble fore the season came to a the right direction, I’m feel- cised leading Djokovic to champions Andy Murray perfect record of five wins in dismissing Chandrapaul sending back Lendl Sim- and coasted to an easy win halt in early March. ing very good,” declared complain of being subjected and Marin Cilic as the only five matches as they out- Hemraj (2) and Nicholas mons (19) with a google and with 32 balls to spare. If there were doubts over Djokovic, also not discount- to a 'witch-hunt'. other Grand Slam winners played Amazon Pooran (1) to leave Amazon then a big leg-break ended Zouks' Daren the 33-year-old Serb’s ability ing the possibility of going He initially voiced appre- besides Djokovic in the Warriors by seven wickets Warriors at 12 for 3. 's (0) stay. Dar- Sammy put Patriots in to to regain that momentum undefeated during the year. hension about the protocols draw. with a fine all-round dis- Despite Shimron Het- ren Bravo (26) denied Tahir bat and before they had after the shutdown, they The lengthy COVID-19 in the New York bio-secure Djokovic has previously play. meyer's 26 off 30 balls, Ross the hat-trick. scored Nabi dismissed both were quickly dispelled this break possibly presented bubble put in place by the said he could win the most Sent into bat, the War- Taylor's 26 in 23 and After 10 overs, the Knight Chris Lynn and Nick Kelly week as Djokovic returned more challenges for the organisers but took a late Grand Slam titles and be- riors posted a lowly 112 for Keemo Paul's unbeaten 28 Riders were 51 for two but off the third and fifth deliv- to court for the US Open Serb than any other oppo- call to travel to the US come the longest-reigning 7. The Knight Riders then in 26, Warriors never soon Tion Webster was sent eries. nent on court. His long-time rival Rafa tune-up at the Western & world number one by the overhauled the target, scor- looked well-placed and back by Chris Green. Yet Coming back in the third During that period, the Nadal, however, chose to Southern Open in New time he retires. ing 115 for 3 with 10 balls to ended the innings at 112 for they stayed on the course over of the innings, Nabi 33-year-old organised the stay at home and, with York. A victory on Sept. 13 at the spare. seven. and needed 35 off the last had another twin-strike as ill-fated Adria Tour, an ex- Roger Federer also missing Chasing the total, the 36 balls. He struggled a bit with a Arthur Ashe stadium will Trinbago got an early Denesh Ramdin top-edged hibition tournament in the after undergoing knee break when Sikandar Raza Knight Riders begun well at Tahir and Keemo Paul to Najibullah Zadran and neck issue in his opening give him his 18th Grand win over Ricardas Berankis Balkan region during which surgery, Djokovic has been clean bowled Brandon King 32 for no loss in five overs. bowled well and put some off the next ball Patriots' Slam crown and leave him but normal service resumed he and three other players left as the only representa- (6) in the second over of the Imran Tahir broke pressure but Bravo cleared leading scorer , one short of Nadal’s tally in his next outings against contracted COVID-19. tive of the ‘Big Three’ in New innings. then through with two wickets in the ropes off a Naveen full spooned a sweep to Roston while Federer leads with 20. The event, which was York. struck twice in one over, two balls in the sixth over, toss and Tim Seifert (39) Chase.