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Winter Olympics 2022: Overseas athlete tests covid positive in Beijing 2022 closed-loop system
The covid-19 positive athlete is an asymptomatic carrier having been isolated in accordance with the guidelines in the playbook. He is a close contact of the athlete previously found positive in the closed-loop early this month. Zhao Weidong, a director of the BOCOG, said that the games can only be successful when all participants will take responsibility for following the playbook in Covid-19 prevention and control, reports Xinhua.
ATP Finals 2021: Zverev beat Hurkacz, to face Djokovic in semis
Third seed Zverev, who won the title in 2018, was rarely troubled by an off-colour Hurkacz as he registered a comprehensive 6-2 6-4 win. The 24-year old played aggressively and consistently, hitting 22 winners and committing just eight unforced errors to secure victory after 62 minutes. "Today was a tough match mentally because I needed to win, so I was hundred per cent focused," Zverev said.
IND v NZ: Mark Chapman happy to make most of the chance to bat
Talking about the resurrection job with Guptill, Chapman said, "We lost Daryl(Mitchell) pretty early on. It was just about building a partnership first and foremost. We were probably a little bit slow in the Power-play but we rotated the strike pretty well through the middle and managed to accelerate after that 10-over mark.
IND v NZ: Hosts look to seal T20I series in Ranchi | Preview
The hosts can take many positives from the first match in Jaipur. Apart from Sharma's stroke-filled 48 and Ravichandran Ashwin's 2/23, Suryakumar Yadav made great use of the opportunity of batting at number three with a solid 62 off 40 balls while Bhuvneshwar Kumar did well in picking 2/24 in his four overs.
I was approached for Team India coach's job: Ponting
"The People I spoke to were very keen to find a way to make it work, but the first thing I said, 'I can't give that much of time'. That means, I can't coach in the IPL," said Ponting who is currently the head coach of Delhi Capitals.
Badminton: Sindhu reaches quarter-finals in Indonesia Masters
Sindhu, the 26-year-old two-time medallist at the Olympic Games and a World Champion, lost the first game but powered back to win the next two to beat Clara Azurmendi 17-21, 21-7, 21-12 in a 47-minute encounter in the BWF World Tour Super 750 event. The 23-year-old Clara, a resident of Madrid, Spain, and who is currently ranked 56th in the World Rankings, started superbly and caught up with Sindhu at 9-9 after the Indian had taken a slight lead from 2-2.
WTA Finals: Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza lifts the trophy after beating Estonia's Anett Kontaveit.
This was Garbiñe's third title of the year and the biggest of her career which makes her the only Spaniard to clinch the WTA Finals singles championship. It came on Wednesday night in front of an excited crowd in Guadalajara. Former World No.1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario was the only other player from Spain to reach the WTA Finals singles championship match, finishing as runner-up to Stefanie Graf in 1993.
He knows my weakness and I know his strength: Rohit on his battle with Boult
Outstanding knocks from Rohit Sharma (48), Suryakumar Yadav (62) and a timely boundary by Rishabh Pant (17*) helped India register a five-wicket win over New Zealand in a thrilling first T20I, taking 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. "We (Boult and I) played a lot of cricket together and he knows my weakness and I know his strength, it's a good fight between the two," said Rohit at the post-match presentation.
'Government will decide when time comes': Anurag Thakur on India's participation in 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan
The Champions Trophy is the first ICC tournament that will be hosted in Pakistan since the 1996 men's ODI World Cup which was co-hosted by two other countries- India and Sri Lanka. Because of the political tensions between the two countries, India and Pakistan now meet only in ICC events. The two neighbours have not played any bilateral cricket in Pakistan since Rahul Dravid's side travelled to Pakistan in 2005-06 for a full tour comprising three Tests and five ODIs.
1st T20I: India beat New Zealand by five wickets, take 1-0 series lead
In reply, Suryakumar Yadav's fine fifty (62 off 40) and Rohit Sharma's important knock (48 off 36) helped India chase the target in the last over of their innings. Rishabh Pant also chipped in with a valuable knock (17 not out off 17) for the team. Trent Boult (2/31) was the pick of the bowler for New Zealand.
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