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Working on my mental fitness, says Dominic Thiem

During an interview with TOI, world No. 3 Thiem spoke about his comeback plans and how he is keeping himself ready for the season, as and when it restarts.




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Focussing on mental state, can pick up from where I left off: Kohli

Virat Kohli is in a good frame of mind which gives him confidence of being able to pick up from where he left as and when cricket resumes in the post-Covid world. "... once I am in a good frame of mind and I am keeping myself positive and happy, whenever I return to the game, I know I will be in a good position to start again from where we left," Kohli said.




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Bundesliga restart blow as Dresden squad placed in quarantine

Dynamo Dresden placed their entire squad into a 14-day quarantine on Saturday, just a week from the restart of the Bundesliga season, after the club reported two more cases of coronavirus.




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Magnus Carlsen, Nations Cup organisers in war of words

The absence of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen took many by surprise. To clear the air, website promoters chess.com released a statement but ended up hurting none other than Carlsen.




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Roland Garros could be behind closed doors: French tennis boss

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors.




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Gaethje upsets Ferguson to win UFC interim lightweight title

Ferguson, who came into the fight on a 12-win streak, suffered damage as Gaethje chopped at his legs and landed thunderous hooks before referee Herb Dean stepped in to end the fight late in the fifth round.




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Just breathing during this lockdown: Boxer Vikas Krishan

In the last two months – after coming back from Amman, Jordan (where he secured Olympic quota in the 69kg category) – Vikas has been cooped up at his farmhouse in Bhiwani, Haryana, due to the pandemic-forced nationwide lockdown.




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Batsman should be out LBW if ball goes on to hit the stumps: Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has proposed radical changes in the LBW laws, stating that a batsman should be given out leg before as long as the ball is hitting the stumps irrespective of the spot of its landing and impact.




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Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies

Umar Akmal, who was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code has refused to divulge details of his two meetings with suspected bookies. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in Defence Housing Society in Lahore. The PCB source said Akmal also gave conflicting statements before the Disciplinary Panel hearing on April 27.




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Have to plan to make sports more interesting without fans: Rijiju

The Sports Ministry had banned spectators in stadiums for any events, including cricket matches, in one of its earliest advisories on the pandemic before all sporting events were brought to a halt altogether.




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Absolutely love the IPL, has a different atmosphere: Virat Kohli

The camaraderie that players share during the Indian Premier League (IPL) is what makes the tournament special for India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli. He would have been leading RCB in the 2020 edition of the T20 league at this time, had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic forcing the postponement of the IPL until further notice.




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On Mother's Day, sports stars say 'Thank you, Maa'

A pandemic-forced lockdown may not be the ideal way to get families together, but it's not something that's under human control. What's in your control is to stay safe at home, hug your mom and say 'Happy Mother's Day'.




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Cricketers will have to live with dangers of COVID-19: Gautam Gambhir

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir doesn't see major changes in the way cricket is played in the post COVID-19 scenario besides the ban on using saliva on the ball. The International Cricket Council is considering legalisation of the usage of artificial substances to shine the ball instead of saliva.




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Lockdown Effect: Junior Badminton Coach Says Feel Like a Counsellor Dealing with Frustrated Players

Chief junior national coach Sanjay Mishra tells his wards to try and control the negative thoughts which would also help them deal with tough match situations.




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Final Olympic Archery Qualification Event In June Next Year

India have so far grabbed men's full quota and one individual place in women's category for Tokyo Olympics.




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Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Sania Mirza Posts Adorable Photo with Son Izhaan

Sania Mirza took to social media to post a picture with her son Izhaan.




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Would Be Unwise to Call it Quits Now: ATP Tour Chief Not Ruling Out 2020 Return

The tennis season was suspended in early March due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July with many countries in lockdown to contain the virus.




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Yashaswini Singh Deswal, Rudrankksh Patil Claims Top Positions in 3rd International Online Shooting Championship

Yashaswini Singh Deswal and Rudrankksh Patil claimed top spots in 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol event finals at the third International Online Shooting Championship.




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Samuel Umtiti Suffers Calf Knock in Second Barcelona Training Session

Barcelona said that Samuel Umtiti picked up an injury to his right calf during Saturday's individual training session.




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Hockey India Employees Asked to Check Status on Aarogya Setu App Before Leaving for Work

Hockey India said the recommendations are based on the premise of the a few principles.




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Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr Hospitalised in Critical Condition

Balbir Singh Dosanjh was taken to a private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh.




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કોરોના: કેન્દ્ર સરકારે આ રાજ્યોમાં મોકલી 10 ટીમ, વાયરસ સામેની જંગમાં કરશે મદદ

કોરોનાના સંકટમાં કેન્દ્ર સરકારે શનિવારે ગુજરાત, તામિલનાડુ, ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ, મધ્યપ્રદેશ, પંજાબ, પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ, આંધ્રપ્રદેશ અને તેલંગાણાની રાજ્ય સરકારોને મદદ કરવા માટે વિવિધ સરકારી વિભાગોના અધિકારીઓની 10 કેન્દ્રીય ટીમો મોકલી હતી. આમાંની એક કેન્દ્ર પહેલેથી જ મહારાષ્ટ્રના કોરોના વાયરસ સામેના યુદ્ધમાં રાજ્ય




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દિલ્હીમાં ડોક્ટરે કરી આત્મહત્યા, આપના ધારાસભ્ય સહિત 2 આરોપીઓની પુછપરછ ચાલુ

દિલ્હીમાં એક ડોકટર દ્વારા આત્મહત્યા કર્યાં બાદ તેને આત્મહત્યા માટે ઉકસાવવા અને અપહરણ કરવાના આરોપસર દિલ્હી પોલીસે શનિવારે સાંજે આમ આદમી પાર્ટી (આપ) ના દેવળી વિધાનસભા મત વિસ્તારના ધારાસભ્ય પ્રકાશ જારવાલની ધરપકડ કરી હતી. ડીસીપી દક્ષિણ અતુલકુમાર ઠાકુરે જણાવ્યું હતું કે




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અમેરિકાામાં કોરોનાનો કહેર, 24 કલાકમાં 1568 લોકોના મોત

નવી દિલ્હીઃ પાછલા 24 કલાકમાં કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણને કારણે અમેરિકામાં 1568 લોકોએ જીવ ગુમાવ્યા છે, જૉન્સ હૉપકિન્સ યૂનિવર્સિટીના રિપોર્ટ મુજબ પાછલા 24 કલાકમાં અમેરિકામાં કોરોનાથી મરનાર લોકોની સંખ્યા 78746 થઈ ગઈ છે, જ્યારે કોવિડ 19થી સંક્રમિત કુલ લોકોની સંખ્યા 13.47 લાખ




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Madhya Pradesh Accident: નરસિંહપુરમાં ટ્રક અકસ્માતમાં 5 મજૂરના મોત, 11 ઘાયલ

નરસિંહપુરઃ મધ્ય પ્રદેશથી એક દુખદ ઘટના સામે આવી રહી છે, અહીંના નરસિંહપુર જિલ્લાની સીમા પર એક રોડ અકસ્માતમાં પાંચ મજૂરોના મોત થયાં છે અને 11 મજૂર ઘાયલ થઈ ગયા છે, પ્રાપ્ત જાણકારી મુજબ શનિવારે મોડી રાતે નરસિંહપુર જિલ્લાના મુંગવાની પોલીસ સ્ટેશન




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સ્પેશિયલ ટ્રેનથી ડીડીયૂ જંક્શન પહોંચ્યા પ્રવાસી મજૂરો, કહ્યું- 900 રૂપિયા ભાડું આપ્યું

ચંદૌલીઃ લૉકડાઉનમાં કામ ધંધા બંધ થઈ ગયા છે. જેને પગલે બીજા પ્રદેશોમાં ફસાયેલા પ્રવાસી શ્રમિકોનું પલાયન ચાલુ છે. વિવિધ રાજ્યોમાં ફસાયેલા લાખો શ્રમિક ઘર વાપસી માટે શ્રમિક સ્પેશિયલ ટ્રેન ચલાવવામાં આવી છે. આ કડીમાં દુજરાતના રાજકોટમાં ફસાયેલા પ્રવાસી શ્રમિકોને લઈ ટ્રેન




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દેશમાં પાછલા 24 કલાકમાં 3277 નવા કેસ, 127 લોકોના મોત થયાં

નવી દિલ્હીઃ ભારતમાં કોરોના વાયરસનો કહેર સતત વધી રહ્યો છે, દેશમાં કોરોના વાયરસનો કહેર અટકવાનું નામ નથી લઈ રહ્યો. પાછલા 24 કલાકમાં 3227 નવા મામલા સામે આવ્યા છે અને 127 લોકોના મોત થયાં છે. સ્વાસ્થ્ય મંત્રાલય મુજબ દેશમાં કોરોના વાયરસના 62939




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બોર્ડર પર ચીની સૈનિકો સાથે અથડામણ, સેનાએ કહ્યું- લાંબા સમય બાદ આવી ઘટના બની

નવી દિલ્હીઃ સીમા પર ભારતીય અને ચીની સૈનિકો વચ્ચે અથડામણ થઈ જેને લઈ સેના તરફથી એક નિવેદન જાહેર કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. જે મુજબ આવા પ્રકારની નાની મોટી ઘટનાઓ તો બોર્ડર પર બન્યા કરતી હોય ચે. અથડામણમાં બંને તરફતી સૈનિકોને સામાન્ય ઈજા




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CBSE: 3000 કેન્દ્ર પર 1.5 કરોડ કોપીનુ ચેકિંગ શરૂ થયું, 50 દિવસમાં કામ પૂરું થઈ જશે

નવી દિલ્હીઃ CBSE દ્વારા ધોરણ 10 અને 12માના ક્લાસની પરીક્ષાઓની તિથિઓની ઘોષણા કરાયા બાદ માનવ સંસાધન વિકાસ મંત્રી રમેશ પોખરિયાલે પેપર ચકાસવાની તૈયારી શરૂ કરાવી દીધી છે. શનિવારે માનવ સંસાધન વિકાસ મંત્રીએ કહ્યું કે દેશભરમાં 3000 સીબીએસઈ સ્કૂલોને 10મી અને 12મીના




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લૉકડાઉન બાદ ચાલુ થનાર ફેક્ટરીઓ માટે ગાઈડલાઈન, સેફ્ટી પ્રોટોકોલ સહિત આ વાતનોનું ધ્યાન રાખવું પડશે

નવી દિલ્હીઃ આંધ્ર પ્રદેશના વિશાખાપટ્ટનમમાં ગેસ લીક થવાની ઘટના બાદ સરકારે લૉકડાઉન હટ્યા બાદ ઔદ્યોગિક એકમોમાં કામ શરૂ કરવાને લઈ ફરીથી નવી ગાઈડલાઈન જાહેર કરી છે. સખ્ત સૂચના આપતા સરકારે કહ્યું કે બધા જ સુરક્ષા પ્રોટોકોલનું પાલન કરાવવું જોઈએ અને ઉદ્યોગોએ




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Coronavirus: મલેશિયામાં ફસાયેલા 68 ભારતીયોને લઈ કોચ્ચિ પહોંચ્યું INS જલાશ્વ

કોચ્ચિઃ કોરોના વાયરસથી લૉકડાઉનને કારણે માલદીવમાં ફસાયેલા 698 ભારતીયોને લઈ નૌસેનાનું યુદ્ધજહાજ આઈએનએસ જલાશ્વ કોચ્ચી પહોંચી ગયું છે. અધિકારીઓ પાસેથી મળેલી જાણકારી મુજબ 698 ભારતીય નાગરિકોમાં 19 ગર્ભવતી મહિલાઓ છે. રાજ્ય સકકારે માંગ કરી છે કે પરત લાવવામાં આવતા તમામ લોકોના




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Watford chief opposed to Premier League neutral grounds plan

The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enough clubs in opposition to stop the idea.




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Ricciardo expects a bit of chaos when F1 returns

Daniel Ricciardo cannot wait for Formula One to get back to racing in a COVID-19 blighted season, and when it does he reckons the first grand prix could be a recipe for chaos.




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Besiktas player, staff member test positive for coronavirus

One Besiktas player and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus three days after the announcement that the Turkish league will resume next month, the club said on Saturday.




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Fernandes, Pogba can thrive in United midfield, says Solskjaer

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes playmaker Bruno Fernandes and record signing Paul Pogba can form a strong midfield partnership when the Premier League season resumes following the COVID-19 disruption.




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Barca's Umtiti suffers calf injury in training

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti sustained a calf injury on his return to individual training, the Spanish La Liga club said in a statement on Saturday.




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Cycling: Vuelta cancels stages in Portugal amid COVID-19 crisis

This year's Tour of Spain will not go through Portugal as planned because of the COVID-19 crisis, organisers said on Saturday.




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ATP tour chief not ruling out 2020 return

Despite the growing possibility of a total wipeout of professional tennis this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, ATP Tour chief Andrea Gaudenzi is refusing to give up on 2020 just yet.




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Gymnastics - Italian Lodadio cultivates his garden to stay fit

Gymnasts around the world have been trying to stay fit amid tough restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis, and Italy is no exception.      With the country's gym clubs and training facilities closed for more than two months as part of government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, gymnast Marco Lodadio, a silver medallist in the rings event at the 2019 world championships, turned his garden into a fitness studio.      Without the sophisticated faci




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Bundesliga restart gives hope to other leagues - Schalke's Wagner

The resumption of the German Bundesliga next weekend amid the COVID-19 crisis will give hope to other European leagues that they can also successfully return, according to Schalke 04 coach David Wagner.




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Golf: Memorial to use high-tech badges to track spectators

The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, will use high-tech radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in tournament badges to ensure social distancing is maintained at the July 16-19 PGA Tour event, Golf Digest reported on Saturday.




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Alex Morgan becomes U.S. national team's newest soccer mom

Alex Morgan, who helped the United States women's soccer team to World Cup and Olympic titles, has become the newest mom in the national squad after giving birth to her first child.




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Blow for Bundesliga plans as Dynamo Dresden squad put in quarantine

Germany's plans to restart competitive soccer on May 16 suffered an early setback after the entire team of second tier Dynamo Dresden were placed in a two-week quarantine following two positive coronavirus tests.




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Esports - Wehrlein ends Guenther's run of virtual Formula E success

Mahindra's Pascal Wehrlein took a lights-to-flag victory in the third round of Formula E's 'Race at Home Challenge' on Saturday to end BMW i Andretti driver Maximilian Guenther's run of success in the esports series.




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F1 without a crowd leaves Hamilton with an empty feeling

Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says the prospect of a home British Grand Prix without spectators leaves him empty inside but he is still raring to get going after months of waiting.




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Gaethje upsets Ferguson to win UFC interim lightweight title

Justin Gaethje put on a striking masterclass to score a surprise knockout victory over Tony Ferguson and win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249, which took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday.




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On this day: Born May 11, 1984: Andres Iniesta, Spanish footballer

A shy village boy who could not bear to leave his parents' bed, Andres Iniesta may have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the best footballers of all time, but anyone who saw him play rarely had serious doubts.




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What if WR Alshon Jeffery can actually still play for the Eagles?

Recovering from a season riddled with injuries, Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is gearing up for a 2020 comeback. But why do we act like he's already gone? By Reuben Frank




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Fred Warner won't forget Joe Staley's 49ers influence any time soon

It could be called the "Joe Staley effect."




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Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw on possibility of playing NFL games without fans in attendance

NFL releases 2020 schedule; no decision yet on fans in attendance.