Robin Uthappa, one of the bowlers delegated by India in their first ever taste of the bowl-out, said MS Dhoni did something that Pakistan keeper Kamran Akmal did not, thus making it very easy for the Indian bowlers. MS Dhoni takes an unusual position directly behind the stumps to his […]
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The revised lockdown guidelines on Sunday gave more than a hundred athletes, who have been confined to their rooms at the SAI Centres in Patiala and Bangalore since March 25, a glimmer of hope. That has now gradually given way to anxiety. Initial confusion over the government’s order and then […]
55-year-old Anna, as he was lovingly called, a cook at the SAI Bengaluru campus for the last 23 years, was found to have tested positive for Covid-19 post-death. Anju Bobby George remembers him as a caring soul always ready to fill athletes’ hungry stomachs. “He was feeding us for so […]
Merely banning bowlers from applying saliva to shine the ball might not be effective as testing protocols need to first be in place before resuming cricket. Why is ICC’s saliva ban a rather inconsequential move in ensuring a Covid-19 safe environment for cricketers? The virus causing the COVID-19 infection spreads […]
The cook died of a cardiac arrest and later tested positive for Covid-19, according to a top official, who said there was no reason to panic as the deceased had no access to the players’ accommodation zone. Hockey India on Wednesday ruled out shifting the Olympic-bound men’s and women’s hockey […]
Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson still contemplates about the proceedings of the event and is yet to understand whether the campaign was bitter or sweet. No team has ever come this close to winning a World Cup title like Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. In a enthralling contest against hosts England at […]
Shad Gaspard gained prominence in the WWE as one half of the tag-team group Cryme Time, along with his partner, JTG. Former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was still missing after he was swept out to sea in Southern California last weekend while swimming with his young son. Gaspard’s […]
One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus. The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed. Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei met in a final for the first time, setting the stage for what would become badminton’s greatest rivalry. Malaysia’s Lee, then 22, fell to the floor, punched the air and blew […]
FILE PHOTO: Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo gestures as he leaves Juventus Training Center following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Turin, Italy, May 19, 2020. TURIN, Italy: Five-times World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Serie A champions Juventus for training on Tuesday after an absence of 72 […]