Новости за 01.05.2020

Two days before the scheduled end of the national lockdown, the Centre on Friday extended it by another two weeks, but with significant easing of curbs intended to reopen the country and restart economic activity even in the red zones, leaving only containment areas under strict restrictions.

Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant on Friday said MS Dhoni is like a mentor to him adding that the former captain always helps him on and off the field.

Veteran ICC umpire coach Denis Burns is delighted with the promotion of Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi to the ICC development panel.

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn said the Austrian Grand Prix's remote location makes it a logical choice as the opening race of a season heavily interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The NBA has advised teams not to arrange coronavirus tests for players and staff not showing symptoms, ESPN reported Friday, saying it was inappropriate with only limited public testing available.

Ever since Ramayan re-run aired on TV, the actors of the show have been getting great responses. Be it fan messages or memes on social media, their characters and the story is being much-appreciated.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday said it was not proper to conclude that the coronavirus is the result of a biological warfare and there was a need to wait for finding the answer about its origin. He made the comments while replying to a question on the issue at a press conference in presence of the three service chiefs.

Young India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant on Friday said he loves playing Test cricket and it is the real deal where you are challenged over five days. "I love playing Tests. Mostly you can test yourself in Test cricket. When I was playing four-day first-class games, I had heard it is the real test but when I played five-day cricket...it was like you need to put in that extra effort," Pant said.

The government is likely to cap its overall spending on coronavirus-related relief at around Rs 4.5 lakh crore ($60 billion), due to concerns that excess spending could trigger a sovereign rating downgrade, two senior government officials said.

Tipplers can look forward to replenish their liquor stocks very soon. With partial lifting of lockdown restrictions coming in from May 4, liquor companies say that they expect a large part of the standalone shops to open over the next few days (not in malls and markets), as states give orders to get the business going under strict social distancing and safety norms.

Sports minister Kiren Riiju addressed a 700-strong online audience of football coaches from across the country, which included Indian team coach Igor Stimac and Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic, who had led his team to the final of 2018 World Cup. "Introducing football at the school level and organising local football leagues is the way forward to build interest in the game among children," Rijiju said.

Having attained the numero uno spot in the ICC Test Rankings after quite a long time, Australia head coach Justin Langer has said that their ultimate goal is to beat India in India. On Friday, Australia took over from India as the top ranked Test side with New Zealand (115) remaining in second place. India are now third with 114 points.

The Union home ministry on Friday issued detailed guidelines, specifying activities allowed in the three zones -- Red, Orange and Green -- apart from what is permitted and not allowed country-wide.

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville lauded his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and spoke about his dream of becoming the best player in the history of the game.

England batsman Jason Roy believes the coronavirus-enforced postponement of the Hundred is a missed opportunity for cricket to capitalise on the buzz from last year's World Cup triumph.

The actor posted a video of him playing guitar and singing one of Rishi Kapoor's hit songs, ‘O Hansini Meri Hansini’, originally sung by Kishore Kumar from the movie ‘Zehreela Insaan’.

Awaiting resumption of sports events, nearly 60 per cent fans believe the Indian Premier League (IPL) might still happen this year, with 13 per cent calling for it to take place behind closed doors, according to a survey. A survey, which involved 10,000 people, found that people foresee sport returning soon but sporting venues will continue to be empty for a long time.

The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games was on Friday postponed to 2023 because of clash of dates with Tokyo Olympics, which has been pushed back by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The badminton world championship slated for August next year in Spain will now take place from November 29 to December 5, the sport's apex body said on Friday, postponing its showpiece to avoid a clash with the Olympics.

The railways said it will run "Shramik Special" trains on Friday to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded due to the nationwide lockdown. The railways has already run the first such train with 1,200 passengers from Hyderabad to Jharkhand at 4:50 am on Friday.