England call off Pakistan tour after New Zealand security scare

London

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England have withdrawn both the men’s and women’s teams from next month’s tour of Pakistan, three days after New Zealand abandoned their tour of the country amid security concerns.

New Delhi

India to start home season with New Zealand series

New Zealand will return to the sub-continent in November to play three T20Is and two Tests in India, two months after abandoning their tour of Pakistan over safety concerns. The series against NZ will kick-start India’s 2021-22 home season which includes four Tests, three ODIs and 14 T20Is.

New Delhi

HC seeks Centre’s stand on plea by Manika against TTFI

The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s stand on a petition by Manika Batra, who was left out of the Indian squad for the Asian Table Tennis Championships, assailing Table Tennis Federation of India’s mandate of compulsory attendance at the national coaching camp in order to be selected.

Paris

Substituted Messi angry; Icardi gets late winner

Lionel Messi hit the crossbar with a curling free kick and looked angry at being taken off in the 75th minute in his home debut for Paris SG. Substitute Mauro Icardi scored late as PSG scraped a 2-1 win over Lyon in the French league. In the Spanish league, Real Madrid beat Valencia 2-1. Agencies

New Delhi

Ranji match fees hiked to Rs 2.4 lakh

The BCCI today announced that domestic cricketers affected by the Covid-curtailed 2020-21 season will be paid 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for the disruption and also hiked their remuneration for the upcoming season. Many Indian cricketers struggled financially after the Ranji Trophy was not held last year for the first time in its history due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The per day fee for the top Ranji cricketers, who have played more than 40 matches, was also almost doubled to Rs 60,000, which will ensure that such players earn Rs 2.40 lakh per first-class match. PTI