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Uncertainty looms over T20 World Cup in India after IPL postponement
The IPL bio-bubble was supposed to be tight and impenetrable despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases across the country. However, the emergence of positive cases in half of the IPL teams has put question marks over the Indian cricket board's ability to put up a safe bio-secure environment.
IPL 2021 postponed with immediate effect: BCCI
"The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect," said a statement from the BCCI. The Board confirmed that all players will return to their families after it emerged that SRH's Wriddhiman Saha in Delhi and DC's Amit Mishra in Ahmedabad tested positive on Tuesday.
CSK vs RR becomes 2nd IPL match to be postponed: Report
Wednesday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) has reportedly been postponed after two members from the CSK contingent tested positive for Covid-19. The match was set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and will be the second game to be postponed due to the pandemic after Monday's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was deferred.
Madrid Open: Barty through to final after beating Swiatek
Barty won in Paris in 2019 and Swiatek in 2020 and both players went into the clash with long unbeaten runs on clay, with Barty not losing her last 19 matches, while Swiatek 18. Swiatek started out better of the two and raced into a 3-0 lead, but she failed to beat the Australian's serve and although Barty's first serve wasn't at her best, she still won almost 80 per cent of her service points, Xinhua news agency reports.
Real Madrid's Varane injured ahead of Champions League clash
Real Madrid Varene central defender Raphael Varane suffered the injury during Saturday's 2-0 La Liga win at home to Osasuna and had to be substituted at half time with the score 0-0, and although at first it was thought he had only suffered a strain, tests carried out on Monday proved otherwise, reports Xinhua.
BCCI mulls shifting rest of IPL games to Mumbai: Report
Maharashtra is the worst affected state by Covid-19, and if the Board of Control for Cricket in India is indeed thinking of Mumbai – the capital of the state with three or four world class stadiums – its choice would be open to questions, considering the human tragedy that is unfolding.
Aftermath of Covid+ cases in KKR: DC go into isolation
"The Delhi Capitals, an Indian Premier League franchise has been asked to stay in isolation in their hotel since they were the opponents of the KKR in their last match, played on April 29," an official told IANS. Two KKR bowlers spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Sandeep Warrier tested positive for Covid-19 leading to the postponement of Kolkata franchise's match on Monday against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Champions League: City, Chelsea aim for all-England final
City host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday having won 2-1 in the French capital while Chelsea has the edge on away goals at home to Real Madrid having secured a 1-1 draw at the home of the record 13-time champions, reports DPA. The last of seven one-nation finals was in 2019 when Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur but Chelsea have previous experience of one when they lost on penalties to Manchester United in 2008.
Kiwis replace England as top-ranked ODI side; India third
However, England consolidated their position at the top of the T20I table after the annual update carried out on Monday. New Zealand, who defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in their only ODI series during the past year, have moved up two slots in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after gaining three rating points to reach an aggregate of 121.
Pat Cummins sends Covid relief to UNICEF, not to PM CARES fund
Cummins on Monday quoted-tweeted a Cricket Australia (CA) initiative to help India's Covid-19 victims and wrote, "Terrific work @CricketAus. FYI I ended up allocating my donation to UNICEF Australia's India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal. If you're able to, please join many others in supporting this here https://india.unicef.org.au/t/australian-cricket."
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