1. Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh (91), who is battling COVID-19 in the ICU of PGIMER in Chandigarh, is stable and his condition is ‘better.
2.bIndia midfielder Anirudh Thapa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine in a separate room in the team hotel in Doha
3. The marquee T20 World Cup in October-Nov 2021 is set to be shifted to the UAE and Oman with the BCCI having internally intimated the ICC to go ahead with its preparation due to a tricky Covid-19 situation in India.
4. French Open: Rafael Nadal cruised into the last 16 of the French Open for the 16th time on Saturday, with a brutal 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 dismantling of Briton Cameron Norrie. World number one Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the second week of the French Open with a dominant 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 third-round win over 93rd-ranked Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Saturday.
Ch. Naveen Kumar |