PV Sindhu in quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen bows out of All England Championships
March 12, 2020 22:43 ISTSindhu next meets the winner of the round of 16 match between fourth-seeded Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark.
Sindhu next meets the winner of the round of 16 match between fourth-seeded Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark.
The remarks made at a press briefing by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, came as the World Health Organization (WHO) a day earlier declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said the national meet will go ahead as it is an Olympic qualifying event but will follow the government guidelines issued in the wake of rising threat of the novel coronavirus.
BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing that the event will be held without any spectators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak.
FIBA added that it will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and will evaluate the options for the resumption of competitions as the situation allows.
Here is the list of sports events affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak in India.
Standing in front of the ruined Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, a Greek actress playing the part of a pagan priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays on a silver torch, causing fire to spurt forth.
The government on Wednesday suspended all visas, barring a few categories like diplomatic and employment, in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus as cases across India rose to more than 60.
Nita is the wife of the richest Indian Mukesh Ambani and has been on the board of Reliance Industries since June 2014.
Harbinder is mighty impressed with the way both the men's and the women's team performed in 2019 and is now hoping that they continue with that and win a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
A total of 13 boxers and almost an equal number of coaching staff arrive back on Thursday after clinching an unprecedented nine Olympic slots in the qualifiers which concluded on Wednesday in Amman.
A Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus and it was decided to pause the season after Wednesday's round of games.
Saina Nehwal's chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took a big hit after her first-round 11-21 8-21 loss to Akane Yamaguchi at the All England Championships.
India's brilliant performance at the Asian Qualifiers also propelled them to the top position, where they are tied with Kazakhstan among 10 nations.
The coronavirus outbreak has so far claimed over 4,000 lives globally and left over 100,000 infected. India has more than 50 confirmed cases so far.
The sixth seed and world number six Sindhu got the better of the American, ranked eight places below her, 21-14, 21-17 in 42 minutes.
With four new coronavirus cases being reported, the SAI south centre chose to close the facility on Tuesday.
Manish Kaushik defeated the Commonwealth Games champion and second seed Garside 4-1 to book his maiden ticket to the quadrennial showpiece.
Nikhat and Mary Kom had been at loggerheads ever since the World Championships after the BFI had hinted that there would be no trials between the two boxers.
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