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MS Dhoni has always trusted me, says Dwayne Bravo - Times of India
(TOI Photo) CHENNAI: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has heaped praise on wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni for always showing faith in him during the Indian Premier League. He also revealed what makes Chennai Super Kings special as a franchise and why there is a sense of belonging within the team. Bravo revealed this during an Instagram Live session on the official handle of Chennai Super Kings.
Messi a better footballer than 'friend' Ronaldo, feels Rooney - Times of India
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney LONDON: Former England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has weighed into the age-old debate as to which player is better between Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentinian maestro Lionel Messi. In the last decade or so, the two footballers have broken all scoring records en route adding multiple team and personal titles to their respective illustrious trophy cabinets.
Wife Sakshi's photo with MS Dhoni amid lockdown is breaking the internet - Times of India
(Photo credit: sakshisingh_r Instagram) NEW DELHI: Former India captain MS Dhoni was busy practicing for his return to cricket in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings, when the novel coronavirus outbreak in March forced him and others into a break. Since then, along with over 1.3 billion citizens across the country, Dhoni has been confined to his home due to lockdown.
CBSE schools plan to move court against govt's no fee collection order
Representative image KOCHI: The Kerala CBSE Schools Management Association plans to move the high court against the state government’s directive to not collect fees from students amid lockdown. They said that most schools are struggling to find money to pay the salary and collection of fees is the only option to resolve the crisis. The association has approached the government seeking relaxation in the rule but has not received any response so far.
Hockey India begins online interactive sessions for match officials - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Monday announced the launch of online interactive sessions for its umpires and technical officials to update them of the latest game rules and improve their fitness levels. Hockey India is carrying out the sessions across six WhatsApp groups, three for technical officials and three for umpires. Over 100 registered officials are taking part in the initiative six days a week, HI said in a press release.
Want to be the first Indian race walking Olympic medallist, says KT Irfan - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Race walker KT Irfan was part of the Indian contingent that went to the 2012 London Olympics. With a timing of 01 hour 20 minutes and 21 seconds (a national record), Irfan finished 10th in the quadrennial event. The 30-year-old race walker from Kerala also qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics but due to a stress fracture, Irfan missed the Rio bus.
Premier League's transfer market bubble set to burst - Times of India
LONDON: The financial squeeze put on Premier League clubs by the coronavirus crisis could be felt across the continent in the coming months as the well to fund massive transfer fees runs dry. For each of the past four summers, Premier League clubs have flexed their financial muscle to splurge over 1 billion pound (USD 1.3 billion) on transfers. That has helped spread the wealth of television contracts worth billions across Europe and crucially down the divisions to cash-strapped clubs in England.
Silverstone open to hosting two successive F1 races without spectators - Times of India
LONDON: Silverstone would be willing to host an unprecedented two successive grands prix without spectators to help Formula One fight back from the coronavirus crisis, circuit boss Stuart Pringle said on Sunday. The season has yet to start but the Liberty Media-owned sport's management are hoping to get going in the European summer with a revised and reduced schedule that could run into next year.
I'm concerned about the impact of T20 on cricket: Glenn Turner - Times of India
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand legend Glenn Turner is concerned about the impact of T20 cricket on the "more worthwhile forms" of the game and feels that the coronavirus-forced break is a good time to "reassess" the future of the sport. The 72-year-old Turner, who is also the former chairman of New Zealand's selection panel, believes that cricket administrators have "gone down a path of capitalism".
Watch: Social distancing goes for a toss in Taiwan baseball brawl - Times of India
TAIPEI: Playing to empty stadiums, Taiwan has managed to keep its baseball league running during the coronavirus pandemic -- but social distancing went out of the window on Sunday when a game descended into an on-field brawl. The island has been held up as a model for how to battle the virus outbreak. Despite its close proximity and economic links with China, it has just 422 confirmed cases and six deaths so far.
Stuck in Kolkata, Soosairaj plans relief work for Kanyakumari village - Times of India
CHENNAI: Around this time last month, M Soosairaj was in high spirits. Having won the ISL title in his first season for ATK on March 14 in Goa, the Tamil Nadu footballer had returned to Kolkata along with the rest of the team to celebrate the success. However, when most of his teammates, including his brother M Regin, were leaving for their respective homes amid the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country, Soosai decided to stay back to explore the city for a week.
Novak Djokovic opposes compulsory coronavirus vaccination - Times of India
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can begin competing once the tennis season resumes following the hiatus created by the coronavirus pandemic, the world number one said on Sunday. "Personally I am opposed to vaccination and I wouldn't want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel," Djokovic said in a live facebook chat with several fellow Serbian athletes.
What the road to recovery looks like for Covid patients - Times of India
The world past the doors to the third floor of the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida is a strikingly different one. Almost reflecting the inner worlds of those in it, the Covid-19 isolation ward is dealing with an emergency but with an enduring stolid air. "Streaming shows and listening to music," said a 31-year-old patient, recounting how he would fill his time in the isolation ward.
Staying away from hockey has been very tough: Akashdeep Singh - Times of India
NEW DELHI: With the Indian athletes exercising lockdown as part of the social distance and self-isolation measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, addressing their issues of mental fitness and emotional well-being to keep their positive spirit up has become all the more important. Not being able to access the field or engage in outdoor training can lead to stress among athletes.
Have fond memories of India, says Hungarian shooter Veronika Major - Times of India
Veronika Major. (Getty Images) PUNE: If there is someone who is genuinely upset about the New Delhi shooting World Cup getting cancelled, it is Hungarian pistol shooter Veronika Major. The junior World champion, Veronika, has happy memories from her last trip to the Capital, as the shooter bagged her maiden senior World Cup gold last year. Veronika had won gold in the 25m as well as 10m air pistol events along with winning a quota place for the Tokyo Olympics.
Billy Gilmour is really a class talent: Frank McAvennie - Times of India
Billy Gilmour. (Getty Images) LEEDS: Former Scotland international Frank McAvennie has heaped praise on Chelsea's Billy Gilmour saying that the latter is 'really a class talent'. "Gilmour is class. He is really a class talent," Goal.com quoted McAvennie as saying. McAvennie said the 18-year-old is doing magnificently in the midfield and hailed Chelsea manager Frank Lampard for giving the young players a chance. "He has been fighting for games at Chelsea for some time.
Bhutia joins Pele, Maradona in paying tribute to 'humanity's heroes' - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has joined football greats Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane in applauding healthcare workers and humanity's other "heroes" for putting their own lives at risk to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expect boxing's national camp to resume next month: Santiago Nieva - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva expects the national camp to resume at least partially next month and foresees no hiccups in fans rushing back to live sport in the age of social distancing as he feels people always "look for risks". The seasoned coach, who has been with the Indian team since 2017, is quite optimistic of things improving by the beginning of next month despite the rising COVID-19 cases as well as the number of deaths in the country.
Wuhan football team make emotional return to virus ground zero - Times of India
SHANGHAI: Wuhan Zall, the Chinese Super League team from the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, made an emotional return to the city after more than three months torn from their families. Zall endured a turbulent 104 days on the road, including being stranded in Spain, because Wuhan was sealed off in January when the virus killed and infected thousands there.
Red Bull's Horner says F1 owners would bail out struggling teams - Times of India
Christian Horner. (Getty Images) LONDON: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes the prospect of losing a struggling team from the Formula One grid would be such an "enormous blow" that the sport's owners would have to launch a financial bailout. The world championship has not yet got underway due to the coronavirus pandemic with nine races either cancelled or postponed. The French Grand Prix scheduled for June 28 is also in doubt as is the Belgian Grand Prix, set for August 30.
Don't see the kind of aggression now that Richards had: Inzamam - Times of India
(Getty Images) LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq says that despite the high scoring games that have become the norm in limited-overs cricket, he is yet to see the kind of aggression that West Indies legend Viv Richards possessed. "I was once batting with the legendary Vivian Richards. He came over to me and asked me if I wanted to check who could hit the biggest six between us. I smiled and said sure.
Pakistani news channel mistakenly uses Aamir Khan’s photo for murder accused MQM leader - Times of India
It was the case of mistaken identity when a Pakistani news channel mistakenly carried a photo of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for a murder accused MQM leader named Amir Khan. Reports state that although the news channel rectified the error, a screenshot bearing the actor’s image along with the description, went viral on social media. Several fans of the star even went on to troll the channel for the error.
Scoring runs against you guys is easy: Kevin Pietersen captions picture with Dhoni - Times of India
(Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Saturday shared a throwback picture with Indian wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni with a quirky caption. In the picture, Pietersen can be seen pointing towards a particular direction and is saying something to former Indian skipper Dhoni. It was a normal picture with Dhoni smiling as he looked towards the pointed direction. However, the caption that the former England great wrote made the picture hilarious.
Cricket fraternity wishes KL Rahul as he turns 28 - Times of India
KL Rahul (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: As India wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul celebrates his 28th birthday on Saturday, teammates showered heartfelt wishes to the cricketer. The first in the queue was India all-rounder and very dear friend Hardik Pandya.
Kiren Rijiju takes note of IOA-ministry clash, says autonomy of NSFs must be maintained at any cost - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the government is in no mood to interfere in the functioning of National Sports Federations, insisting that the autonomy of NSFs should be maintained "at any cost".
Cricket can wait, lives are at stake: Harbhajan Singh - Times of India
KOLKATA: Be it closed door matches or the currently postponed Indian Premier League (IPL), cricket should be the farthest thing from everyone's minds amid the COVID-19 global crisis, feels India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday officially announced that the 13th edition of the IPL has been suspended till further notice.
R Ashwin reveals the cricketer who made him nervous at their first meeting - Times of India
R Ashwin. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday revealed the name of the cricketer who made him the most nervous at their first meeting. During an #AskAshwin session on Twitter, in response to question put forth by an user, the Indian off-spinner said it was none other than former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden. Ashwin and Hayden have shared the dressing room for IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2009 and 2010.
CONMEBOL confirms World Cup qualifying to begin in September - Times of India
ASUNCION: South American qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will begin in September, the region's governing body CONMEBOL said on Friday. Last month, CONMEBOL asked FIFA to delay the start of the qualification campaign as the first two rounds of matches at the end of March could not be played due to football being suspended on the continent over the deadly virus.
England's Moeen Ali ready to return to Tests despite 'scapegoat' past - Times of India
(Getty Images) LONDON: Moeen Ali says he is ready to return to Test action for England after a self-imposed exile from the red-ball game despite having been made to feel like "a scapegoat" in the past. All-rounder Moeen missed the Test matches during England's winter tours of New Zealand and South Africa after taking a spell away from the longest format of the game.
Bollywood Quarantined: Katrina Kaif poses with her sister Isabelle Kaif, Anurag Kashyap shares a throwback picture, Anushka Sharma trouble hubby Virat Kohli | Hindi Movie News - Times of India
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Ananya Panday's 'Keep your distance' post deserves all your attention! - Times of India
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Sara Ali Khan shares a stunning picture with a friend; captions, 'Literally the last night before the lockdown' - Times of India
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Three youth held for causing coronavirus scare in Karnataka - Times of India
Representative image. BENGALURU: Three youth, who caused panic at a police check post in Mandya district by posing as Muslims infected with Covid-19 and threatened to pass it on to the personnel there if they were detained, have been arrested, a revenue official said on Saturday. The incident occurred on April 8, when the three identified as Mahesh, Abhishek and Srinivas reached Tendekere checkpost in an autorickshaw, KR Pet Tahsildar M Shivamurthy told PTI.
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