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Javi Martinez to leave Bayern after nine years
Bayern Munich had signed the Spanish veteran Javi Martinez in 2012 for a then club record fee of 40 million euros from Athletic Bilbao. Now 33, Martinez was part of the Munich team that won the 2013 and 2020 trebles, and 23 titles overall during his term, reports DPA.
Messi, Barca team-mates in trouble for major Covid breach
Barcelona legend Lionel Messi could be in trouble after he hosted a meal for his team-mates at his house ahead of the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.Although the Barcelona players and coaching staff are in a 'work bubble' and club sources consider the meal to have been work related, the fact that the players' partners also attended the meal means the bubble was not respected, reports Xinhua.
Stranded Aussie players may stay in India or go third country
The Australian government has suspended all flights from India till May 15, leaving around 9,000 Aussies, including cricketers and former cricketers in IPL, stranded in the country that is reeling under the pandemic with fresh Covid-19 cases between 3.5-4 lakh being reported daily.
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
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