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23 Jun

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz among seven more to test positive for Covid-19

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A day after Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Haider Ali had tested positive for the Coronavirus, seven more Pakistan cricketers including all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and fast bowler Wahab Riaz have also contracted the virus, the PCB announced on Tuesday. This takes the total count to 10. The cricketers were tested on Sunday ahead of the departure for the tour of England.

23 Jun

Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena test positive for coronavirus

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Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena tested positive for coronavirus after coming off fresh from his Adria Tour of events organised in Belgrade, Serbia where three other tennis stars - Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, and Victor Troicki - along with two coaches had contracted the virus. Djokovic got himself and his entire family tested for COVID-19 upon arrival in Belgrade. And while he showed no symptoms of the virus, he tested positive and so did his wife Jelena. Earlier in the day, Troicki and his pregnant wife had tested positive for the virus. The former world no.20 had played against Djokovic…

23 Jun

Athletes Celebrate International Olympic Day

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Saina Nehwal recalled a "special moment", while the Hockey India- the federation that regulates the Indian hockey team, and the athletic fraternity celebrated the International Olympic Day on Tuesday. "Very very very special moment in my career when I achieved the Olympic bronze medal in 2012 Olympics.. #London ..It was always my and my parents dream from the day I joined badminton Badminton racquet and shuttlecock in 1999 .Hardwork , belief and some sacrifices made it possible Smiling faceRed heart. #OlympicDay2020," Saina Nehwal worte along with a few pictures of herself posing with the Olympic bronze medal.

19 Jun

BCCI to review IPL sponsorship deals including Vivo

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The BCCI on Friday said it will review IPL’s sponsorship deals, including the one with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo, in a meeting next week As a direct fallout of the violence in Ladakh’s Galwan valley that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to review its IPL sponsorship deals originating from China. The BCCI has convened an IPL governing council meeting next week where its mega title rights deal with Vivo, worth - 440 crores per year will be reviewed.IndianPremierLeague✔@IPL “Taking note of the border skirmish that resulted in…

17 Jun

UEFA Champions League to resume on August 7; final to be played on August 23

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The much-awaited UEFA Champions League will resume on August 7, 2020, (12:30 IST on August 8) after it was halted on March 11 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation. The revised schedule to resume this season's competition was decided after the UEFA's Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday (June 17). According to UEFA's official website, the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout tournament in Lisbon (Portugal).

13 Jun

Vasant Raiji, India’s oldest first-class cricketer, dies at 100

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Vasant Raiji, who was India’s oldest first-class cricketer at 100, died here in the wee hours of Saturday. Raiji was 100 years old and is survived by his wife and two daughters. “He (Raiji) passed away at 2.20 am in his sleep at his residence in Walkeshwar in South Mumbai due to old-age,” his son-in-law Sudarshan Nanavati told PTI. Raiji, a right-handed batsman, played nine first-class matches in the 1940s, scoring 277 runs with 68 being his highest score. He made his debut for a Cricket Club of India team that played Central Provinces and Berar in Nagpur in 1939. His…

12 Jun

Holding the IPL Will Lift the Mood of the Country During the Pandemic: BCCI Treasurer Dhumal

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BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has said the the Indian Premier League is not just about entertainment, but also about economics as because there are number of lives that depend on it.Dhumal said holding the IPL 2020 will 'lift the mood' of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the BCCI would find it difficult to sustain cricketing activities in the country without the tournament.He says , "Some people say that BCCI is just bothered about IPL for the money involved and criticise us, but no one is putting their focus on the economics part of it. It’s not…

11 Jun

The BCCI is ready to host the IPL 2020 behind closed doors and is working on all possible options to stage the tournament this year

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is ready to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) behind closed doors and is working on all possible options to stage the tournament this year, board president Sourav Ganguly has stated in his letter to all affiliated members of the body. The letter states: "The BCCI is working on all possible options to ensure that we are able to stage the IPL this year, even if it means playing the tournament in empty stadiums". The IPL was scheduled to commence from March 29 but was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is being…

27 Apr

BCCI Has Not Made Any Concrete Back-Up Plan For 2020-21 Domestic Season.

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The BCCI has not yet made any concrete back-up plan for the 2020-21 domestic season, which is due to start in August, but the man in charge, Saba Karim, says the priority will be to organise as many games as possible amid the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board has already announced suspension of all its activities till July, including the domestic season, in the wake of the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. All sporting activities around the world have come to a grinding halt. "There are no concrete back up plans as such. There is…

27 Apr

Ravichandran Ashwin Recalled How He Was Dropped By Chennai Super Kings.

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Two bad games in the IPL was all that it took for premier Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to realise that bowling in T20s was not as easy as he assumed it to be, the reality hitting him like a "hard slap" a decade back. During a podcast with cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for ESPNCricinfo, Ashwin spoke about how the 2010 IPL with the Chennai Super Kings affected him, the challenges of bowling in hostile conditions of Australia and England, and why spin twin Ravindra Jadeja is a "natural athlete".Ashwin recalled the 2010 IPL when he was dropped from the CSK squad…