New York: Fourth seed Naomi Osaka defeated 28th seed Jennifer Brady in a high quality three-setter to reach the US Open final on Thursday, crediting her run to a carefree attitude post-lockdown. The Japanese 2018 US Open champion overcame the 25-year-old American 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3 in 2-hour-8-minute under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium….
Dubai: Preventing corrupt approaches through social media will be the focus of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in the upcoming closed-door IPL, ahead of which the watchdog will educate players through video-counselling rather than physical sessions. An eight-member BCCI team, led by Ajit Singh, landed in Dubai on Tuesday and is in the middle of their…
Dubai: More than 20,000 Coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League (IPL), the Twenty20 tournament’s medical partner said yesterday. The world’s richest cricket league, starting on Sept. 19, is being held at United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year because of the pandemic and likely with no spectators. Most of the…
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday left for Dubai to oversee preparations for a bio-secure IPL beginning on Sept. 19. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening match of the T20 event, which has been moved to the UAE due to…
Olympic-bound boxer Vikas Krishan has got the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) approval to train in the USA, where he also plans to resume his career in the professional circuit. SAI has approved his training in the US till November 30 and also sanctioned Rs. 17.5 lakh for the stint. Vikas, who competes in 69kg…
Paris: All players at the French Open starting later this month will be housed in two designated hotels “without exception” to reduce the risks from Coronavirus, Tournament Director Guy Forget said on Monday. Guy Forget also announced that just 11,500 spectators a day will be admitted instead of the 20,000 they were originally hoping to…
New York: Fourth seed Naomi Osaka overcame unseeded Shelby Rogers in straight sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday and declared it “revenge” for earlier defeats. The Japanese 2018 US Open champion brushed aside the 27-year-old American 6-3, 6-4, in 1hr 20min inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka, 22, will play 28th-seeded American Jennifer…
World number one Ashleigh Barty announced Tuesday she will not defend her French Open crown, citing COVID fear that also prompted her and several other top players to withdraw from the US Open. The Australian, who claimed her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2019, said it was a “difficult” decision but the health…
Tokyo: Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the Coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President John Coates told a news agency on Monday, saying they would be the “Games that conquered COVID.” The Olympics have never been cancelled outside of the world wars and Coates, speaking in a phone interview, was…
Mumbai Indians to take on Chennai Super Kings in Sept. 19 Opener The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 schedule was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday. Mumbai Indians (MI), the defending champions led by Rohit Sharma, will take on the M.S. Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in…
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