Новости за 20.04.2020

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Monday said that he does not see cricket being played anywhere in the world for at least one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Akhtar, popularly known as the Rawalpindi Express, said that unless and until it is known as to how many people are infected with the virus, no kind of sport can be played.

Police arrested 54 people including a woman in connection with Sunday night’s violence. The entire ward – which has thrown up 19 positive cases – was declared a containment zone and residents are barred from stepping out of their houses.

Arsenal's players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5% salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League club said in a statement on Monday.

India registered more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day, with 1,267 reported on Monday, but the percentage growth of the infection dipped from Sunday’s high of 10.3% to 7.3%.

The health ministry on Monday said 80% of Covid-19 cases were either asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, emphasising on the need to follow lockdown rules and maintain social distancing even within the family to avoid further spread of the infection.

Actor Ronit Bose Roy has come up with an interesting way to make masks at home amid the coronavirus lockdown. Taking to social media, Ronit posted a video that shows him making a mask out of an old T-shirt, without the need for stitching.

India’s only individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra stressed on the need of the sports administrators to understand the psychology of an athlete to be able to build them for future while addressing the newly-appointed assistant directors at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and other senior officials in a special online session on Monday.

While the world is fighting Covid-19 pandemic, this news from the telly world is quite saddening. According to reports, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai producer Rajan Shahi lost his father earlier today morning (April 20).

Akhil Kumar is the one of many high-profile Haryana sportsmen employed with state police, out on the roads, doing their bit during the national lockdown. As ACP Traffic, Eastern Highway, Gurgaon, the 2006 Commonwealth Games bantamweight gold-winning boxer, is realizing that like most of them, he is still learning valuable new lessons.

International Cricket Council has called for a meeting of all the chief executives of its member boards on April 23 via a teleconference. All participating boards, barring the BCCI and, to an extent, England are staring down a deep financial abyss. With no cricket in sight at least for the next few months, most cricket boards expect ICC to dole out financial help.

'Beyhadh 2', 'Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein' and 'Patiala Babes' will no longer be available for viewers

Have you seen this avatar of the Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’s Mohsin Khan before? The actor, with his good looks got dressed as the Greek and he has aced it. Don’t you think so?

Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal feels that if IPL does indeed happen any time this year after things return to normal, it can once again unite people of the country. Chahal, who represents RCB had invited India and CSK all-rounder Suresh Raina to an Instagram chat, that saw thousands of fans logging in to hear what the two cricketers had to say.

US crude futures plunged more than 99% on Monday to the lowest price on record as storage space for US crude was filling up, discouraging buyers even as weak economic data from Germany and Japan cast doubt on when fuel consumption will recover.

US crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history as storage space was filling up, discouraging buyers as weak economic data from Germany and Japan cast doubt on when fuel consumption will recover.

With the coronavirus outbreak bringing life to a standstill, sportspersons across the globe are also at home as sporting events have either been cancelled or suspended. And last week India skipper Virat Kohli's actress wife Anushka Sharma posted a video with the batsman which went viral and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal joined in the fun.

Mumbai Indians lethal strike weapon Lasith Malinga was declared the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) among bowlers in the storied history of the IPL by an esteemed jury of TV show.

Wrestler Deepak Punia, who was in peak of action before the Covid-19 pandemic forced everyone to stay indoors, is trying to keep himself motivated by keeping himself fit at his home in Chhara village of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar recalled a hilarious incident which ended up with his former teammate Mohammad Kaif getting a new nickname.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Monday requested the government to open up e-commerce services amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The ministry of youth affairs and sports is trying to help former India boxer Dingko Singh 'in a practical possible manner' to travel from Manipur to Delhi for his cancer treatment.

Former World No.1 tennis player Andy Roddick heaped praise on 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, especially for his unique serve technique which according to him is 'frustrating' for his opponents.

A 49-year-old patient, the first-ever, who was administered Plasma Therapy on compassionate grounds at Max Hospital, Saket, has shown positive results and was recently weaned off ventilator support. Dr Sandeep Budhiraja expressing his happiness over the success said that the therapy is no magic bullet and could have worked as a catalyst in speeding up his recovery.