Badree ruled out of IPL, replaced by Shamsi
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Samuel Badree has been ruled out of the IPL with an injury. The Windies leg-spinner had injured himself during the World T20 final on April 3 and has not played a game since then. He will be replaced by chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi, who plays for South African franchise Titans. Shamsi, 26, previously played in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after catching the eye of the touring West Indies in South Africa in 2014-15. He enjoyed reasonable success at the CPL, claiming 11 wickets in seven games at an average of 13.27 for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Karachi
PCB to seek termination of ‘Big Three’ in ICC meeting
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has admitted that he would seek the termination of 'Big Three', featuring the cricket boards of India, England and Australia, in the next week's International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting to be held in Dubai. In 2013, the ICC gave additional power to Australia, England and India, which invited a flurry of criticism from the independent cricket stakeholders.
Rio De Janerio
Gagan, Chain to battle for finals spot at ISSF World Cup
Shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh will be vying for a spot in the finals of the men's 50m rifle prone event after coming through unscathed in the elimination rounds on Day Six of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) being held in Rio de Janerio's Olympic Shooting Centre. Narang posted a score of 620 in his elimination round to finish 11th while Chain shot 622.5 to be placed sixth.
London
Life is back to normal, says England’s Stokes
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was hit for four consecutive sixes in the World T20 final against West Indies, has said "life is back to normal now". West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite had hit Stokes for four straight sixes in the final over to finish off the game. “Life's back to normal, as normal as it can be for a cricketer. It was a big disappointment but I am lucky it is a busy summer,” Stokes said.
London
Oosthuizen latest top golfer to skip Rio Games
Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen on Thursday became the third high-profile golfer to withdraw from this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, citing family and schedule issues. South African Oosthuizen follows what could become a pattern, started last week by Fiji's Vijay Singh Australia's 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott. — Agencies
