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14 Apr

Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo

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Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he's still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing". Bolt's post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets. It showed the Jamaican crossing the finish line at the Bird's Nest stadium in a then-world record time of 9.69sec, glancing round from lane four as his despairing competitors trail two paces behind. "Savage", commented one…

10 Apr

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

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As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration this week to battle the virus, putting the country under restrictions after it seemed it had avoided the spread. “I don’t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an interpreter at a news…

04 Apr

FIFA postpones U-17 Women’s World Cup in India

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FIFA postponed Under-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in November in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday. The women's age group showpiece was to be held at five venues in the country -- Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai -- from November 2-21. The tournament was to be competed among 16 teams, with hosts India being automatic qualifiers. It was to be India's maiden appearance in the U-17 Women's World Cup The decision was taken by the FIFA-Confederations working group which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address the consequences of…

01 Apr

Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

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The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar on Wednesday. While the decision had looked inevitable for some time, since the virtual shutdown of world sport and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, Wimbledon had been one of the few events not to have been officially cancelled or postponed. But after emergency talks between the various stakeholders over the last few days, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced that it was impossible for the grasscourt Grand Slam, scheduled for 29…

27 Mar

Tendulkar digs deep for India’s coronavirus fight

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Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has contributed 5 million rupees ($67,000) to India's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to the former cricketer has confirmed. Tendulkar, who also took part in Australia's bushfire charity game in February, contributed 2.5 million rupees each to his state government of Maharashtra and the Prime Minister's relief fund, the source told Reuters. The 46-year-old remains the world's leading run-scorer in tests and one-day internationals, with more than 34,000 runs and 100 centuries. His 24-year career ended in 2013. India has confirmed 724 infections, of which 17 have died. Globally, over 24,000 have died…

23 Mar

Suresh Raina, Wife Priyanka Welcome Baby Boy To The Family

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Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka Raina welcomed a baby boy in their family on Monday. Suresh Raina's IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings tweeted, "Kutti Thala is here, Lots of #Yellove and #WhistlePodu to @PriyankaCRaina and @ImRaina for the newest addition to the #superfamily". The couple also has a daughter named Gracia, who was born in 2016. Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina's CSK teammate took to Twitter to congratulate the couple. In his tweet, Harbhajan said, "Congratulations @ImRaina and Priyanka for the baby boy

22 Mar

MS Dhoni Will Silently Retire From The Game, Says Sunil Gavaskar

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Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar feels it would be very difficult for MS Dhoni to find a place in the India squad for the T20 World Cup slated to be played in October-November in Australia. "I would definitely like to see Dhoni in India's World Cup squad but it's highly unlikely that it is going to happen," Gavaskar told Dainik Jagran. "The team has moved on. Dhoni is not someone to make big announcements so I reckon he would silently retire from the game."Dhoni, 38, last played for India at the 2019 World Cup in England where the Men in Blue were…

22 Mar

Former Real Madrid President Lorenzo Sanz Dies After Contracting Coronavirus

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Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, who was hospitalised with coronavirus, died on Saturday at the age of 76, his son announced. Sanz was in charge of the Spanish giants from 1995-2000, overseeing two Champions League titles. "My father has just passed away. He did not deserve this ending and in this way," tweeted his son, Lorenzo Sanz junior. "One of the best, bravest and hardest-working people I have ever seen. His family and Real Madrid were his passions." Three days ago, Sanz Jr., a former professional basketball player, said that his father had been admitted to a Madrid hospital…

08 Mar

Playing with boys helped improve my game: Ashalata Devi

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Indian women's national team captain Loitongbam Ashalata Devi might only be 26 but she already has a lot of accolades under her name. The enigmatic defender who was also nominated as AFC Women’s Player of the year in 2019 led Indian team to victory in the SAFF Cup 2019 and in a recent interview she has spoken about her journey into football. “My inspiration to play football came in school. I was in 7th grade when I saw boys in the school play football and that’s when I along would a few friends requested our teachers to introduce us to…

27 Feb

Bengal Senior State Ranking Badminton Tournament to commence from 3rd March

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West Bengal Senior State Ranking Badminton Tournament to be held at Raipur Club, Ramgarh, Garia from 3rd March to 6th March, 2020 and felicitation given to the Junior Players who have represented India in the recent past or excelled in National Level. Apart from various dignitaries and Office Bearers of WBBA, Sri Binod Kumar, Secretary, Dept. of Youth Services & Sports, Govt. of West Bengal was also present during the Occasion and felicitated the following players. 1. ANKIT MONDAL -- Represented “India” in Junior ABC held at Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia from 11th to 15th December, 2019. He has also been Runner-Up in Under-15…