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The leaders of English soccer, including the Premier League, asked the heads of Facebook and Instagram on Thursday to show “basic human decency” by taking more robust action to eradicate racism and for users’ identities to be verified. [ MORE: Referee Mike Dean reveals death threats made against him, his family ] There has been growing outrage that players from the Premier League to the Women’s Super League have been targeted with abuse on Twitter and Facebook-owned Instagram. “The language used is debasing, often threatening and illegal,” the eight English soccer leaders, including from the Football Association and Premier League, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg. “It causes distress to the recipients and the vast majority of people who abhor racism, sexism and discrimination of any kind. “We have had many meetings with your executives over the years but the reality is your platforms remain havens for abuse. Your inaction has created … [Read more...] about ‘Havens for abuse’: English football’s governing bodies demand racism crackdown by social media companies

IPL Special Page Kick-starting the tournament this year with the uproar that brings the diverse cultures of India together, the league will once again see fans cheering for their favourite teams. Capturing this inter-city rivalry and friendly banter, the anthem symbolises the many emotions of cricket fans - pride, heartbreak, happiness and celebration! Developed by one of India’s most loved and electrifying musicians, Nucleya, the upbeat anthem has the flavour of eight Indian languages and is sung by eight uber cool rappers - Dee MC, RAK, J19 Squad, Satyum, Vithika Sheru, Maharya, Gubbi, and Rawal, each representing their beloved city while displaying its unique local quirk. Understanding that dance is integral to how Indians express themselves, the video does justice to each team’s vibe by headlining a signature hook step to commemorate big moments from the matches. The video has been shot across eight team cities and the anthem captures the fun yet the competitive spirit of … [Read more...] about Disney+ Hotstar VIP celebrates the spirit of Vivo IPL with a video-anthem ‘India Ki Vibe Alag Hai’

New Delhi, March 21: The Twenty20 International format came into existence in February 2005 when Australia took on New Zealand in Auckland. The shortest and fastest format of cricket became an instant hit amongst fans and the ICC started encashing the popularity of this new format to different parts of the world. The batsmen-friendly rules combined with relatively shorter field dimensions made the T20 format batsmen's favourite. The very first T20I encounter between New Zealand and Australia saw the Aussies touching the 200-run mark. There have been three instances of teams scoring in excess of 250 in the T20I format. While India is the team with the most 200-plus scores in an innings but Afghanistan (278/3 against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019) and Czech Republic (278/4 against Turkey in Ilfov County in 2019) own the record of posting the highest score in T20Is. Till March 20, 2021, the teams have scored 200 or plus in a T20I innings on 124 occasions. Here are the teams with … [Read more...] about T20 Cricket Record: Teams with most 200-plus score in a T20I innings; Team India top the charts

Bairstow, who is currently involved in the three-match ODI series against India, will turn up for Sunrisers Hyderabad when the IPL gets underway on April 9. "It will be a great opportunity to play at different grounds that we could potentially be playing in the T20 World Cup. Also to see how different teams will go about bowling in those conditions," Bairstow said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. "Because, naturally with the dimension of the grounds and also wickets, it varies how attacks go about defending totals and batsmen go about setting them, so it will be an interesting competition." Sunrisers Hyderabad will open their campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on April 11. "Obviously playing over here, it was a new ground, it was a lot of learning but the games that we have got in IPL will be in Chennai. However, the acclimatisation in India, whether it would be to the conditions or weather or in general will hopefully help," he said. "But … [Read more...] about IPL will put players in good frame of mind ahead of T20 World Cup: Jonny Bairstow

However, the David Warner-led side was unable to qualify to the final and Bairstow, who opened the batting for SRH, is now looking forward to the IPL 2021. "IPL is a fantastic tournament to be involved in, every international cricketer in the world wants to be involved in the IPL. I will be joining with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the next week or so," said Bairstow during the virtual press conference. "I am really excited as we did pretty well last year and I think we have got a good chance again this year. There have been some really good signings and also performances and if we can put them in together as unite and carry on from last year that will be an exciting place to be," he added. Ben Stokes' swashbuckling 99 and Bairstow's 112-ball 124 saw England register a six-wicket win over India in the second ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Chasing 337, England did not break a sweat as Stokes and Bairstow shared a 175-run stand for the second wicket. Bairstow now … [Read more...] about IPL 2021: Jonny Bairstow assesses Sunrisers Hyderabad chances in IPL 14