Florida: The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour revised its provisional 2020 schedule and player rankings method Thursday as women’s tennis prepare to return from a Coronavirus pandemic shutdown. The WTA plans to return August 3 with the Palermo Ladies Open and two more events were unveiled Thursday for the week of August 10, the Prague…
Wimbledon hailed as “Class Act” for 10 million pound prize money gesture
July 13, 2020London: Wimbledon was hailed as “a class act” on Friday after the tournament agreed to award 10 million pounds in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the tournament had it not been cancelled. The All England Club said that based on world rankings, 224 players who would have competed…
England Vs West Indies – 1st Test: Blackwood stars as West Indies beat England by four wickets
July 13, 2020Southampton: Jermaine Blackwood (95) scored his 11th Test half-century that helped the West Indies register a famous four-wicket win over England in Southampton on Sunday. Chasing 200 for the win on the final day of first Test, Blackwood was well-supported by Roston Chase as the duo put on 73 runs for the fourth wicket. For…
Former Karnataka Skipper Vinay’s Puducherry stint ends
July 13, 2020Puducherry: Former Karnataka skipper R. Vinay Kumar ended his stint with Puducherry following an impressive show with the Plate-group team in the 2019-20 domestic season. The right-arm medium pacer, who bid adieu to Karnataka cricket after 15 years to make room for upcoming youngsters in the State, was Puducherry’s top wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy …
Sourav Ganguly confirms India’s tour of Australia
July 13, 2020Seeks shortened quarantine New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly Saturday said that the national team will tour Australia in December but called for a shortened quarantine period for the players. Australia has checked the spread of the Coronavirus except in Melbourne, its second-biggest city, which has witnessed…
New era for cricket as England-West Indies Test series begins
July 8, 2020Britain: International sport finally returns to Britain today when England plays the West Indies in the world’s first cricket test match since the start of March because of the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s clear the match being staged at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton is about much more than just cricket. A smoothly run test series,…
The Impact of Covid 19 on Cricket in India
March 27, 2020The Covid 19 health crisis is dominating the news on a global scale. Nobody can fail to have seen how the number of people affected by the virus in India has grown. This is obviously an issue that has a much wider impact than simply affecting the sports world. However, at a time when the…
City R-Day Contingent felicitated
March 20, 2020The NCC Cadets of Mysuru NCC Group, who were part of the Karnataka & Goa NCC Contingent during Republic Day (R-Day) Parade 2020 at New Delhi, were felicitated at the NCC Group HQ, Mysuru, recently. Seen are (kneeling from left) Cadet Senior Under Officer (CSUO) Monish N. Aradhya, Cadets M. Shashank, S. Shreyas, Pragyan Sharma,…
Sports injuries and rehabilitation
March 20, 2020Sports injuries are injuries that occur when engaging in sports activities and exercising. Injuries like bruises, strains, tears, broken bones, sprains can be a result of sports injuries. Soft tissues like muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia may be affected. Common sports Injuries The top ten most common sports injuries are tennis elbow or golf elbow, Hamstring…
Virat Kohli urges public to follow PM Modi’s safety measures
March 20, 2020Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team captain, has requested all the citizens of the country to follow the safety measures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. In his tweet last night, Virat Kohli wrote “we need to be alert, attentive and aware” in the wake of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “Be alert,…
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