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May 05, 2021

Find a Way to Send Back Foreign Players: IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel

IPL chairman Brijesh Patel said that the BCCI will "find a way" to send the league's foreign recruits back to their respective countries after the event was suspended indefinitely due to a COVID-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble.
The suspension of the tournament was announced after SunRisers Hyderabad's wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha tested positive for COVID-19 along with Delhi Capitals' veteran spinner Amit Mishra.
The foreigners involved in the lucrative league are concerned about returning to their respective countries due to travel restrictions imposed in the wake of a deadly resurgence of the pandemic in India.
The BCCI had assured foreign players of a safe return earlier as well.
The IPL had 14 Australian players left, after three pullouts a few days ago, along with 10 from New Zealand and 11 Englishmen. South Africa had 11 players in the league, which also featured nine West Indians, three Afghans and two from Bangladesh.

T20 WC May Get Shifted to UAE

This year's T20 World Cup is set to be moved from India to the UAE with the BCCI acknowledging that none of the participating teams would be "comfortable" coming here because "a third wave" of COVID-19 cases is expected at the time of the event.
While a final decision will be taken in a month's time but it is understood that even the Indian cricket board is jittery about holding the 16-team tournament in October-November after the ongoing IPL had to be suspended because of multiple COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble.
The suspension of IPL within four weeks is an indicator that it's not really safe to host a global event of that magnitude at a time when the country is fighting its worst health crisis in last 70 years.

May 04, 2021

Inter Crowned Champions of Italy for First Time in 11 Years

Inter Milan clinched their first Serie A title in 11 years after Sassuolo drew 1-1 with second-placed Atalanta to assure Antonio Conte's side of the league crown. Inter are 13 points clear in first place with four games remaining, and their triumph ends a run of nine consecutive title wins for Juventus. Large crowds of flag-waving fans gathered outside the iconic Duomo in Milan to celebrate a long-awaited success that has broken the domestic dominance of rivals Juve.
The league title is Inter's first since winning the Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League Treble in 2009/10 under Jose Mourinho, and their 19th overall. Inter have therefore overtaken AC Milan, who have 18 Serie A titles, to become the second-most successful club in league history behind Juventus, with 36 league wins. Inter are unbeaten since January 6, a run of 18 games.

Karolina Muchova Stuns Naomi Osaka

Second-ranked Naomi Osaka is out of the Madrid Open as Karolina Muchova won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the second round. It was Muchova's third win against a top-10 opponent this year. The 20th-ranked Czech was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, which was won by Osaka in February. Osaka was coming off a quarterfinal loss to Maria Sakkari in Miami.

May 02, 2021

Kane Williamson Replaces David Warner

Australia's David Warner has been removed as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of the 2021 Indian Premier League, and replaced by New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
Sunrisers are bottom of this year's IPL table with only one win from six games.
Warner, who averages 32.16 from six innings, was in his fifth season as captain and had led the side to their only IPL title in 2016.
The franchise said the decision had "not come lightly".
Sunrisers, who are coached by ex-England coach Trevor Bayliss, play Rajasthan Royals in their next game on Sunday with seven matches to follow in the group phase.

Apr 29, 2021

Nitin Menon and Paul Reiffel Pull Out of IPL

After four cricketers opted out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, now umpires Nitin Menon and Paul Reiffel have pulled out of the lucrative league as well. Both have different reasons – while the Indian umpire took the decision because his parents have contracted the novel coronavirus, Reiffel has flown back fearing a lockout after the Australian government suspended all flights from India due to the Covid surge in the country.

Apr 28, 2021

Australian Olympians Fast-tracked for Jabs

All Australian athletes and officials heading to the Tokyo Olympics will be fast-tracked for vaccination ahead of the games.
More than 2,000 Olympians, Paralympians, their coaches and support staff will get the jabs.
The summer Olympics, delayed from 2020, will open on 23rd July, followed by the Paralympic games on 24th August.
Before the government intervention, most Australian athletes would have been given the shots later in the year.

BCCI Assures Foreign Players for Safe Return

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has attempted to calm the frayed nerves of foreign cricketers, especially from Australia, who are playing for various teams in the IPL and are worried about being locked out of their countries due to the alarming Covid-19 crisis in India.
The Australian government suspended air flights from India to their country, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison asking the players to make their own arrangements for return.
The fear of being locked out of Australia made Andrew Tye take a flight back home. Two other Australians, Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa, exited their team Royal Challengers Bangalore's bio-bubble in preparation for leaving for their country.
The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly. The BCCI is monitoring the situation very closely and is working with the government authorities to make arrangements to get you home once the tournament concludes.

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