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.
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.
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.
EPL clash between Tottenham, Fulham postponed as Coronavirus cases found
Dec 31, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Moscow/UNI: Tottenham Hotspur's match against London rivals Fulham became the third game to be postponed this season, after a significant uptick in positive Covid-19 cases at the Fulham club, the English Premier League Board, which administers football games in England’s top flight, said Wednesday.
PSG announce three more COVID-19 cases, six in total
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Paris/Xinhua: Three more Paris Saint-Germain players tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected within the squad to six.
One more CSK player tests positive for Covid-19 in Dubai
Aug 29, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Dubai/Chennai/IBNS: A second Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player has tested positive for Covid-19 after a T20 specialist pacer tested positive along with ten other members of the contingent in Dubai, said media reports.
Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 29, 2020, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said on Friday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 but is asymptomatic.
ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:47 am
Dubai/IBNS: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the second event of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League A due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
UP minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan dies of Covid-19
Aug 17, 2020, at 03:46 am
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: Former India cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Home Guard Minister Chetan Chauhan, who was detected Covid-19 positive last month, died at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Sunday following multiple organ failures. He was 73.
New Zealand Cricket board confident of hosting four countries during upcoming summer
Aug 11, 2020, at 09:53 pm
Auckland/UNI: New Zealand Cricket CEO David White on Tuesday said that the board is confident of hosting Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies during the upcoming summer, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazilian Serie A match postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Brasilia/Xinhua: Sao Paulo's opening match of the Brazilian Serie A season at Goias was postponed on Monday after the hosts reported 10 positive coronavirus cases.
Second test clears 6 Pakistan cricketers of COVID-19
Jun 28, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Six of the 10 Pakistan cricketers who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have tested negative for the same after they all underwent a second test, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.
Mohammad Hafeez, six other Pakistani cricketers test COVID-19 positive
Jun 23, 2020, at 07:04 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed that seven players and a player support personnel from a total of 35 have tested positive for Covid-19.
Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashref Mortaza tests Covid-19 positive
Jun 20, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashref Bin Mortaza has tested positive for coronavirus becoming the second high-profile cricketer after former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, to get infected by the contagion.
Bengal cricket team selector tests positive for Covid-19
May 30, 2020, at 12:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal cricket team selector Sagarmoy Sensharma has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19, said Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Abhishek Dalmiya on Friday, media reports said.
Playing cricket in bio-secure environment unrealistic, says Rahul Dravid
May 26, 2020, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has said that the idea of creating bio-secure environments, which is being planned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to resume cricket, is unrealistic.
Cricketer Sarfaraz Khan prefers helping migrant workers over celebrating Eid
May 23, 2020, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Setting an example in the tough times amid Coronavirus scare, Indian cricketer Sarfaraz Khan has said he would not celebrate Muslim festival Eid-ul-Fitr but help migrant workers with the money instead.
Andre Russell misses playing IPL and hitting towering sixes
May 05, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Mumbai/UNI: West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has admitted that he is badly missing the Indian Premier League (IPL) which have been suspended indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Tennis Canada cancels 2020 women's Rogers Cup
Apr 12, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Toronto/Xinhua: The WTA tournament in Montreal, Rogers Cup, will not be played this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Tennis Canada.
Australia's Test tour of Bangladesh postponed
Apr 09, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi,/UNI: Australia's two-Test tour of Bangladesh scheduled for June 2020 has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought sports across the world to a halt.
Roger Federer challenges Virat Kohli for a unique challenge
Apr 08, 2020, at 10:53 am
Bern/IBNS: Swiss Tennis icon Roger Federer is spending time in his home with his family at a time when the world is engaged in a tough battle against COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's mother dies
Apr 07, 2020, at 11:28 am
London/IBNS: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, passed away after suffering from COVID-19, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
French Stade Reims Football Club's doctor kills himself after contracting COVID19: reports
Apr 06, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bernard Gonzalez, a French Stade de Reims football club's doctor, has committed suicide while in self-isolation after having contracted the coronavirus, the French Le Parisien newspaper reported.
COVID-19 fear: FIFA postpones U-17 women's WC in India
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:15 am
Zurich/IBNS: Football's world governing body-FIFA- on Friday announced its decision of postponing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, which was scheduled to be played in India in November, due to the current world scenario amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Amid Coronavirus crisis Wimbledon 2020 cancelled, to be held mid next year
Apr 01, 2020, at 10:57 pm
London/IBNS: Amid the havoc created worldwide by the Coronavirus pandemic, Wimbledon organisers on Wednesday cancelled the Grand Slam for the first time ever since World War II.
German footballers start wave of donations in wake of COVID-19
Mar 28, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: Marco Reus and his wife Scarlett are the latest example of footballers making significant donations to support the fight against the coronavirus and the economic setbacks caused by the current shutdown of society.
Virat Kohli urges citizens to follow rules of lockdown seriously
Mar 27, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli on Friday urged people to obey the 21-day lockdown rules seriously to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the country.
COVID-19: UN health agency advice informs decision to delay Olympic Games for first time since 1944
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: The International Olympic Committee declared on Wednesday that it is postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics which were due to take place in Japan, based on information provided by the UN health agency, WHO, on the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese star footballer expected to recover from coronavirus within two weeks, expert says
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese best-known footballer Wu Lei can recover from COVID-19 in one week or two if the illness does not cause severe symptoms, said a Chinese expert.
US Olympic committee calls for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:38 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on Monday that "the path toward postponement" of the Tokyo Games is "most promising" after surveying about 2,000 American athletes.