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19 May

The 2021 Asia Cup, which was earlier shifted from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, has been called off

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The Asia Cup, which was last held in 2018, was scheduled to be held in June but Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva announced that it will be difficult for them to conduct the tournament. “Due to the prevailing situation, it will not be possible to play the tournament in June this year,” De Silva told reporters. The tournament was supposed to be hosted by Pakistan but since India were unlikely to travel there due to political tension between the two nations, it was shifted to Sri Lanka. With all the teams planning for their FTPs for the next…

18 May

Sam Curran reveals that he “couldn’t stop laughing” while bowling to brother Tom Curran

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Sam Curran revealed that he “couldn’t stop laughing” when running in to bowl to his brother Tom in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The southpaw plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) whereas Tom played a couple of matches for Delhi Capitals (DC) this season. However, the incident is from the previous season when Tom played for Rajasthan Royals (RR). “We grew up so competitive, always batting, bowling, fielding, doing everything,” Curran said during a podcast called Headstrong: An Innings With. “I’ve actually played against Tom in the IPL this year. On such a big stage, it’s pretty funny. I was running…

15 May

Arjan Bhullar is now the first Indian fighter to win a world title in MMA

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By defeating Vera, Bhullar ended the Filipino-American’s five-year championship-winning run. Bhullar completely dominated in the second round of the fight. “It’s the first time in my entire career that I felt gassed in the first round,” Vera said in the postmatch interview. “I’m in shape, we’ve been training, we’ve been working with the best people in the world. This is new for me.” A former wrestler, Bhullar had won the Commonwealth games gold medal in New Delhi back in 2010 and in 2012 in London he became the first Indian-origin freestyle wrestler to represent Canada at the Olympics. After his wrestling…

15 May

Delhi court announces reward for Olympic Medalist Sushil Kumar’s arrest

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The Delhi Police had earlier issued a look-out-circular (LoC) against the wrestler. It is learnt that the Delhi Police have also decided to announce a reward for Sushil Kumar’s arrest. The police said they moved an application before the court to issue the NBW against Kumar and they approved of their application. “We also sent a letter to the Delhi government, informing that their official, Sushil Kumar, and his associate, Ajay Kumar, who is a physical education teacher, have been named by the victims. Departmental action should be taken against him,” a senior police officer said. “After registering an FIR, we…

15 May

Indian football team to leave for Qatar on 19 May for World Cup Qualifiers

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The Indian football team will leave for Qatar on May 19 after the gulf country, in a big relief, accepted All India Football Federation's (AIFF) request to allow its players to train there ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers next month. Not only that, Qatar has even agreed to the AIFF's request to waive the mandatory 10-day hard quarantine after reaching there. The players will have a preparatory camp of nearly two weeks in a bio-bubble in Qatar before the first match on 3 June. "We are planning to fly the team on 19 May evening. There will be…

13 May

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard sets example for Transgender individuals: But controversy follows

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Laurel Hubbard is set to create history at the Tokyo Olympics this year by being the first transgender athlete to be participating in the Games. However, this has sharply divided opinion between those who see it as a step forward for trans athletes and those who say that Hubbard benefits from an unfair advantage. The New Zealand Olympic Committee said in a statement last week that Laurel Hubbard is one of the weightlifters who are likely to be allocated a spot for the Olympics. “The NZOC can confirm that revised International Federation (IF) qualification systems are very likely to see…

12 May

Several Australian cricketers appeal to donate to UNICEF Australia to help India

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Top Australian cricketers like men’s team legends Alan Border, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and women’s team legends like Elysse Perry and Meg Lanning have united in a plea for help towards UNICEF Australia’s efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in India. Saying that UNICEF Australia are on the ground in India at the moment fighting the second Covid-19 wave in India, the cricketers ask for help in UNICEF’s effort. Australian cricketers were the first to come forward and help out India with Pat Cummins donating $50,000 and Brett Lee donating one Bitcoin (approx. Rs 43 lakhs) to the UNICEF Australia for buying oxygen for…

12 May

Arjuna- Award winning India TT player V Chandrasekhar dies this morning

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Indian table tennis player V Chandrasekhar Arjuna-award winner died at a private hospital on Wednesday due to COVID-19 related complications. He was 64 and lived with his wife and a son. He was popularly known a three-time national champion. Born in Chennai, this player had reached the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games in 1982, he was also a successful coach. His playing career was cut short in 1984 following a botched knee surgery at a hospital which led to him losing mobility, speech and vision. He fought back to recover and served the game as a coach. He also fought…

06 May

IPL’s Australian players have been transported to the Maldives

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The Indian Premier League’s Australian cohort has been transported to the Maldives after the tournament’s abrupt suspension over the coronavirus crisis in India. In a joint statement, Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association confirmed their players, coaching staff and match officials were safely transported to the Maldives. “We can confirm that Australian players, coaches, match officials and commentators have been safely transported from India and are en route to the Maldives,” the statement read. International cricketers started heading home on Wednesday after the previous day’s halt of the Twenty20 competition, as India grapples with a sweeping second wave of infections. The…

06 May

Sourav Ganguly says that “It is very difficult to say” how the IPL bio-bubble was breached

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he BCCI asserts that organising the Indian Premier League (IPL) in India this year was not a mistake. BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly spoke about the thought process behind organising it at home, why the Board chose six cities as venues, and that Indian domestic players will be compensated irrespective of the fate of the 2021 IPL season. Excerpts: In hindsight, do you think it was a mistake to organise the IPL in India this year? No. When we decided, the number was not even close to this. We did the England tour successfully. Was there a discussion to hold it…