Nepal will have their first home test after campaigning for it for a number of years. This is happening down at Kathmandu’s new stadium where England captain Joe Root is getting ready to make history. There are a number of fans in the stadium and Root’s team comprise of a number of players such as high-ranked players comprising of the captain and Ben Stokes, and others such as Sam Curran and Jamie Overton who are going to greater heights. Nepal has a very good reputation in associate cricket and has received rewards for it. The ICC has come forth to fulfil their promise even though many had doubts. New nations were one of the solutions to reviving Test cricket by the chief executive, David Richardson seven years ago.

This pledge by David Richardson has proved to work and this is visible through a number of filled houses such as Kathmandu, Kabul and Dublin. An ICC annual general meeting is due to take place in Edinburg and there will be discussions on a new format for Test cricket that Richardson has already discussed. They will comprise of promotion and relaxation. Former Black Caps captain came forward to urge cricket players to give their best in order to improve. He was backed up by Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara who said that players who participate in Test cricket will only prevail when they play against the best nations.

Very few fans are available for Test cricket matches around the globe. There are increasing day and night, pink-ball Tests after the match that was held last year between Australia and New Zealand which took place in Adelaide. Over 125,000 fans attended the game which lasted up to three days. Oldest format cricket is being campaigned for and two divisions with high rewards for the top management should be responsible for campaigning for the old formats. They should aim to inspire other nations who have passion for the game. Government interference has made the Cricket Association of Nepal to become suspended.

Cricket will be played in 7-10 years’ time if time if things are done differently this is according to the chief executive BhawanaGhimire as he addressed Standard Sport. ICC has a number of countries who are quite interested in cricket considering the number of people who are interested in cricket in Nepal. 10,000 people attended the two cricket games hosted in Nepal against Namibia in the World Cricket League. In order for cricket to thrive, people should not look in to the disadvantages but the advantages associated with it.

Saturday night will be the last day Tucson Greyhound Park will host its final live dog race. The Greyhound Park has been in existence for 72 years. Placement of 400 dogs has been taking place since greyhound racing was banned in Arizona. Tucson Greyhound Park has over 440 dogs in January and after the governor in Arizona cancelled dog racing earlier last month there was increase in determination to transfer the dogs. With the help of Mary Freeman who is a founding member of Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption the dogs have been able to find themselves new homes.

Mary Freeman states that about 160 dogs have been moved to Arizona and some of them have been moved to California. She also said that there are a number of dogs that will be transferred to Oregon earlier in the week and they will be sent to different places. Some of the dogs have been sent to Texas in New Mexico. With the help of TGP Freeman has been able to ensure that the dogs are securely placed in homes. Rumour has it that some of these dogs will be sold to hunters but Michael Racy who is a spokesman for Tucson Greyhound Park has come forward to deny the claims.

He said that such a rumour was very upsetting and that there was no evidence to prove that was actually happening. The dogs are under the protection of kennels and around 270 will be adopted. 150 dogs up to 170 will also be in a position to race in the four states that are open to greyhound racing. Even though not all dogs have been placed in homes, Freeman says that her organization is fully dedicated to dogs. She said that victory is when the dogs will be placed in homes and that she had hopes that every dog would find shelter. There has been a website placed online for supporters who would love to help in terms of medicine and shelter for dogs. This is because Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption still needs medical and shelter expenses.

With President Barrack Obama about to leave the White House early in January, a lot has been said about what is expected to become of him after. Probably, he will venture in to other careers, while others such as Josh Earnest who is the secretary Obama might become one of the NBA owners. According to Earnest’s statement earlier on Wednesday, President Obama is a very big fan of the Chicago sports team and he has talked about being a part of the ownership group for an NBA contract. Earnest also said that Obama was reviewing on the opportunity to ensure I was the right thing to do.

Talking to the GQ Magazine in November, Obama who is currently 54 years of age said that he had an interest in becoming an owner of the NBA ownership group. He also added that he had earlier on dreamt of being able to bring together a team and thought the idea was very terrific. However, according to Earnest, the President joining an NBA ownership team would be an option to be discussed under the right circumstances. Obama has been noted a few times in the basketball courts and his love for basketball is undeniable. He also went to watch the Chicago Bulls play against Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2015-16 match in United Centre in October last year.

He also participated in a showdown between the Georgetown Hoyas and Blue Devils which took place at Verizon Centre in January 2010. According to his talk with Bill Simmons in GQ last November, Obama came forward to state that he had a dream of being able to run the NBA someday. He also responded to Bill Simmons question of whether he would one day want to have his own team by stating that he would very much love the idea. Meanwhile, for Obama to have a position in the NBA shares, he would have to have a lot of cash which according to Kurt Badenhausen would be around $1.25 billion according to estimates made six months ago.

The Snookers’ ‘The Masters’ tournament’ title sponsorship has been extended for another three years. This is according to the Isle of Man online bookmaker, Dafabet which came forward to give the announcement. The Triple Crown tournament which has been sponsored by Dafabet since 2014 will be featuring a winner’s prize of £200,000. BBC Sport has been covering the Masters which has one of the world’s top sixteen players. The players will be competing at London’s Alexandra Palace (January 15-22) and will be among snooker’s most viewed competitions.

The Dafabet is going to be promoted all over Alexandra Palace on quality visibility placements. This eill enable it maintain its title sponsorship. Barry Hearn who us the extension World Snooker Chairman came forward to announce the sponsorship and said that they were glad that Dafabet was a part of them for the next three years at Masters. He added that they had been with Dafabet for a total of seven years and they had not disappointed when it came to supporting snooker. He also said that they were very well represented on TV and very many clients were in support of the brand.

Barry also said that he and his team members looked forward to working with them in the tournament which would be held in 2017.Dafabet Masters is a world class treasure in the snooker calendar and players and fans love it. Players are fighting to secure themselves a position among the top 16 in the next six months at Alexander Palace. Barry said that fans should make sure to secure themselves a ticket since many sessions seem to be sold out. He also said that he was campaigning for the unity of Dafabet and Masters, even though they had already has the title sponsorship for the 2017 tournament. He wants to prolong their deal so that they can take part in the significant sporting event.

With Dafabet and Masters working hand in hand for the next seven years they are sure to meet their aim. He lastly stated that World Snooker was exciting to work with and he was thrilled their partnership was going to be extended for the next three years.

William Hill has come before the KPMG consultancy in an effort to look into the strategic effort on the company’s digital and technology operations. This is according to news from the UK business made available earlier last weekend. William Hill financial update which led to the posting of an 11% net revenue decrease in digital division earlier in May is what led to the strategic consultancy review. There has also been a decrease in online games which have gone down to -4% and sports gambling which have gone down to –17%. In an effort to establish internal technology creations back in 2015 modern proprietary website known as ‘Project Trafalgar’ was put in place to increase user engagement with its desktop and mobile offering.

People in charge of William Hill have come out to state that Project Trafalgar original expectations have not been met. Gambling acceptance and expansion will be accepted in the UK market and this will cause mobile integration difficulty in the initial stages. The company is however invested in long term viability. Andrew Lee has been replaced by a new Managing Director of Online known as Crispin Nieboer. This came shortly after the opening half of 2016 which saw William Hill leaders foresee the new digital leadership. The opening half has also seen to the revision of the FTSE-listed operator in terms of all its annual earnings which range from £260-280 million. This has led to a decrease in William Hill shares from 410p in early February to 281p earlier this month.

The William Hill authorities have decided to commence with expansion of technological competences. There is also hope of purchasing the market leading gambling platform provider OpenBet by the Canadian firm NYX Gaming. This is to take place by using the £275 million joint-venture. This announcement comes shortly after the William Hill Director of Innovation and Customer Experience resigned. The director seemed to have played an important part in the development of the WHLabs. He is also responsible for overseeing the Project Trafalgar which led to the development of internal betting website. Hart, who is the retired Director will not be replaced but his role in the company will be divided between the senior management functions.