German football chief Keller resigns after Nazi analogy

17 May, 2021

Berlin, May 17 (IANS) German football federation (DFB) president Fritz Keller resigned on Monday after comparing vice president Rainer Koch to a Nazi judge.

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ICC clears India's two home Tests of 'spot-fixing' influence (17 May, 2021)

Dubai, May 17 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cleared India's two home Tests -- against England in 2016 and against Australia in 2017 -- of any influence by spot-fixers, saying that a TV channel's allegations had 'fundamental weaknesses'.

Tennis Australia planning to host Australian Open in Melbourne (17 May, 2021)

Sydney, May 17 (IANS) Tennis Australia is planning to host the Australian Open in January next year in Melbourne.

Practice with Dukes ball has helped: NZ pacer Wagner (17 May, 2021)

Auckland, May 17 (IANS) New Zealand pace bowler Neil Wagner, whose variations in short-pitched deliveries will be a big challenge for India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, said Kiwis are better prepared than they ever were before touring England thanks to their practice with the Dukes ball.

Dealt with anxiety for 10-12 years: Tendulkar (17 May, 2021)

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Former India batsman and captain Sachin Tendulkar said he had to deal with anxiety before a match even after he had spent several years in international cricket.

For 91-year-old Crowell, it is never too old to play cricket (17 May, 2021)

Kendall (Australia), May 17 (IANS) Despite being 91 years old, Australian Doug Crowell is not giving up his love for playing cricket and continues to don flannels in veterans' cricket.

Labuschagne not part of Aus preliminary list for Windies tour (17 May, 2021)

Sydney, May 17 (IANS) Batsman Marnus Labuschagne will not play in Australia's limited overs bilateral series in the West Indies as a 23-player preliminary list for the tour was announced by Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday.

No surprise Aus bowlers knew about ball tampering: Clarke (17 May, 2021)

Sydney, May 17 (IANS) Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that he was not surprised by Cameron Bancroft indicating that more than three people knew about the ball tampering tactics of the team during a Test against South Africa in 2018.

NZ cricketers reach London for WTC final vs India, Tests vs Eng (17 May, 2021)

London, May 17 (IANS) A majority of cricketers comprising the New Zealand team that will play a Test series against host England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India next month have arrived here.

England tour: NZ players reach London (17 May, 2021)

Auckland, May 17 (IANS) New Zealand players who will be involved in their upcoming tour of England arrived in London on Monday, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said.

Australians in IPL arrive in Sydney, to quarantine for 2 weeks (17 May, 2021)

Sydney, May 17 (IANS) The Australian players, coaches and commentary staff who were in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) arrived in Sydney on Monday from the Maldives and will be in quarantine for 14 days.