The eight Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have called off their respective pre-tournament camps till further notice, three days after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a suspension of the cash-rich event from Mar.29 to April 15. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) yesterday deferred their training camp, which was scheduled to begin on Mar.21, due to the outbreak…
Sixer Sidhu launches YouTube Channel
March 17, 2020Even as his Congress Government in Punjab completes its three years, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, well-known as “Sixer Sidhu,” who has been lying low since his resignation from the State Cabinet in July last, on Saturday launched his own channel on YouTube to share his views. In his maiden video, a sulking Sidhu who met…
Chandigarh’s Aadil Bedi wins Bengal Open Golf
March 16, 2020Nineteen-year-old Aadil Bedi put up a lion-hearted performance to earn his maiden title in a thriller at the Bengal Open Golf Championship 2020, played at the Tollygunge Club here yesterday. Chandigarh-based Bedi triumphed in style with a chip-in birdie on the sixth playoff hole to end Pune golfer Udayan Mane’s incredible three-match winning streak on…
Coronavirus pandemic: No change in Olympics schedule, says Japan PM
March 16, 2020Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday resisted pressure for changes to the Tokyo Olympics schedule even as sporting events worldwide fall victim to the Coronavirus pandemic. Abe pledged Japan would host the Games as planned in July and said he had no immediate intention to declare a state of emergency over the virus outbreak,…
Talented Para TT player Srinivas Ramakrishna
March 15, 2020Table Tennis is a very popular sport in the world sporting scene. The game helps the individual to improve his or her reflexes and hand and eye co-ordination. Mysuru has a rich history of producing talented Table Tennis players who have gone on to represent the country and the State on various occasions. One such…
‘If IPL happens, it will be a shortened tourney’
March 15, 2020BCCI President Sourav Ganguly yesterday made it clear that the 13th edition of IPL will be a truncated one if the COVID-19 pandemic subsides but could not commit on the number of matches under the current circumstances. The BCCI on Friday suspended the IPL from Mar.29 to Apr.15 due to Government-imposed travel restrictions and refusal…
Coronavirus scare: BCCI suspends all domestic games including Irani Cup
March 15, 2020The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced a list of domestic matches and tournaments that have been put on hold due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. “In view of the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all matches of Irani Cup, Senior Women One-Day Knockout, Vizzy Trophy, Senior Women One-Day Challenger,…
Cricket: Eight wicket win for N.R. Group, Mysuru
March 15, 2020Good performances by L.R. Chethan (47), Harshith (43 n.o.) with the willow and by R. Madhusudhan (4/22) and G.L. Yashas (3/22) with the ball, helped N.R. Group, Mysuru, to register a facile eight-wicket win over Prime Focus Technologies in the KSCA, Group II, 1st Division League match played at Bengaluru recently. Batting first, prime focus…
MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League postponed
March 15, 2020The Mysore District Football Association (MDFA) has decided to postpone the ongoing MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League 2019-20 for the Chirag Trophy, in view of the COVID-19. The postponed matches will be played according to the new dates which will be announced in due course, says a press release from the MDFA Secretary.
Bengal Open Golf: Udayan Mane, Aadil Bedi in joint lead
March 15, 2020Pune-based Udayan Mane continued to be on course to win a record fourth straight title on the TATA Steel PGTI as he surged ahead as the joint leader along with teenager Aadil Bedi of Chandigarh after round three of the Bengal Open Golf Championship 2020 being played at Tollygunge Club here. PGTI Order of Merit…















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