Indian Open 2022: B Sai Praneeth withdraws from tournament after testing positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Open 2022: B Sai Praneeth withdraws from tournament after testing positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Top Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth, who won the 2019 World Championships bronze medal, on Sunday pulled out of the season-opening India Open Super 500 tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. I hope I can get back to court quickly.” Badminton Association of India general secretary Ajay Singhania also confirmed Praneeth’s withdrawal from the $400,000 tournament. Another Indian player, double specialist Dhruv Rawat, also tested positive for the virus ahead of his departure for the national capital to participate in the tournament starting on Tuesday. Organised by the Badminton Association of India, the 2022 edition of India Open will be held behind closed doors at the Indira Gandhi Stadium’s KD Jadhav Indoor Hall with the governing body laying down strict COVID-19 protocols.

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KL Rahul tests COVID-19 positive before West Indies T20Is
2 years, 5 months ago

KL Rahul tests COVID-19 positive before West Indies T20Is

The Hindu  

India’s senior batter KL Rahul has tested positive for COVID-19, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly told reporters in Mumbai after the Apex Council Meeting, Rahul had also addressed the candidates, who attended the Level-3 coach certification course at National Cricket Academy on Thursday afternoon before testing positive later in the day. The BCCI president also …

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals players return negative in RT-PCR tests, 2nd round to be conducted
2 years, 8 months ago

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals players return negative in RT-PCR tests, 2nd round to be conducted

India Today  

Delhi Capitals players tested negative in the first round of RT-PCR tests after Covid-19 scare hit the camp/ An unnamed player, according to sources, tested positive in the rapid antigen test days after their physio Patrick Farhart tested positive for the virus. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is sending a medical team to conduct another round of …

Ruturaj Gaikwad recovers from COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

Ruturaj Gaikwad recovers from COVID-19

The Hindu  

India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has recovered and is out out of isolation. However, with skipper Rohit Sharma already making it clear that senior opener Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings in the third ODI against West Indies here on Friday, the Maharashtra player is unlikely to be considered for the inconsequential match. Ruturaj warmed …

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad
2 years, 10 months ago

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad

Firstpost  

The other three along with Navdeep Saini who tested positive for the virus are non-playing members — fielding coach T Dilip, security liaison officer B Lokesh and masseur Rajeev Kumar. A COVID-19 outbreak hit the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as three main players — senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer — tested …

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive

The Hindu  

Four players - including batters Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and standby player Navdeep Saini - and three staff members of the senior India men's cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies. In a statement on Wednesday, Board secretary Jay Shah said, "The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad …

India U-19 World Cup team hit by Covid positives
2 years, 11 months ago

India U-19 World Cup team hit by Covid positives

Hindustan Times  

India’s campaign in the U-19 World Cup in the Caribbean has been hit by Covid. Dhull, Rasheed and Aaradhya’s Rapid Antigen Test results have returned positive. While India’s squad comprises of 17 members, they also have five reserves – Rishit Reddy, Uday Saharan, Ansh Gosai, Amrit Raj Upadhyay and PM Singh Rathore – in the squad. Left-handed opener Harnoor Singh, …

Syed Modi International: Prannoy enters second round; Ashmita, Rahul, Shruti test positive for COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Syed Modi International: Prannoy enters second round; Ashmita, Rahul, Shruti test positive for COVID

The Hindu  

Covid continued to play havoc with the $150,000 Syed Modi India International badminton tournament after three more players - Ashmita Chaliha, Rahul Yadav and doubles specialist Shruti Mishra - tested positive on the first day of the competition at Lucknow on Tuesday. After a spate of withdrawals left just three seeded in the men’s singles draw, the exit of Verma …

Praggnanandhaa's coach R B Ramesh tests positive for COVID-19 at tourney in Holland
2 years, 11 months ago

Praggnanandhaa's coach R B Ramesh tests positive for COVID-19 at tourney in Holland

The Hindu  

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's coach R B Ramesh has tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here and is in isolation. Praggnanandhaa is being tested daily and is playing only in case of a negative result, Ramesh said in a tweet. READ: Lakshya Sen withdraws from Syed Modi International "Pragg is being tested on …

India Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, six others withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

India Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, six others withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Besides Srikanth, the other players withdrawn are Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Aman Singh and Khushi Gupta. New Delhi: The India Open tournament was on Thursday rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic with as many as seven Indian shuttlers, including reigning world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, withdrawing from the event after testing positive for the …

India Open: Srikanth, Ashwini, others test positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

India Open: Srikanth, Ashwini, others test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Covid hit seven Indian players, including men’s top seed K. Srikanth and doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, and forced 15 withdrawals across four events of the USD 400,000 India Open badminton here early on Thursday. The doubles partners of these players - N. Sikki Reddy, P. Gayathri Gopi Chand, Akshan Shetty and Kavya Gupta also had to withdraw. Since any secondary …

India Open badminton gets backing of players, officials amid Covid surge
2 years, 11 months ago

India Open badminton gets backing of players, officials amid Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has been recording approximately 20,000 Covid-19 cases daily with the positivity rate touching 25%. The new men’s world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in action during training In spite of the surge and restrictions, the India Open—the country’s biggest badminton tournament—will go ahead as planned with first round matches starting Tuesday morning at the Indira Gandhi …

Sai Praneeth, England squad out of India Open badminton due to Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Sai Praneeth, England squad out of India Open badminton due to Covid

Hindustan Times  

A spate of withdrawals hit the India Open—the biggest badminton tournament held in the country—on Sunday, just two days before the commencement of the $400,000 event at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here. India's B. Sai Praneeth Men’s singles second seed B Sai Praneeth and doubles specialist Dhruv Rawat tested positive before travelling to the national capital from Hyderabad and …

B Sai Praneeth Withdraws from India Open after Testing Positive for Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

B Sai Praneeth Withdraws from India Open after Testing Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Top Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth, who won the 2019 World Championships bronze medal, on Sunday pulled out of the season-opening India Open Super 500 tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. Another Indian player, double specialist Dhruv Rawat, also tested positive for the virus ahead of his departure for the national capital to participate in the tournament starting on Tuesday. …

Indian Open 2022: England shuttlers pull out after 2 positive cases in contingent
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Open 2022: England shuttlers pull out after 2 positive cases in contingent

India TV News  

England badminton players won't be part of the upcoming Indian Open 2022 after two of their players tested COVID-19 positive on Sunday. The two players, who tested positive, doubles specialist Sean Vendy and coach Nathan Robertson. "No India Open this year for myself and @SeanVendy after he returned a positive covid test along with our coach @Nath_Robertson," Lane tweeted. Organised …

Seven members of Bengal team test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Ranji Trophy
2 years, 11 months ago

Seven members of Bengal team test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Ranji Trophy

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Ranji Trophy, seven members of the Bengal team have tested positive for COVID-19. Sportstar understands that six cricketers - Sudip Chatterjee, Anustup Majumdar, Kazi Junaid Saifi, Geet Puri, Pradipta Pramanik, Surajit Yadav - and assistant coach Sourasish Lahiri have contracted the virus and are currently in isolation. "Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, the Cricket Association …

IPL 2021: T Natarajan tests COVID-19 positive, DC vs SRH to go ahead
3 years, 3 months ago

IPL 2021: T Natarajan tests COVID-19 positive, DC vs SRH to go ahead

Firstpost  

Six members in the SRH camp have also been identified as close contacts and will be isolated from the rest of the squad. Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer T Natarajan has tested COVID-19 positive in a scheduled RT-PCR test, the Indian Premier League said in a statement on Wednesday. Six other members in the SRH camp, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, were deemed …

India’s physio tests positive, but final Test set to go ahead
3 years, 3 months ago

India’s physio tests positive, but final Test set to go ahead

The Hindu  

After a day of high drama, which saw India’s physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar returning a positive test for COVID-19 and the BCCI entering into negotiations with the ECB for calling off the fifth Test, the Indians will take the field for a mouth-watering series finale against England at Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday. Once the RT-PCR tests of every member …

India vs England: Team India's junior physio Yogesh Parmar tests positive for COVID-19, says report
3 years, 3 months ago

India vs England: Team India's junior physio Yogesh Parmar tests positive for COVID-19, says report

Firstpost  

Team India has cancelled its practice session in Manchester and players have been told to remain in their respective rooms as RT-PCR testing is being carried out. Manchester: India cricket team’s junior physio Yogesh Parmar has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the team to cancel its practice session ahead of the fifth Test against England beginning on Friday. Parmar testing …

One in India Camp Tests COVID-19 Positive; Ganguly Hopes Test Will be Played
3 years, 3 months ago

One in India Camp Tests COVID-19 Positive; Ganguly Hopes Test Will be Played

The Quint  

The Indian team have cancelled their training session for Thursday. Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, the head coach, bowling coach and fielding coach respectively, had earlier tested positive for the virus. According to the UK government rules, those who return positive RT-PCR tests have to isolate for ten days and return two negative tests. They had been identified …

Manchester Test to be played as scheduled after all India players test negative for Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Manchester Test to be played as scheduled after all India players test negative for Covid-19

India Today  

In welcome news ahead of the 5th Test between England and India, all India players have returned negative results in the second RT-PCR Covid-19 tests conducted on Thursday, September 9. The players went into isolation on the eve of the Manchester Test after India's assistant physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday morning. India players were forced to …

Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar to miss Manchester Test after testing positive for Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar to miss Manchester Test after testing positive for Covid-19

The Hindu  

Head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach B. Arun and fielding coach R. Sridhar were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 after returning positive RT-PCR tests on Monday. All four support staff members had been in isolation after Shastri’s lateral flow test had returned positive on Saturday — the other three were deemed close contacts of the head coach. Sportstar has learnt …

India coach Ravi Shastri tests Covid-19 positive in RT-PCR along with Bharat Arun, R Sridhar
3 years, 3 months ago

India coach Ravi Shastri tests Covid-19 positive in RT-PCR along with Bharat Arun, R Sridhar

India Today  

Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for Covid-19 in the latest RT-PCR test according to a BCCI source and will continue to be in isolation for 10 days in London along with fielding coach R Sridhar and bowling coach Bharat Arun, who have also contracted the virus. The three support staff members will remain in London while …

Resumption of domestic badminton season in India derailed again due to COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Resumption of domestic badminton season in India derailed again due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

The first senior tournament was scheduled to be held from 27 August to 3 September, while the second event was supposed to be staged from 4 to 11 September and would have marked the resumption of the domestic season after a gap of more than one-and-a-half years. New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the domestic …

Domestic badminton season resumption once again derailed by COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Domestic badminton season resumption once again derailed by COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the domestic season with the Badminton Association of India forced to postpone this month's senior ranking tournaments in Bangalore after local authorities denied permission to host the events. "Unfortunately the tournaments had to be postponed till further notice as the Bangalore government didn't give permission to host the event due to …

India's white-ball squad reaches Bengaluru; Krunal, Gowtham & Chahal stay back: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

India's white-ball squad reaches Bengaluru; Krunal, Gowtham & Chahal stay back: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Indian limited-overs side led by Shikhar Dhawan reached Bengaluru on Friday evening from Sri Lanka where three members of the squad -- Krishnappa Gowtham, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krunal Pandya were forced to stay back after testing positive for COVID-19. Team India members on their way back to India Gowtham and Chahal were already among the eight isolated cricketers but …

COVID-19: India's white ball squad reaches Bengaluru; Krunal, Gowtham and Chahal stay back
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: India's white ball squad reaches Bengaluru; Krunal, Gowtham and Chahal stay back

India TV News  

The Indian limited overs side led by Shikhar Dhawan reached Bengaluru on Friday evening from Sri Lanka where three members of the squad -- Krishnappa Gowtham, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krunal Pandya were forced to stay back after testing positive for COVID-19. Gowtham and Chahal were already among the eight isolated cricketers but on Friday, their pre-departure RT-PCR reports came positive …

Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for COVID-19: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Yuzvendra Chahal, K Gowtham test positive for COVID-19: Report

India TV News  

Indian spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham have tested positive for COVID in Sri Lanka, just three days after all-rounder Krunal Pandya infected the virus, according to a report. The eight players who were in close contact with Krunal were -- Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Manish Pandey, Ishan Kishan, and Gowtham. Krunal's brother Hardik Pandya, …

After Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnappa Gowtham also test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

After Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnappa Gowtham also test positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Team India have received some bad news as spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnappa Gowtham have also reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. On July 27, all-rounder Krunal Pandya had tested positive for Covid-19 and several players were asked to isolate. READ | VVS Laxman highlights one area that Kohli and Shastri 'need to address' "Yuzi and Gowtham have tested positive as …

India vs Sri Lanka: Krunal Pandya's immediate contacts test negative for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

India vs Sri Lanka: Krunal Pandya's immediate contacts test negative for COVID-19

The Hindu  

The eight Indian cricketers, who were in close contact with Krunal Pandya, tested negative on Tuesday evening. However, speaking to Sportstar from Colombo, Prof. Arjuna de Silva, who is in-charge of Sri Lanka Cricket's medical committee and oversees the bio-bubble protocols, said that the players will undergo another round of RT-PCR tests on Wednesday morning, before a call can be …

Sri Lanka vs India: Krunal Pandya tests positive for COVID-19, second T20I postponed to July 28
3 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka vs India: Krunal Pandya tests positive for COVID-19, second T20I postponed to July 28

India TV News  

The second Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played on Tuesday in Colombo, has been postponed after Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. "The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India originally scheduled to be played on July 27 has been pushed forward by a day and will now take place on …

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I postponed after Krunal Pandya tests positive for Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I postponed after Krunal Pandya tests positive for Covid-19

India Today  

India's second T20 International against Sri Lanka has been postponed by a day after all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19 hours before scheduled start of play on Tuesday. The start of the ODI series was also postponed after the batting coach and the video analyst of the Sri Lankan team had tested positive for Covid-19. 8 MEMBERS IDENTIFIED AS …

India vs England: Rishabh Pant tests positive for Covid-19, says report
3 years, 5 months ago

India vs England: Rishabh Pant tests positive for Covid-19, says report

Hindustan Times  

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for Covid-19 during the 20-day break, PTI reported on Thursday. India's Rishabh Pant in action As reported by the news agency, a BCCI source confirmed that it was Pant who tested positive and was in isolation for the past eight days. The Indian players were on a 2-week long break after the conclusion …

Rishabh Pant, support staff test positive for COVID-19 in England, to miss tour game
3 years, 5 months ago

Rishabh Pant, support staff test positive for COVID-19 in England, to miss tour game

The Hindu  

Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the five-match Test series against England. Throwdown specialist Dayananda Garani, too, has tested positive as the players prepare to regroup ahead of the Test series after enjoying a 20-day break following the World Test Championship final. With the U.K. witnessing a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, BCCI …

British Open: Former champion Zach Johnson tests COVID-19 positive, list of withdrawals grows
3 years, 5 months ago

British Open: Former champion Zach Johnson tests COVID-19 positive, list of withdrawals grows

The Hindu  

Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the coronavirus. Louis de Jager, one of 12 players who earned a spot at Royal St. George's through local final qualifying two weeks ago, also returned a positive COVID-19 test and withdrew. He had a positive COVID-19 test during the …

Sri Lanka vs India: Player tests positive for COVID-19 in alternate bio-bubble
3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka vs India: Player tests positive for COVID-19 in alternate bio-bubble

The Hindu  

A Sri Lankan player in one of its two bio-bubbles has tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus outbreak continues to rock the home team ahead of its limited-overs series against India. Newswire.lk quoted Sri Lankan sources as saying that batsman Sandun Weerakkodi tested positive for COVID-19. The Indian cricket team's six-match limited-overs series against Sri Lanka was on Friday …

Sri Lanka-India series rescheduled after COVID-19 cases in SL camp
3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka-India series rescheduled after COVID-19 cases in SL camp

India TV News  

The Indian cricket team's six-match limited-overs series against Sri Lanka was on Friday rescheduled owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in the home team camp, with the first ODI now starting on July 17 instead of July 13. Sri Lanka's batting coach Grant Flower and data analyst G T Niroshan have tested positive for the dreaded virus on return from the …

Sri Lanka's data analyst tests Covid-19 positive ahead of India series
3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's data analyst tests Covid-19 positive ahead of India series

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's data analyst G. T. Niroshan has tested positive for Covid 19 ahead of the limited overs series against India. This is the second case in the Sri Lankan team after batting coach Grant Flower tested positive for the virus on Thursday. While this has led to questions on whether the series against India - scheduled to begin on …

Sri Lanka's Bangladesh ODIs to 'go ahead' despite positive COVID-19 cases
3 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka's Bangladesh ODIs to 'go ahead' despite positive COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The first one-day international between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will still be played on Sunday despite two Sri Lanka cricketers and their bowling coach testing positive for COVID-19, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. Sri Lanka Cricket officials said Sunday that players Isuru Udana and Shiran Fernando and bowling coach Chaminda Vaas were found to be infected ahead of the match …

UK-bound speedster Prasidh Krishna, Amit Mishra recover from COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

UK-bound speedster Prasidh Krishna, Amit Mishra recover from COVID-19

Hindustan Times  

Pacer Prasidh Krishna, who was named as a stand-by for India's tour of England, and veteran spinner Amit Mishra have recovered from COVID-19. Prasidh Krishna and Amit Mishra have recovered from Covid-19 Both bowlers had contracted the dreaded virus during the currently-suspended Indian Premier League earlier this month. While Mishra tested positive on May 4, the day the league was …

Amit Mishra thanks frontline workers after testing negative for COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Amit Mishra thanks frontline workers after testing negative for COVID-19

India TV News  

Delhi Capitals' former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra has tested negative for Covid-19 and is out of quarantine. Mishra was one of the players to test positive during the Indian Premier League that led to the postponement of the cash-rich T20 league earlier this month. Kolkata Knight Riders was the other team in Ahmedabad that saw players testing positive for Covid-19. …

IPL 2021: KKR pacer Prasidh Krishna tests positive for COVID-19, says report
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2021: KKR pacer Prasidh Krishna tests positive for COVID-19, says report

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Prasidh Krishna has tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine in his home town Bengaluru, a BCCI source said on Saturday. “Prasidh is COVID positive and currently in home isolation in Bengaluru,” a BCCI source told PTI. Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and Tim Seifert are the other KKR players, who tested positive earlier. Seifert …

KKR and India pacer Prasidh Krishna tests COVID-19 positive
3 years, 7 months ago

KKR and India pacer Prasidh Krishna tests COVID-19 positive

The Hindu  

Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Prasdih Krishna has tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine in his home town Bengaluru, a BCCI source said on Saturday. "Prasidh is COVID positive and currently in home isolation in Bengaluru," a BCCI source told PTI. READ: KKR's Tim Seifert tests positive for COVID-19, to remain in India Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and Tim …

Malaysia Open Postponed Due to Covid-19 Surge; Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth's Olympic Hopes Take Hit
3 years, 7 months ago

Malaysia Open Postponed Due to Covid-19 Surge; Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth's Olympic Hopes Take Hit

News 18  

The Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, one of badminton’s last two Olympic qualifying events, was on Friday postponed due to a recent COVID-19 surge in the host country, dealing a severe blow to the Tokyo hopes of Indian stars like Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. New tournament dates will be confirmed at a later date.” The decision came as a …

IPL suspended as many players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL suspended as many players test positive for COVID-19

Op India  

The Indian Premier League, the glitzy and glamourous cricket tournament has been suspended indefinitely after a Sun Risers Hyderabad player tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their match against the Mumbai Indians in Delhi. The rising numbers of COVID-19 positive players in the IPL “Bio Bubble” have led to the tournament being suspended indefinitely, mid-way through the season. IPL suspended …

Badminton great Prakash Padukone recovering from COVID-19 infection
3 years, 7 months ago

Badminton great Prakash Padukone recovering from COVID-19 infection

The Hindu  

Legendary Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering from the infection at a hospital in Bengaluru. "Around 10 days back, Prakash, his wife and second daughter, developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out to be positive," Vimal Kumar, a close friend of the legendary shuttler and director at the Prakash …

IPL 2021: Tournament postponed indefinitely due to rising COVID-19 cases, confirms BCCI
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2021: Tournament postponed indefinitely due to rising COVID-19 cases, confirms BCCI

Firstpost  

The BCCI said it will do ’everything in its powers to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all the participants in IPL 2021.' The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday indefinitely suspended the Indian Premier League 2021 season due to the rising COVID-19 cases inside their bio-bubble. BCCI in its press release said, “The Indian …

IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely after four players test COVID positive
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely after four players test COVID positive

India TV News  

With as many as four players testing COVID-19 positive by Tuesday, IPL 2021 has been suspended with immediate effect after the IPL governing council and BCCI officials met in an emergency meeting on the day. "The Indian Premier League Governing Council and Board of Control for Cricket in India in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 …

IPL 2021 - May 4, as it happened: BCCI postpones IPL-14; CSK's Michael Hussey tests COVID-19 positive
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2021 - May 4, as it happened: BCCI postpones IPL-14; CSK's Michael Hussey tests COVID-19 positive

The Hindu  

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has suspended the Indian Premier League 2021 for the time being amid the burgeoning Covid-19 crisis in the country that has led to a few players -- both Indian and foreign -- opting to pull out of the ongoing season. Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey tested positive for COVID-19 late …

IPL 2021: KKR v RCB match postponed after two KKR players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

IPL 2021: KKR v RCB match postponed after two KKR players test positive for COVID-19

Op India  

Today’s IPL encounter between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad has been postponed by the BCCI after two KKR players—Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for COVID-19. According to the reports, the decision was taken due to COVID-19 concerns in the KKR and the RCB camp after Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for the …

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