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No Spectators For India VS South Africa ODIs Says BCCI

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On Thursday, the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) made an announcement regarding the second and third ODIs between India and South Africa. The BCCI said that both the matches would be played behind closed doors.

The BCCI’s decision on cricket in India

The first ODI between India and South Africa was abandoned on Thursday. It was to be played in Dharamshala. The second ODI will be in Lucknow and final match will be played on March 18 at Eden Gardens in Calcutta.

The BCCI said that it was working closely with the sports and health ministry and that it was making every effort to ensure safety of the players and fans. It said that the decision was taken after discussing things with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYAS) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). It further said that the board would make every effort for compliance with the regulatory bodies.

The sports ministry issued advisory for organizations

After WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the sports ministry quickly issued an advisory to all national sports federations including the BCCI. It asked the federations to avoid making public gatherings at sporting events. It further said that in case of unavoidable public gatherings, the sports should be performed without any gathering.

The BCCI responded to the advisory by saying that it would continue to take guidance from the government and state regulatory bodies. It said that it was committed to the safety of players and fans.

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Maharashtra Health Minister Wants IPL To Be Postponed

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The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra banned the ticket sales for the first match of the 2020 Indian Premier League. The match is between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings and it is scheduled for March 29.

Maharashtra imposes ban on ticket sale of IPL match

It is to avoid gathering of a large number of people amid the spread of coronavirus in the country. The 13th season of IPL will start on March 29 and continue till May 24 in the country. But Mumbai went into high alert when its total count of COVID-19 patients reached 7. Recently two persons tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra.

Health Minister of Maharashtra on the ticket sale ban

Rajesh Tope, the Health Minister of Maharashtra, said that the government cold consider postponing the IPL because of the coronavirus threat that had already killed over 3,000 people worldwide. He said large gatherings pose a greater risk of coronavirus spread. He informed the media persons that discussions were held in the official circle whether to postpone the IPL. He further said that a decision regarding IPL would be made shortly.

Sourav Ganguli on postponement of IPL

Board of Cricket Control in India President Sourav Ganguli asserted that IPL would start as scheduled and there would be no change in dates. He assured that all precautions would be taken to keep things safe. He further said that medical team was ready and in touch with leading hospitals so that everything was available.

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UEFA Champions League: Atalanta Joins The List Of Debutant Quarter-Finalists

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Atalanta is the latest in joining the select list of debutants reaching the last eight in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. And here are the other clubs that made to the UEFA Champions League on their first entry in the European Cup.

Leicester City: 2016/17 quarter-finalists

The cup won the Premier League title in 2015/16 and it kept its squad intact for the European cup. It was the fourth European campaign for the club. In the earlier three attempts, it didn’t go after the first round.

Málaga: 2012/13 quarter-finals

The club received the fourth-place finish in the 2011/12 Liga but a subsequent budget cut stripped the team of players like Santi Cazorla and Nacho Monreal ahead of the 2012/13 campaign.

Villarreal: 2005/06 semi-finals

It was Pellegrini that lifted the fortunes of the club in 2004 and also during the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. The club continued to be European regulars but Pellegrini moved on leaving the club to fight alone in 2011/12.

Deportivo La Coruña: 2000/01 quarter-finals

The club was one of the top Spanish clubs during 1990s and 1999/2000. During this time, it also won the Liga. Roy Makaay and the Galicians were the star players of the club.

Lazio: 1999/2000 quarter-finals

A strong contender of the Serie A side through the 90s, Lazio faced defeated only by AC Milan 1998/99 title but it emerged victorious in the UEFA Cup.

Bayer Leverkusen: 1997/98 quarter-finals

The club had four second-place finishes between 1997 and 2002. It was an attacking force by Christoph Daum appointed in 1996.

Auxerre: 1996/97 quarter-finals

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Real Madrid lose the game last week by 2-1 at Real Betis

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The famous Football player, Real Madrid lose the game last week at Real Betis due to grip loose. Hence, they capitulated the first spot in La Liga to Barcelona.

Whereas the former Barca pushed onward Cristian Tello and snatched the goal, later on, he saw his old team has received the goal and regain their position in the race.

Now Real Madrid is second with 56 points after the 27 matches. Just after the Barca, two-beat with 1-0 on Saturday to restore their spot after a week 2-0 at Bernabeu.

After the 40 minutes of confusion, Betis has gone back to the game. This occurred, he was alleged with a penalty when Sergio bumped into Nabir, but the ball was landed on the feet of defender who scoured it into the roof over the net.

Hence after, Brazilian team happiness extremely gets worsen when they were punished for dainty Marcelo. The area and the place of Karim converted, his seven goals so far in the first matches.

In the half time, the Captain of Betis missed the open goal and the Madrid made a shot against the bar. Unfortunately, Tello made a serious change in the game and played knock-off for 82 minutes.

The match was quite interesting and the results were unsure till the last minutes, But Madrid lost his game.

Words of Real

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Australian Bowler Surrenders Before Indian Opening Pair

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Megan Schutt, the top pacer of Australia, said she didn’t want to bowl to Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana ahead of the final showdown in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup against India.

Australian bowler quakes before Indian batswomen

Schutt remembers the very first over of the tri-series last month. She was knocked by a boundary on the first ball followed by a sixer by Mandhana. It was the most expensive over as the Indian pair made 16 runs in the opening over of the tournament. And in the words of Schutt, that six was the biggest one on her ball.

T20I career economy of Schutt

The Australian pacer has an impressive economy of 5.98 and the economy increases to 6.93 against India. Her wickets also cost more against India that others. Her career figure of wickets is 15.68 but when it comes to bowl to Women in Blue, this figure goes up to 24.66.

The 27-year-old pacer gave a stunning performance in the rain hit match against South Africa. She dispatched two SA batswomen for 17 runs and helped her team to reach final. But she is in denial mode to bowl to Indian batswomen for fear of giving runs.

Excitement for the MCG showdown

Indian team will play with the present champion Australia on Sunday. While the Australian team is ready to meet their counterparts, the lead bowler of Australia seems hopeless just before the match. She’s afraid in bowling to India’s top-order big guns.

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Umpires Appointed For India VS Australia Final Match

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The umpires and officials for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 to be played on Women’s Day have been appointed. Kim Cotton and Ahsan Raza will stand as on-field umpires for the final. The final match will be played between India and Australia.

Selection of umpires and officials

The selections were made on the conclusion of the semi-finals in Australia. Kim Cotton, the New Zealand umpire, will be joined Ahsan Raza, a Pakistani umpire. It is the first time that the 42-year-old Cotton will take charge of the women’s T20 World Cup final. He also stood in the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Ahsan Raza has experience of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 final played between India and Australia. Also, he was selected for the semi-final between India and England.

Supporting umpires

Gregory Brathwaite of West Indies will be the TV umpire for the historic final match between India and Australia in Melbourne. Langton Rusere of Zimbabwe will be the fourth-umpire while Chris Broad of England is made match referee. Rusere was on-field official for 2018 final.

Music concert

Global music superstar Katy Perry has been called to perform during the match and return for post-match concert after the on-field presentations are concluded.

Final match

Four times champion Australia will play with the first time finalists India in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 8.

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Jonty Rhodes Named His Daughter After India

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Former South African cricketer, Jonty Rhodes, took to Twitter to post a picture of him taking a holy dip in the river Ganges. He was in Rishikesh on Wednesday.

Jonty Rhodes captioned his picture

The caption of the Jonty Rhodes picture in the river Ganges read that benefits of immersion in Ganges were both spiritual and physical. Jonty Rhodes has a special connection with India and it is evident from his naming his daughter, India Jeanne Rhodes.

Jonty Rhodes named his daughter India

Born in 2016, daughter of Jonty Rhodes is India Jeanne Rhodes. The cricketer had spent a lot of time in India and what he loved about India was the rich mix of culture, heritage and tradition. He said that India was a very spiritual country and a very forward-looking nation. He said that he liked the combination. He further said that with name like India Jeanne Rhodes, she would have the best of both the worlds and that sort of balance.

Jonty Rhodes in IPL

The 50-year-old cricketer was in India for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) that is set to begin on March 29. He’s the fielding coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab. Before joining KXIP, he served as the fielding coach of Mumbai Indians from 2009 to 2017. Also, he was part of three IPL title campaigns for the most successful team in the tournament.

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Highlights Of The Manchester United V/S Club Brugge Match

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Manchester United scored its spot in the last 16 of the Europa League by beating Club Brugge with 6-1. And what was more exciting is that almost all the Reds including Bruno Fernandes, OdionIghalo, Scott McTominay and Fred were on the scoresheet.

Reds bag five

Winning by five goal-margin was a big win in a European game for the Reds. Last time Reds performed in the Old Trafford was four years ago when they beat Midtjylland in the same competition. On the Thursday match, the Reds dominated the ground from the beginning.

The last 16 awaits

Thursday’s victory mean that the Reds have progressed to the last 16 of the Europa League for the fourth-time in their history. And now they must get ready to meet bigger challenges from peers of the Premier League side like Wolverhampton Wanderers and Scottish club Rangers.

Ighalo off the mark

The striker appeared physically imposing on the ground especially when he held off a Brugge defender while looking for a team-mate to give the pass. His impressive game kept the Reds attacking on the Brugge.

Bruno pulls the strings

The midfielder looked better against the Brugge. His ability to attack was simply great and the continued to slip balls in the opposition box. Also, he often dropped deep into the game to spay passes.

Together the Reds created history on Thursday. The looked the most consistent players on the field. The team played like united and keep attacking on the Brugge.

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Chelsea VS Bayern- 3 things we learned from this incredible knockout!

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The knockout between Chelsea and Bayern was thrilled to watch. Now, Bayern will take a lead to Bavaria after the historic 3-0 win in 16the leg in Chelsea. With this champion’s league, we have learned the five things which you should know about.

London is Bayern’s desired place for playing

Bayern won three times in this league against the English teams, and guess what? All are in London. This time Bayern showed his love with London. He will be the most amazing player when he played in the UK. He plays with his heart. At this place, Bayern snatches the league by Arsenal 5-1.

Alphonso Davies will be the best player shortly

The other masterstroke of the Bayern team is Alphonso, who made the goal and shows why he is the best and left hand of Bayern’s. This 19-year old boy will be the rising star of League because it was the goal that allows Bayern to enjoy his victory.

Davies is young, thus some time he made a silly decision. But while playing a match or making goals he is the one who really appreciated.

Chelsea got a strong fight

Chelsea got hard to fight against Bayern and it seems that Chelsea has to climb a mountain. The team was completely OFF that lose their score with a high margin. In the ground, the team needs to score 3 times but failed.

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Liverpool wild win over West Ham was Delight to watch in the United States

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The much-awaiting movement for the fans finally accomplished. Liverpool has taken one more step forward in the Premier League by getting a win over West Ham by 3-2 in the United States, Monday.

This outstanding win lessens their score and all they need 11 points to win from 11 games, which is the quickest way to kiss the trophy of the league.

Liverpool is the first who breaks the record of winning continuously with high wins, which was set by themselves in 1972.

And at this win, the Liverpool Boss Klopp said, I couldn’t wish for such great victory in 11 games. It was extremely difficult, but we have done it. This win was also recorded for the 18th-century city premier league victories.

Liverpool Vs West Ham

Liverpool and West Ham have exchanged the goals for the starting 12 minutes with Georginio Wijalndum and giving the lead to the alexander by the corner-kick. Then West Ham gave the shock to Anfield by Pablo shot in the next 54th minute.

Next 64th minute, Lukasz Fabianski mishap his goalkeeper when Mohammed salah has made a shot by legs and hands.

Then after Liverpool got the lead and made a goal into the empty net, 81st minute. The warnings were ongoing, but the game won by Liverpool.

Liverpool upcoming Events

The next match of Liverpool will be vs Watford, Bournemouth, crystal palace, evertona, and more. All these matches will start on 21 March. However, it is the FA group match which may delay for a later date.

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