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Cricket pre-season in Australia to start end of May?

CA's head of sports science and sports medicine Kountouris said the coronavirus-forced new normal shouldn't have much impact of teams' training in a sport like cricket.




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Aussie Burns sees silver lining in COVID-19 lockdown

"It's the other end of the spectrum now ... You can't wait just to get out there on the cricket field and running around with your mates, getting stuck into training and playing games."




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South African cricketer tests positive for coronavirus

Solo Nqweni is the third cricketer known to have contracted the disease after Pakistan's Zafar Sarfraz and Scotland's Majid Haq.




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'Lockdown depressing, if possible cricket must resume'

Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said being confined to home due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown can become depressing and wants some cricket activities to resume soon even if the matches have to take place behind closed doors with proper safety barriers. Misbah said he would love to see some cricket activities resume at the international level and has no problems in playing in empty stadiums.




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Pune-based cricket museum buys Pak captain Ali's bat

A cricket museum based in India has bought a bat auctioned by Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali to raise funds for the needy during the coronavirus pandemic. He confirmed that Blades of Glory Cricket Museum based in Pune bought the bat by making a winning offer of Rs. 1 million for the bat.




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India ready for quarantine in Aus to help tour proceed

India captain Virat Kohli and his team mates would be ready to spend two weeks in quarantine in Australia if that helped the tour go ahead as planned later this year, a top official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. A cash-strapped Cricket Australia (CA) is banking heavily on the series, reportedly worth A$300 million ($195 million), to help it cope with an acute financial crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.




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'Closed door games for India series might help Aus'

Playing against India behind closed doors in the much-anticipated Test series at the end of the year might end up being an advantage for the home side, according to Australia batsman Usman Khawaja. Cricket Australia are desperate for the tour, scheduled for December and January, to go ahead as the lucrative Indian TV rights for the series would go a long way to easing a financial crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Virat, Anushka donate for Mumbai police welfare

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma had given undisclosed amounts to the PM CARES fund and Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund to support the fight against COVID-19. Now they have contributed Rs 5 lakh each for police welfare amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.




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Opinion | WhatsApp must watch out for us

Both Google and WhatsApp’s owner Facebook Inc seemed to shrug off the implications to people’s need for online confidentiality




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Indian man, pregnant wife found dead in murder-suicide in US




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US in talks with India, other ‘friends’ to restructure global supply chains: Pompeo




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50% of Covid-19 patients treated with Remdesivir showed positive results: US team




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New father Johnson holds cabinet meeting amid questions over UK’s coronavirus response




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Ukraine reaches 10,000 coronavirus cases as public chafes against lockdown




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European economy suffers record drop amid coronavirus pandemic




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US consumer spending plunges record 7.5%, reflecting virus




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G7 ministers discuss strategies to accelerate economies once they reopen




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Coronavirus not ‘manmade or genetically modified’: US intelligence agencies




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China’s battle against coronavirus major strategic achievement: Xi Jinping




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30 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit




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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tests positive for coronavirus




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Trump threatens new tariffs on China as US mulls retaliatory action over Covid-19




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‘Yes, yes I have’: Trump claims to have proof that coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab




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Coronavirus Global Updates, May 1: Japan extends state of emergency by another month; workers worldwide demand rights on May Day




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Pelosi: States, cities seek $1T to avoid layoffs from virus




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May brings reopenings around the globe as virus toll climbs




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Pakistani parliament’s speaker tests positive for coronavirus




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Trump’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ aims to rush coronavirus vaccine




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Coronavirus pandemic likely to last two years: report




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Malaysia to reopen most businesses ahead of schedule Monday




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US allows emergency use of remdesivir for Covid-19 patients




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No secret that China ‘mishandled’ coronavirus situation: White House




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Trump leaves White House grounds for first time since March 28




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Tariff on China for mishandling virus outbreak is ‘certainly an option’: Trump




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US should lead global effort in developing, distributing COVID-19 vaccine: Congressmen




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Covid-19: Relief for H-1B visa holders, Green Card applicants as US announces relaxations




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Coronavirus Global Updates 2 May: France extends health emergency until July 24




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White House blocking Dr Anthony Fauci’s testimony to House panel, spokesman says




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‘Like I just got out of jail!’: US states ease their lockdowns




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Singapore to ease some coronavirus curbs over next few weeks




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Amid attack from Trump, WHO praises China for handling coronavirus pandemic




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Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest




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Madonna tests positive for coronavirus




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China’s reports one coronavirus case yesterday, death toll stands at 4,633




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US commits over $775 million to help other countries fight COVID-19: US State Dept




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Health official says US missed some chances to slow coronavirus




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As coronavirus lockdown eases, Italians fear bleak future




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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson names baby after coronavirus doctors




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Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden complaint




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Coronavirus Global Updates, 03 May: Australia eases distancing rules, Bangkok parks reopen as restrictions eased