Dhawan to move to KXIP, Nair to Hyderabad

India opener and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s premier batsman Shikhar Dhawan is set to move to Kings XI Punjab from the 2019 IPL season. As per reports, Punjab have offered Dhawan a substantial hike to move and form an opening pair with Team India partner KL Rahul. As per reports, Dhawan’s package at KXIP could double with this move, on par with Rahul while Kings XI have decided to swap batsman Karun Nair with Hyderabad in exchange for the Delhi batsman.

PCB SUMMONS AKMAL, SHAHZAD

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has summoned Test batsmen, Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shahzad to appear before an inquiry committee in different cases. Akmal has been asked to appear before the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit with regards to his name and video appearing in the Al-Jazeera documentary on spot-fixing. Shahzad has been called before a disciplinary committee to explain how he appeared in some club matches despite being banned for four months after failing a doping test.

Chelsea will accept penalty over fracas

Chelsea will accept the punishment the Football Association (FA) sees fit to impose over assistant coach Marco Ianni’s provocative celebration after their late equaliser against Manchester United  ‘Blues’ manager Maurizio Sarri has said. Ianni — who was charged with improper conduct by the FA following the 2-2 draw — apologised immediately as did Sarri to the Portuguese handler.

Dzeko matches Messi with fifth CL goal of season

Edin Dzeko’s recent scoring rate in the Champions League has put him on par with Lionel Messi. Dzeko’s brace in Roma’s 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow gave the Bosnia and Herzegovina striker five goals this season to draw level with Barcelona’s Messi atop the competition’s scoring chart. Moreover, Dzeko has scored 10 in his last eight matches stretching back to Roma’s semifinal run last season. Dzeko’s two-goal performance follows his hat trick against Viktoria Plzen earlier this month.

SL seeks Indian aid to tackle fixing

India has offered to assist Sri Lanka with its inquiry into match-fixing in cricket and drafting laws to combat cheating in the game, a Sri Lankan cabinet minister has said. Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) could provide technical expertise in probing widespread allegations of corruption in cricket. “I made the request, and Prime Minister Modi immediately put me in touch with the CBI,” said Ranatunga, who also skippered Sri Lanka during their World Cup victory in 1996. Meanwhile, Lankan police arrested the chief financial officer at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Nandika Dissanayake, over a $5.5 million fraud involving the sale of television rights for the ongoing England tour of the island.