Julian Alaphilippe loses Tour de France lead after being handed penalty
September 02, 2020 22:42 ISTAlaphilippe waived to the crowd as he left the finish area without the coveted yellow tunic he had worn for the last three stages.
Alaphilippe waived to the crowd as he left the finish area without the coveted yellow tunic he had worn for the last three stages.
Van Aert used his power in the slight uphill finish to win by half a wheel ahead of Cees Bol and Sam Bennett.
The team has been out of action since its FIH Pro League tie against Australia on February 21 and 22, and it is not scheduled to to play any match till April.
The Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, scheduled to be held from October 3 to 11 in Aarhus, Denmark is the first tournament in the revised calender, which was launched by the sport's governing body BWF last week.
The 24-year-old could not receive her 'Khel Ratna' as she tested positive just ahead of the virtual National Sports Awards ceremony on August 29.
The move comes following a proposal from the Department of Sports for inclusion of some more disciplines in the list of 43 sports for recruitment of sportspersons to any Group C post in ministries/departments of government of India.
For Anand, a five-time world champion and the country's first Grandmaster, it was his first Olympiad medal and he described it as a "magical moment".
The date of 11 August, 2008 is one of the most defining moments in the history of Indian sports, as Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics.
The nodal sports body had allowed the camp for eight Olympic hopefuls following approval from the Telangana government on August 1 but only four are currently training at the SAI-Pullela Gopichand Academy.
The flame was unveiled on Monday at a small ceremony with Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, and Yasuhiro Yamashita, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.
In a dramatic finish, the global chess body FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich declared India and Russia as joint winners as the final match was interrupted by a computer server problem.
A final burst of acceleration timed with precision enabled Alaphilippe to shake two pursuers and hold off the main pack of riders furiously gaining ground on the finishing straight.
Praising the Indian squad, Prime Minister Modi opined that the win will inspire young chess players to take up the sport. He also congratulated the Russian team.
Russia were initially awarded the elusive medal after two Indian players - Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh - lost time after a server crash. India appealed the controversial decision.
The SAI said shooters of Target Olympic Podium scheme and those at the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here will begin training from September 2.
This year's award came with its set of criticism as many questioned if Manika did enough to be recommended by the National Sports Award Selection Committee.
Earlier in May, the Ministry of Home Affairs had allowed the opening of sports stadiums and sports complexes. However, the MHA had made it clear that spectators won't be allowed.
India will play the winner of the other semifinal between Russia and the USA, in the summit clash on Sunday.
The sight of the 176 riders on the starting line was already seen as a big win by organizers and French government officials relieved the mega-event drawing hundreds of thousands of roadside fans every summer could take place.
Following guidelines issued by the health authorities, the move was announced Saturday by Tour organizers just a few hours before the start of the three-week race's opening stage in the Riviera city of Nice.
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