Zimbabwe eves’ tour of Ireland cancelled due to fund issues
Harare: Lack of funds in Zimbabwe Cricket’s coffers has resulted in the cancellation of its women’s team’s tour of Ireland. The two teams were supposed to play three one-dayers and three T20 internationals from July 3-14.”We received correspondence late this afternoon from Zimbabwe Cricket in which we were informed that due to a funding issue, Zimbabwe Cricket will not be sending their women’s team to Ireland,” Cricket Ireland (CI) Chief Executive Warren Deutrom said in a statement as quoted by Cricbuzz.”With the team due to arrive on Sunday, there is clearly no time to find an alternative and, after urgent consultation with the ICC to seek clarification, we regret to confirm the women’s tour has been cancelled,” Deutrom said on Sunday.”This will not, however, impact upon the men’s tour which will proceed as scheduled. We will look into alternative arrangements so our senior women’s team will not be completely disadvantaged by these disappointing circumstances,” Deutrom added. (IANS)
Arrows players rubbish rumours
New Delhi: Members of the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) developmental squad Indian Arrows have quashed the suggestions that they have not been paid by the federation for playing in the I-League last season.Defender Sanjeev Stalin and goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill told IANS that the AIFF has never defaulted in paying their salaries. “There has never been any delay in getting our salaries. It arrives on time every month,” said Gill, who was signed by Indian Super League (ISL) champions Bengaluru FC in May. (IANS)
Dennis Pol to conduct camp
New Delhi: Famous hockey goalkeeping trainer Dennis van de Pol of Netherlands will conduct a seven-day special camp for nine Indian custodians, including P R Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadaur Pathak from Monday. The camp will be held at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru and overseen by India’s chief coach Graham Reid. Besides Sreejesh and Pathak, other goalkeepers who will be part of the camp are Suraj Karkera, Jugraj Singh, Paras Malhotra, Jagdeep Dayal, Pawan, Prashant Kumar Chauhan and Sahil Kumar Nayak. “This is the first goalkeeping camp of 2019 and it will provide an opportunity for not only our keepers in the 33 core probables but also the upcoming young keepers as well,” Reid was quoted as saying by a Hockey India statement. (PTI)
