Bubble violation stories during India-England series planted: Ravi Shastri
Nov 13, 2021, at 07:30 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: "In that book launch, I was the only guy who got COVID-19 that's what the media thinks but I think I got that in Leeds," former Indian cricket head coach Ravi Shastri cleared the air when he was blamed for Coronavirus outbreak in the team ahead of the fifth and final Oval Test in London against England.
Chelsea footballer Kante tested positive for COVID-19
Sep 29, 2021, at 02:56 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the English Premier League club.
IPL: SunRisers Hyderabad bowler T Natarajan tests COVID-19 positive
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Dubai: SunRisers Hyderabad bowler T Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
India-England 5th Test cancelled over COVID-19 scare
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Manchester/IBNS: The fifth Test between India and England has been cancelled over COVID-19 scare, the English Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed.
India-England 5th Test in doubt after Team India support staff tests COVID-19 positive
Sep 10, 2021, at 12:16 am
Manchester/IBNS: The fifth Test between India and England, to be played in Manchester, has attracted uncertainty after one support staff of Virat Kohli's team tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said Thursday.
Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 05, 2021, at 11:19 pm
London: Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri has returned a positive COVID-19 lateral flow test, and will be kept under isolation along with three other members of the coaching staff, the BCCI said on Sunday.
First round of INMRC begins this Friday, Honda, Yamaha and TVS will participate
Aug 20, 2021, at 01:06 am
Bengaluru/UNI: The first round of the 2021 MRF MMSC Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship is all set to begin on Friday in Chennai.
Eight people lost accreditation due to safety rule violations at Tokyo Games, say Organizers
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:53 am
Tokyo/UNI/SPUTNIK: Eight people related to the Olympic Games have had their accreditation revoked for violating safety regulations, the CEO of the organizing committee, Toshiro Muto, said.
Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed after Krunal Pandya tests COVID-19 positive
Jul 27, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Colombo: The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India originally scheduled to be played on July 27 has been pushed forward by a day and will now take place on Wednesday after an Indian all-rounder tested COVID-19 positive, BCCI said on Tuesday.
COVID-19: West Indies-Australia second ODI postponed
Jul 23, 2021, at 04:11 pm
Bridgetown: The second CG Insurance ODI between West Indies and Australia has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result from a non-playing member of the West Indies staff, Cricket West Indies said on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics organizing committee says 19 more people, linked to games, caught COVID-19
Jul 23, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Summer Olympics said on Friday that 19 more people linked to the games had been diagnosed with COVID-19, including three of them in the Olympic village.
Rishabh Pant recovers from COVID-19, rejoins Team India
Jul 22, 2021, at 04:05 pm
London/IBNS: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant Thursday rejoined the national men's team after recovering from COVID-19.
Tokyo organising committee reports 10 new COVID-19 cases in Olympic village
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Another 10 people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan, including an athlete, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organising committee announced on Wednesday.
Tokyo organizing committee is now reporting 10 new COVID cases in Olympic village
Jul 21, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Another 10 people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan, including an athlete, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organizing committee announced on Wednesday.
Olympics: Another nine cases of COVID-19 detected
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Nine more people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organizers said on Tuesday.
Olympic Village is still safe: IOC health advisor
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Tokyo, Jul 19 (UNI/Xinhua) A health advisor for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on COVID-19 countermeasures reassured on Monday that the Olympic village is safe despite more positive cases reported among the Olympics-and-Para Olympics related personnel.
Tokyo Olympics: First COVID-19 case detected in Olympic Village, say reports
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: The first case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Olympic village in Tokyo, the NHK broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the Organizing Committee.
Rishabh Pant tests COVID-19 positive
Jul 16, 2021, at 03:53 pm
London: India's wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who is currently touring England, has tested COVID-19 positive.
India vs Eng: After Rishabh Pant, a team India staff member tests Covid positive
Jul 15, 2021, at 10:54 pm
London/IBNS: After batsman and wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pant, a staff member of the Indian Test team, currently in England for the five-match Test series, tested positive for COVID-19, according to media reports.
Rishabh Pant tests COVID-19 positive in England, quarantined
Jul 15, 2021, at 07:08 pm
London/IBNS: In a matter of concern for skipper Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 in England, media reports said.
One Indian player tested COVID-19 positive in UK: Reports
Jul 15, 2021, at 04:56 pm
London/IBNS: At least one Indian player has tested positive for COVID-19 in the United Kingdom ahead of the South Asian team's warm up matches in England, media reports said.
India-Sri Lanka ODI series rescheduled due to COVID-19 cases in SL unit: Sourav Ganguly
Jul 10, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday said the upcoming ODI series between India and Sri Lanka has been rescheduled due to the reporting of COVID-19 cases in the foreign team's camp, media reports said.
No spectator in Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19, confirms Japanese minister
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Minister of Olympic Affairs Tamayo Marukawa confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics would not allow any spectators at all venues due to the worsening COVID-19 situation, Kyodo reported on Thursday.
England selectors name 9 uncapped players in new squad against Pakistan after COVID-19 outbreak
Jul 07, 2021, at 12:10 am
London: England selectors have named an 18-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan after three players and four staff members tested COVID-19 positive.
Sprint legend Milkha Singh's wife Nirmal Kaur dies of Covid-19 complications
Jun 14, 2021, at 01:12 pm
Mohali/IBNS: Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh's wife, Nirmal Kaur, died of Covid-related complications at a Mohali hospital on Sunday. She was 85.
IPL 2021 to resume in Dubai in Sept-Oct: BCCI
May 29, 2021, at 07:18 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian cricket board on Saturday decided to organise the remaining matches of the 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Dubai later this year.
COVID-19: BCCI to donate 10-Litre 2000 Oxygen concentrators
May 24, 2021, at 08:36 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian cricket board on Monday announced that it will contribute 10-Litre 2000 Oxygen concentrators to boost India’s efforts in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mahmud tests COVID-19 positive
May 22, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka: Ex-Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud has tested positive for coronavirus.
Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19
May 20, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Indian track and field sprinter Milkha Singh tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, media reports said.
Spectator sports in the time of COVID-19
May 16, 2021, at 11:16 pm
While sporting leagues and sports persons across the world are hit by Covid-19 fallout, spectator sports like USA’s NBA or cricket-crazy India’s IPL cope with new challenges. Jackson Stone, Ashley Wright and Tyler Hollins from USA and Harshal Shah from India report