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  • BWF cancels China Masters and Dutch Open due to COVID-19 pandemic

    Jul 07, 2020

    New Delhi, July 07: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday cancelled two more international tournaments -- China Masters and Dutch Open -- from its revamped 2020 calender because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Two BWF Tour Super 100 tournaments have been cancelled from the revamped BWF Tournament Calendar for the year the Lingshui China Masters 2020 and YONEX Dutch Open 2020," the governing body said in a release.

  • Examining conflict of interest complaint against Kohli: BCCI ethics officer

    Jul 05, 2020

    New Delhi, July 05: BCCI ethics officer D K Jain on Sunday said he is examining a conflict of interest complaint against India captain Virat Kohli from Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association life member Sanjeev Gupta, who has levelled similar charges against other players in the past which were deemed "infructuous".

  • Chhetri motivated enough to keep going, very valuable to youngsters: Stimac

    Jul 05, 2020

    New Delhi, July 05: Indian football head coach Igor Stimac feels that talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri is motivated enough to keep going and remains "very valuable" for guiding the national team youngsters. During a recent interview, the 35-year-old Chhetri had said that he is fitter than ever and is not going away anytime soon, putting to rest speculations around his retirement.

  • Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan retires from international badminton

    Jul 04, 2020

    Beijing, Jul 4: Legendary Chinese shuttler Lin Dan, the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title, on Saturday announced his retirement, bringing down curtains on a two-decade long illustrious career. Considered as one of the greatest players in history, the two-time Olympic champion, popularly known as 'Super Dan', announced his retirement on China's twitter-like social media Weibo.

  • Sports Ministry to remove salary cap of Rs 2 lakhs for Indian coaches

    Jul 04, 2020

    New Delhi, July 04: The Sports Ministry on Saturday announced the doing away with of the Rs 2 lakh cap on the salary given to Indian coaches training elite athletes in a bid to encourage them to produce better results and attract former players to become high performance trainers.

  • India among five bidders for 2027 Asian Cup

    Jul 01, 2020

    New Delhi, Jul 1: India has bid for the 2027 Asian Cup hosting rights along with four other countries, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) has revealed. The other bidders for Asia's premier football tournament are Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.

  • It will be interesting what plans India have for Smith: Atherton

    Jun 26, 2020

    Kolkata, June 26: Former England captain Michael Atherton wants to see the gameplan employed by Indian pace attack against an unorthodox batsman like Australia's Steve Smith when the two teams square off at the end of the year. Smith was serving one year ball tampering suspension when India toured Down Under in 2018-19 and won their maiden Test series 2-1 with David Warner also among list of banned players.

  • Rohit Sharma has his first outdoor training, says "good to be back on park"

    Jun 25, 2020

    Mumbai, June 25: India's white-ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma was back on the field on Thursday as he had his first outdoor training session post relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown. Rohit, who last played competitive cricket during the T20 series in New Zealand before hamstring injury ruled him out. "Good to be back on the park getting some work done, felt like myself after a long time," Rohit wrote on his instagram page.

  • Ex-India cricketer Robin Singh fined Rs 500, car seized for violating lockdown rules

    Jun 25, 2020

    Chennai, June 25: Former India cricketer Robin Singh was on Thursday fined Rs 500 and his car impounded for allegedly violating lockdown rules in the city, police said. The 56-year-old former Tamil Nadu player had gone by car to purchase vegetables and was caught by police personnel for the violation, police sources said. He was fined Rs 500 for the violation, they added.

  • With major cities hit hard by COVID-19, squash staring at long break

    Jun 25, 2020

    By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, June 25: With the COVID-19 wreaking havoc in the major squash centres of India -- Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai -- the players might not be able to resume training before September, let alone playing tournaments, according to the Squash Rackets Federation of India.

  • Sports Ministry withdraws provisional recognition of 54 NSFs after HC order

    Jun 25, 2020

    New Delhi, June 25: The Sports Ministry on Thursday withdrew provisional annual recognition granted to 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) on the directions of the Delhi High Court, which asked it to maintain status quo till further orders. The court on Wednesday observed that the ministry didn't comply with its February 7 order and took the decision without "informing the court in advance".

  • WFI set to fire foreign coach Andrew Cook

    Jun 25, 2020

    By Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, June 25: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to terminate the services of women's coach Andrew Cook for his refusal to participate in SAI's online sessions for non-payment of salary, a claim refuted by the American. Cook had left for Seattle after the national camp for women wrestlers in Lucknow was suspended in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Champ becomes 2nd PGA Tour player to test positive for virus

    Jun 24, 2020

    Cromwell (US), June 24: Cameron Champ has tested positive for the coronavirus when he arrived for the Travelers Championship, becoming the second PGA Tour player in five days to have a positive test. Nick Watney tested positive Friday at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina last week. Champ tied for 14th at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

  • Regret casual attitude that led to my ban: Shakib

    Jun 24, 2020

    New Delhi, June 24: Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan deeply regrets his "silly mistake" of not reporting a corrupt approach by an Indian bookie to the ICC, leading to his one year suspension from the game. Shakib was banned for two years, one year of it suspended, for failing to report corrupt approaches during an IPL edition by an alleged Indian bookie named Deepak Aggarwal.

  • Day after being declared COVID-19 positive, Hafeez tests negative

    Jun 24, 2020

    Karachi, Jun 24: Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez has tested negative for COVID-19, a day after the PCB found him positive for the deadly virus ahead of the team's much-anticipated tour of England. Hafeez and Wahab Riaz were among the 10 Pakistan players, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The team is due to leave for England on Sunday for a Test and T20 series in August.

  • Test cricket is ultimate, teaches you how to live life: Chris Gayle

    Jun 23, 2020

    New Delhi, Jun 23: A limited-overs marauder he might be but West Indies swashbuckler Chris Gayle says there is nothing more challenging than Test cricket, a format which can also help one understand the vagaries of life. Speaking to Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal for BCCI's online show 'Open Nets, Gayle, who has played 103 five-day games in his roller-coaster career, said nothing beats the Test experience.

  • BCCI to review IPL Sponsorship; deals with Chinese companies under scanner after Galwan clash

    Jun 20, 2020

    New Delhi, Jun 20: The BCCI on Friday said it will review IPL's sponsorship deals, including the one with Chinese mobile manufacturing company Vivo, in a meeting next week after 20 Indian soldiers were killed during a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. The meeting of the IPL Governing Council will review the yearly Rs 440 crore title sponsorship deal with Vivo among others.

  • Sports Ministry to establish 1000 district-level Khelo India Centres

    Jun 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Jun 19: The Sports Ministry is set to establish 1000 Khelo India Centres (KIC) at the district level across the country with the help of sporting champions, who will be remunerated for providing their expertise. The centres will either be run by a past champion or have them as a coach.

  • Sri Lanka's former sports minister alleges 2011 WC final sold; Jayawardene ridicules claim

    Jun 18, 2020

    Colombo, June 18: Sri Lanka's former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has alleged that his country "sold" the 2011 World Cup final to India, a claim ridiculed by former captain Mahela Jayawardene who demanded evidence for it. In an interview with local TV channel 'Sirasa', Aluthgamage said the final was fixed. set a target of 275, India claimed the trophy thanks to the brilliansce of Gautam Gambhir (97) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (91).

  • Sushil and Yogeshwar's medals motivated me, says Sakshi Malik

    Jun 17, 2020

    New Delhi, June 17: Celebrated woman wrestler Sakshi Malik on Wednesday said Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt's exploits at the Olympics motivated her to go all out for an Olympic medal during 2016 games in Rio. Sakshi became India's first woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal when she defeated reigning Asian champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan 8-5 in the 58kg category, despite trailing 0-5 at one stage, in the repechage medal playoff.

  • CSK suspends team doctor for social media post on Galwan clash

    Jun 17, 2020

    New Delhi, June 17: Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday suspended its team doctor Madhu Thottappillil for a social media post on the death of 20 Indian Army personnel during a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh which was deemed to be in "bad taste" by the IPL franchise. CSK, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni who holds the rank of an honorary lieutenant in Territorial Army, announced the suspension on its official Twitter page.

  • Richardson backs ICC's call to defer T20 WC decision, says important to give time

    Jun 11, 2020

    Sydney, June 11: Australia pacer Kane Richardson on Thursday said the International Cricket Council did the right thing by deferring a decision on the fate of this year's T20 World Cup until next month as a call of this magnitude should not be rushed. The ICC, on Wednesday, said it will wait for another month before taking a call on the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November.

  • Franchises want full IPL and no tinkering, if it happens: KKR CEO

    Jun 11, 2020

    Kolkata, June 11: Any "tinkering" in the IPL format to make space for it in the coronavirus-hit calendar will not be acceptable to Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore, who on Thursday asserted that all the franchises want the event to be held in its complete form. The IPL was postponed indefinitely after a lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic came into force in March.

  • US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem

    Jun 11, 2020

    New York, June 11: U.S. Soccer's board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick. The board made the decision during a conference call, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.

  • Around 25 athletes get NADA whereabouts notice during lockdown

    Jun 10, 2020

    New Delhi, June 10: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has sent notices to around 25 of the 110 athletes in its National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP) for failing to disclose their whereabouts during the national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Sanjita Chanu cleared of doping charge by IWF, demands answers and compensation

    Jun 10, 2020

    By Aparajita Upadhyay New Delhi, June 10: The International Weightlifting Federation has dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample but the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist has also demanded an apology and compensation for the "trauma" she has endured. The IWF made the decision based on the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

  • Indian football domestic season to begin on August 1

    Jun 09, 2020

    New Delhi, June 09: Indian football's domestic season will begin from August 1 when the transfer window opens, two months later than normal times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a circular sent on Tuesday to all the state units, the AIFF said it has got clearance from the world body FIFA to hold the season from August 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. The summer transfer window will run from August 1 to October 31.

  • Kapil, Bhullar to feature in charity golf match at DGC on July 11

    Jun 09, 2020

    New Delhi, June 09: Top golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar and former cricketers Kapil Dev and Murali Kartik will tee-off at the iconic Delhi Golf Club (DGC) on July 11 for a charity match to raise funds for fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund-raiser, in support of Magic Bus' Covid-19 relief efforts, will be played over 18 holes at the newly-renovated DGC.

  • Asia Cup: Decision on hold; Lanka ready to host, says SLC chief

    Jun 09, 2020

    New Delhi, June 09: The executive board of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has deferred its decision on the fate of this year's Asia Cup T20 with Sri Lanka offering to host the event, claiming that original hosts Pakistan have agreed to the proposal. Sri Lanka cricket chief Shammi Silva has claimed that the Pakistan Cricket Board as well as the ACC are in agreement that the island nation can host the tournament.

  • Asian Tour eyes September return; India to be big part of plans

    Jun 07, 2020

    New Delhi, Jun 7: Eyeing a resumption in September, Asian Tour's CEO Cho Minn Thant has said that India would be a big part of the revised golf calendar with as many as three events likely in the country. Cho said the Asian Tour is taking a cautious approach about returning to competition as the world tries to grapple and deal with COVID-19. "We are targeting between 10-12 (events) from September to December.

  • Former footballer dies of COVID19, toll touches 15

    Jun 06, 2020

    Malappuram, June 6: Former Santosh Trophy Footballer, E Hamsakoya, who had tested positive for COVID-19, succumbed to the virus early Saturday at a hospital here, taking the toll due to the infection in the state to 15.

  • No resumption of cricket practice in red zone Mumbai

    May 20, 2020

    Mumbai, May 20: Top cricketers like Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane will have to wait longer to resume individual training in the city due to its status of being a COVID-19 red zone, which rules out opening of sports facilities here for the time being. The Maharashtra government has allowed opening of stadiums for individual training in green and orange zones without spectators.

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