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ECB Shows Interest In Hosting IPL 2020

There are various cricket boards that have shown interest in hosting IPL 2020. This is if BCCI decides to take the event abroad. One such board which has recently shown interest is the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) in UAE. CA is ready to host IPL 2020 if BCCI decides to take the event outside India Initially, the tournament was for the 29th of March. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the tournament date was for 15th April. Unfortunately, India’s positive cases did not decrease

India mourns loss of hockey legend and independence hero

Singh died at the age of 95 in the northern city of Chandigarh after a prolonged pulmonary illness, his family said. In an illustrious career, Singh won two more Olympic gold medals. Even after retirement he coached the Indian team that won the World Cup in 1975. But it was his exploits at one of the more unusual Olympics that he first made his mark. The 1948 Olympics were held in a London still emerging from the chaos of World War Two and

No sporting event in near future, have to live…

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said India will not host any international event in immediate future and fans will have to learn to live with the new normal of sporting activities happening behind closed doors in the post COVID-19 world. Rijiju's statement gain greater significance in the context of the suspended IPL, which the BCCI wants to host in October-November in case the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed. "We have been working for quite some time now to resume

Sports-wise Breakdown of Precautions as per Sports Authority of…

he Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) formulated by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for a resumption of training has been approved by the Sports Ministry and it was released by SAI Director Rohit Bharadwaj on Thursday. While there is still no clarity on when training can resume, the SOP listed out a set of dos and don’ts and classified sports in four different categories. SAI also listed that in a bid to avoid injuries, athletes who are non-conditioned will not be rushed back to training.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 will be cancelled if new date…

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Games would have to be scrapped if the event cannot be held next year due to the COVID-19 crisis. In March, the IOC and Japanese government took the unprecedented decision to delay the Games, which had been due to start in July, for a year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. However, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the multi-sports event cannot take place in 2021 unless the virus is contained and Bach said

Sports stadiums, complexes allowed to reopen under new lockdown…

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced that stadiums across the country are allowed to open but will see no gathering of crowd. The relaxation is part of the fourth phase of the nation-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19, and could potentially lead to resumption of sports in some capacity going forward. “Sports complexes and stadium will be permitted to open; however, spectators won’t be allowed,” read one of the guidelines to be followed during the lockdown, which has extended till May

“Please Don’t Do It”- Dana White Begs Mike Tyson…

UFC president Dana White has expressed his concern about Mike Tyson’s return to boxing. White who shares a close relationship with Mike Tyson, revealed he pleaded with ‘iron’ Mike to stay retired. Tyson retired back in 2005, however, he’s been teasing fans on his potential return, posting several clips on social media. “I’m begging him not to go fight”- Dana White “I love Mike Tyson. I’m begging him not to go fight. I said ‘you look awesome, you’re still explosive, you’re obviously still

Sportstar Archives: Reliving Indian hockey’s 1980 Olympic gold win

Imagine my position as captain. If we had lost, I would have been dubbed the worst captain Indian hockey had ever had. Such was my plight, but fortunately, things finally turned out in our favour. When I think of that gripping afternoon in the Moscow hockey stadium in the presence of a goodly crowd I still sweat. In a topsy-turvy contest, we were sitting pretty until the last ten minutes when complacency on our part almost swung the game away in Spain's favour.

Here is How Sportspersons are spending Their time Self-Quarantine…

The rise in the cases and deaths of people due to COVID-19 has forced the world to go for a complete lockdown. So during such times most of the clebs have toojk social media as a platform and is motivating people and giving updates to their fans how they are spend their time during the outbreak of pandemic disease. Here is how the Sportingstars are spending their time. Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Marcus Rashford             https://www.instagram.com/p/B931QwTHpdt/ Usain Bolt