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BAI apprises BWF of government’s latest travel advisory

8:11 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has apprised the world body (BWF) on the latest travel advisory issued by the government, which might affect the India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification. BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

COVID-19 forces postponement of Indian Open golf

8:51 pm March 11, 2020

Gurugram: The prestigious Indian Open golf tournament was on Wednesday postponed due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak with the organisers promising to reschedule the event at “some point” later this year. The event was scheduled to take place from March 19-22 at the DLF Golf and Country Club here. “The decision was made following […]

Lara not concerned with duration of Test, wants result

9:18 pm March 9, 2020

Mumbai: West Indian batting legend Brian Lara is not concerned about the duration of Test matches as long as they are producing results. Lara, who holds the record for the highest individual score in Tests (400 not out), also said that the Day/Night Tests were an “attraction” but not the way forward to popularise the […]

Mumbai City and coach Jorge Costa part ways

3:05 pm March 5, 2020

Mumbai: Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC and head coach Jorge Costa have agreed to part ways, the club announced on Thursday. The club also announced that assistant coaches Marco Leite and Pedro Miguel Correia will also depart. “We’d like to thank Jorge sincerely for his immense contribution to the Club during his two […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

Football Delhi Senior Division Championship begins on Sunday

9:17 pm February 29, 2020

New Delhi: Eighteen clubs, including defending champions Garhwal Heroes FC, will vie for top honours in the Football Delhi Senior Division Championship which begins at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The participating teams have been divided in two groups of nine teams each. Garhwal Heroes will open their campaign against City FC in […]