The players have been nominated as per the guidelines mentioned by the sports ministry, who had sought invitations for the respective awards with the period of consideration beginning January 1, 2016 till December 31, 2019. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday nominated India opener Rohit […]
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Shandong is reportedly conducting testing and training missions in the Yellow Sea as China’s Maritime Safety Administration on Friday prohibited the entry of the warship into a vast area till June 2, state-run Global Times reported. China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier ‘Shandong’ has started conducting sea trials and training to […]
“I’m postponing it because I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world,” Trump said. It was unclear whether Trump’s desire to invite the additional countries was an effort to permanently expand the G7. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would […]
A police officer gestures during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 29, 2020. MINNEAPOLIS: Minnesota’s governor called up more national guard troops on Saturday (May 30) and warned they would “decimate” rioters after a fresh night […]
LONDON: The Premier League’s planned restart on Jun 17 received a further boost on Saturday when the latest batch of novel coronavirus tests produced no positive results. The tests were carried out on Thursday and Friday. “The Premier League can today confirm that on Thursday 28 May and Friday 29 […]
Saturday’s protest demanding justice for George Floyd was one of several in Florida and dozens across the nation. A pickup truck drove through a crowd of protesters Saturday in Florida’s capital, sending some running and screaming as protests across the state erupted in violence, especially in Miami where police cruisers […]
The 22-year-old Chopra is the only track and field athlete to be recommended by the AFI for the country’s highest sports award this year. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday recommended for the coveted Khel Ratna Award by the committee constituted by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) […]
LONDON: England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again and is at a “very dangerous moment” as it starts to ease out of the COVID-19 lockdown, senior scientific and medical advisers warned on Saturday (May 30). One of the slowest countries to lock down, Britain is now one of […]
LONDON: After a near three-month shutdown, elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met, the government said on Saturday. The first major event is expected to be the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race at Newmarket on June 6, although horse race […]
When the moment finally arrived, without gripping drama or clutching suspense, the inner joy refused to manifest outwardly. Viswanathan Anand had been plotting and dreaming of scaling the world chess summit for the best part of the 1990s, but when that hour to celebrate eventually arrived, he was at a […]