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Nov 16-30, 2020 - Vol 1, Issue 10
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Eckental Challenger: Ramanathan Gautam Gambhir tests finishes runner-up negative for Covid-19 Berlin, November 8 (IANS): India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan on November 8 finished runnerup at Eckental Challenger after losing 6-4, 6-4 to American seventh seed Sebastian Korda in the final.
New Delhi, November 8 (IANS): Cricketer-turnedpolitician Gautam Gambhir on November 8 informed that he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus. “Glad to share that my COVID test result is negative. Thank you for all the wishes. I again urge everyone to strictly follow guidelines. Stay safe,” Gambhir said in a tweet.
It was Korda’s first professional singles title at any level and it fetched him 100 ATP points. Ramanathan, meanwhile, picked up 60 points. Ramanathan, celebrating his 26th birthday on the day, had six aces and nine double faults in the match that lasted an hour and 23 minutes. Korda, 20, won nine points more than the 206th ranked Indian and converted three of five breakpoints to make it a straight forward affair. The result remains Ramanathan’s
On November 6, a member at Gambhir’s home tested positive for Covid-19 after which he had gone into self-isolation. Gambhir retired from professional cricket in 2018. He was an integral part of the Indian teams that won the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup. He scored 75 against Pakistan in the final of the 2007 tournament and
Ramkumar Ramanathan best of the season, although he missed out a chance of winning a maiden title on the tour. He reached the final after beating Germany’s Marvin Moller 4-6, 6-1,
6-1 on November 7. Ramanathan’s previous best finish this season was when he reached the quarter-finals of the Bangkok Challenger II.
Gautam Gambhir 97 in the final of the 2011 World Cup against Sri Lanka. Currently, he is serving as the Member of Parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the East-Delhi constituency.
Indian Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 Khelo India Games lakh for family of deceased footballer 2021 fraud: 3 arrested
by UP Police
“The grant of Rs 5 lakh was sanctioned under the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for sportspersons,” said the ministry. Manitombi died in August this year aged 39. He was the only earning member of his family and is survived by his wife and a son. “Manitombi has contributed significantly to Indian football. He also contributed as a coach in Manipur. His demise is indeed a loss for the sporting community,” said Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.
“When we learnt about the financial crisis that the family is facing after his death, extending support to them was a duty upon us. It is of prime importance for the Government to support all our
athletes, past and present, as well as those who have dedicated their life to sport as coaches, sports administrators, support staff and in similar roles.”
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New Delhi, November 6 (IANS): The Sports Ministry on November 6 sanctioned Rs 5 lakh for the family of deceased Manipuri footballer Manitombi Singh “to ease the financial crisis of the family”, the ministry said in a statement.
New Delhi, November 6 (IANS): Three people were apprehended by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the morning of November 6 in connection with a fraud where several athletes across the country were duped of money through a false advertisement for next year’s Khelo India Games, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has informed. “I am happy to share that the three persons, Sanjay Pratap Singh, Anuj Kumar and Ravi, involved in fleecing money from
athletes with the assurance of helping them to participate in Khelo India Games 2021, have been apprehended by UP Police this morning, following an FIR by SAI,” tweeted Rijiju. The Agra police had begun investigating details of the scam after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) registered an FIR against an alleged mastermind, from the city. SSP Bablu Kumar had said the case is now being followed up by the cyber cell.
PV Sindhu assures Kohli should continue as RCB fans she is fit and ready to compete captain, feels Sehwag New Delhi, November 6 (IANS): Days after giving a mini “heartattack” to her fans, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu says she is totally fit, not just health-wise but also on the badminton court, and is looking forward to competing in the upcoming tournaments.
New Delhi, November 8 (IANS): Virender Sehwag doesn’t agree with his former India teammate Gautam Gambhir that Royal Challengers Bangalore should remove Virat Kohli as captain and appoint someone else.
In an exclusive interview with IANS, Sindhu opened up on how she coped up with the Covid-19 induced lockdown, her reaction to the Tokyo Olympics postponement, her preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup, and also her relationship with national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand.
Following RCB’s exit from the ongoing Indian Premier League in the Eliminator, Gambhir said that it is time for Kohli to be held accountable for the results of his franchise as they have not been able to win a single title under the captaincy of the 32-year-old. However, Sehwag believes RCB management should continue supporting Kohli as their leader and think on how they can improve their team. “A captain is only as good as his
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Virat Kohli team. When Virat Kohli captains India, he is able to deliver the results. He wins matches ODIs, T20Is Tests. But when he
captains RCB, his team is not able to perform,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
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everything and take care of ourselves,” Sindhu said about the nationwide-lockdown which was first put in place towards March end following the outbreak of novel coronavirus. “I tried to keep myself active by working out at home and that really helped me. I also spent a lot of time with my family and picked up some hobbies like painting,” she added.
“It was quite difficult to suddenly stop a very active routine. But at the same time we all realised how important it was to pause
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