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Hussey, Balaji air-lifted to Chennai, put in isolation
An official on Thursday told IANS, "They have been flown to Chennai in an air ambulance and have been kept at the Taj Club House in isolation." Both Hussey and Balaji had tested positive and were left behind as the rest of the team members, who reported negative tests, flew to Chennai soon after the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended on Tuesday.
Malik enters semis of World Olympic qualifiers
India's Sumit Malik entered the semi-finals of the mens 125kg freestyle event at the World Olympic qualifiers on Thursday, and maintained hope to earn an Olympic quota place. If Malik wins his semi-final match, he would be in line for the quota. The top two wrestlers in each of the weight categories will be eligible to get berths for Tokyo, where the Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 23.
Bayern's Alaba wants to leave comfort zone
"To grow, you have to leave your 'comfort zone'. I think that perhaps you have to go into the unknown to be able to mature again," he told club magazine 51 in an interview published online on Thursday. The Austrian Alaba is leaving Bayern after 13 years at the club. He joined the Bavarians youth academy as a "little rascal with big dreams" at 16 and will leave as a two-time treble winner.
Madrid Open: Ashleigh Barty cruises into final
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty entered her fourth WTA singles final of the season, beating Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Thursday night. Her opponent in the final will be either Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka who play their semi-final on Friday. Barty could become only the third women's player to claim the Madrid title while holding the world's top ranking.
Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal enters quarters, Medvedev out
Rafael Nadal continued his quest for a sixth Madrid Open title, beating Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday. However, world No. 3 Danii Medvedev crashed out, losing to Cristian Garin 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1. In another game, Garin held on to beat Medvedev after a tough grind. The Chilean Garin broke the Russian twice in the third set to reach the quarter-finals after 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Have ensured all players, staff reach home safely: RCB
RCB said that all domestic players, staff and management have been transported to "specific pre-identified hubs and then connected to their respective cities" from Ahmedabad, where the team was stationed when the tournament was indefinitely postponed this week.
Bayern aim to clinch title on 2nd attempt with help from Dortmund
Dortmund host second-placed RB Leipzig a few hours before Bayern play Borussia Moenchengladbach, and a Dortmund win would assure Bayern of the trophy, regardless of their own result. Bayern is seven points ahead of Leipzig with three games left after failing to clinch the trophy on the last matchday when they suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at Mainz.
Aussies in IPL transported to Maldives, Mike Hussey stays back
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach and former Australian batsman Mike Hussey remain in India having tested positive. "Mike is experiencing mild symptoms and is in the care of his IPL franchise, the Chennai Super Kings. CA and the ACA will work closely with the BCCI to ensure Mike's safe return to Australia when it is safe to do so," said the CA and ACA.
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.
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