It was starting to seem inevitable. And today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that the Indian Premier League for 2021 has been suspended. Indian cricket authorities held an emergency meeting to discuss what options were available for the competition after the tournament’s biosecure bubble was exposed over the last few days.…
Hello and welcome back to the Sports Roundup! Many sporting leagues worldwide are in the middle of their seasons, with teams either focusing on the looming final series, or consolidating their strong starts. For individual sports, this period is full of activity as they prepare for a high-intensity winter (in the Southern Hemisphere) or summer…
Complacency breeds failure. Just because things are going well now doesn’t mean they can’t suddenly go horribly wrong. This is the reality in India, as they battle a new wave of COVID-19 which is more destructive than any previous variant of the virus. The nation relaxed in its partial success and now have to deal…
When numbers get higher and higher, they become more and more meaningless and incomprehensible. The numbers lose value, and the shock element that might have been present at the start, begins to fade away. On the 1st of October 2020, I wrote an article titled “1 Million” (https://thelevinelowdown.com/2020/10/01/1-million/) On the 17th of January 2021, I…
2021 has kicked off with a bang! Sporting competitions worldwide are continuing to defy the odds (some more successfully than others) and continue with their seasons despite the threat of COVID-19. Even though crowds are limited at many events, there is still a sense of anticipation and emotion watching sports such as the NBA and…
Welcome back to the Sports Roundup for 2021! It is set to be another big year in sport so let's get straight into it with my Top 5 Sporting Moments of the Week followed by my analysis on the dramatic decline of the Big Bash League! Top 5 Sporting Moments of the Week: 5. COVID-19…
The sporting calendar began with a bang in 2020 as Conor McGregor returned to the UFC, Australian cricket was on a high after a dominant summer, and the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. However, in March and April, the sporting world shut down. All that remained were some soccer matches in Hungary and…
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