What keeps Bumrah busy these days?
The nationwide lockdown has brought the gardener out in India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who on Friday shared photos of his time with plants. Continue Reading
SPORTS
New date for Olympic to be decided soon
The new date for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be decided at the earliest possible in the next three weeks and the Olympic quotas that were already allocated will still be valid, a source with the IOC told Xinhua news agency on Friday. Continue Reading
ICC T20 World Cup to be held as planned
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board met on Friday via teleconference and even as the coronavirus outbreak saw the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being postponed by a year, the international body is still confident of hosting the World T20 later in the year in Australia. Continue Reading
I miss playing cricket: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma said that he has been itching to play the game again after spending two months on the sidelines and was looking forward to the IPL. Continue Reading
Covid-19 outbreak: No archery events till end of June
World Archery on Thursday extended the suspension of international competitions until the end of June after Tokyo Olympics were postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
Ganguly to provide free rice to families affected by coronavirus
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly will provide free rice worth Rs 50 lakh to the needy people who have been put in government schools for safety and security amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
Federer donates for fight against coronavirus
Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Wednesday said that he and his wife Mirka have donated 1 million Swiss Francs in the fight against coronavirus. Federer said in an Instagram post that the donation is being made towards the ‘most vulnerable families’ in Switzerland. Continue Reading
Good news: 2nd corona patient in TN recovers, all set for discharge
Amid a death and rising cases (23) and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami appealing to follow social distancing, it was heartening to note that one of the patients tested positive for coronavirus was all set to be discharged form the hospital after treatment in Tamilnadu. Continue Reading
Virat Kohli hails Modi’s lockdown move
Indian captain Virat Kohli led the way as Indian cricketers as well as BCCI President Sourav Ganguly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to declare a 21-day lockdown in the country to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
Covid: Tokyo Games moved to 2021
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the world’s last sporting showpiece still standing this year. Continue Reading