The 22-year-old Chopra is the only track and field athlete to be recommended by the AFI for the country’s highest sports award this year. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday recommended for the coveted Khel Ratna Award by the committee constituted by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) […]
Year: 2020
LONDON: England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again and is at a “very dangerous moment” as it starts to ease out of the COVID-19 lockdown, senior scientific and medical advisers warned on Saturday (May 30). One of the slowest countries to lock down, Britain is now one of […]
LONDON: After a near three-month shutdown, elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met, the government said on Saturday. The first major event is expected to be the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse race at Newmarket on June 6, although horse race […]
When the moment finally arrived, without gripping drama or clutching suspense, the inner joy refused to manifest outwardly. Viswanathan Anand had been plotting and dreaming of scaling the world chess summit for the best part of the 1990s, but when that hour to celebrate eventually arrived, he was at a […]
JOHANNESBURG: Professional sport in South Africa was on Saturday (May 30) given a provisional green light to resume training. Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa said non-contact professional sport will be allowed under strict conditions, which include playing without spectators, while contact sports such as football and rugby will be able to […]
ZURICH: Formula One can start its season in Austria with two races behind closed doors on July 5 and 12, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday. The delayed championship, which was due to get going in Australia in March, has had to cancel or postpone a string of races […]
MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski ended a personal jinx when he opened his account against Fortuna Duesseldorf by scoring twice in a 5-0 win on Saturday as the holders moved closer to a record-extending 30th Bundesliga title. The thumping victory left leaders Bayern, who are chasing an eighth […]
LONDON: Harry Kane believes Tottenham Hotspur will have to win eight of their remaining nine Premier League games if they are to qualify for next season’s Champions League. The north London club were seven points adrift of the top four when the coronavirus shut down the season in March. Then […]
LONDON: World number 11 Fabio Fognini underwent surgery on both ankles on Saturday to cure a long-standing problem. In a statement posted on Twitter, the 33-year-old Italian said he had hoped the two-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic will have improved his situation. “I’ve been having a problem with […]
KITZBUHEL, Austria: World number three Dominic Thiem will host an invitational eight-man tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel with a “limited audience” from Jul 7-11, organisers announced on Saturday (May 30). The three-time Grand Slam finalist will be joined by Frenchman Gael Monfils in the clay-court event. Austrian star Thiem is also […]