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MS Dhoni to head home only after CSK teammates reach home: Report
Dhoni said that he will wait for the foreigners in the team to leave and then the other Indian players after which he will return home, according to the Indian Express. The former India captain told his teammates in a virtual meeting that foreign players and support staff should be given preference to travel first as the tournament was taking place in India.
Difficult to say how IPL 2021 bio-bubble was breached: Ganguly
"The report we got is that there's no breach of the bubble. How it happened is very difficult to say. How so many people are getting (infected) in the country is also very difficult to say," Ganguly told Indian Express. The 2021 IPL was postponed this week after multiple Covid-19 cases emerged within the tournament's bio-bubbles in Ahmedabad and New Delhi.
NZ Test squad's IPL players to leave India on May 11
"Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner, as well as physio Tommy Simsek, will remain in a secure mini-bubble in New Delhi before departing for the UK, ahead of preparations for the Test series against England, and the ICC World Test Championship final against India," the NZC said in a statement. Fast bowler Trent Boult, however, will return to New Zealand in a chartered flight that will leave New Delhi on Friday
Chelsea beat Real, to face City in Champions League final
Chelsea set up an all-England Champions League final against Manchester City as Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled their last four second leg tie against Real Madrid. Werner headed in from almost on the goal-line after Germany team-mate Kai Havertz hit the bar and Chelsea spurned several chances before Mount secured a 2-0 victory, DPA reports.
Sterling racially abused after Man City's semi-final win
The abuse was flagged up to Instagram by the Daily Mail and came in the wake of City's Champions League semi-final victory over Paris St Germain, reports DPA. A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said: "The racist abuse sent to Raheem Sterling is unacceptable and we do not want it on Instagram.
Aussies told to do homework before signing for overseas T20 leagues
"I'm not sure it will create reticence [in future] but it will ensure players do their due diligence before they sign agreements," Todd Greenberg, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers' Association, was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. "The world is literally changing before our eyes particularly with Covid and on that side of the world, obviously, those cases are going up exponentially," he added.
Be prepared for Games without fans: Coe to athletes
Coe, who was in Sapporo for an Olympic test event, said at an online press conference: "Everybody, the athletes particularly, will hope for spectators. But they recognise if that is not possible, the games will still take place and the competition will still be extremely good. And athletes need to get used to competing in stadiums where there are not any crowds."
United's aborted game vs Liverpool to be played on May 13
The contest was postponed after agitated fans stormed Old Trafford in protest against owner Glazer family's plan to align with the now-aborted Super League. But with the rearrangement of fixtures, Manchester United face the onerous task of playing three league games in five days. United were originally scheduled to take on Leicester City on May 12, but in a bid to accommodate the rearranged tie against Liverpool
Nadal snuffs out Alcaraz's challenge in Madrid Open
Spain's Rafael Nadal spoiled Carlos Alcaraz's 18th birthday bash as he moved into the third round of Madrid Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on Wednesday. The generational second-round clash was more than just a showcase of the present and future of Spanish tennis. Both players are coached by Spanish greats and former World No. 1s, with Juan Carlos Ferrero in Alcaraz's box and Carlos Moya in Nadal's.
IPL postponement: BCCI's caravan model, laxity come under fire
The BCCI which was adamant in hosting the IPL in India this time and not the UAE "since it is an Indian tournament and belongs to India" is split as a body over the issue.
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