Новости за 22.08.2020

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq could be asked to relinquish his role as chief selector after the team returns from England as the cricket authorities are considering appointing a new person for the job.

India became the third country in the world to register three million Covid-19 infections, going past the grim milestone on a day when more than 70,400 fresh cases were recorded, the highest single-day count so far. The two other countries to register more than three million coronavirus cases are the US (current tally 5.8 million) and Brazil (3.5 million).

China is showing no intent of disengaging from the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, while further digging in its heels by continuing to build roads, bridges, helipads and other military infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to back its troops at the actual face-off sites. “China seems hell-bent on its strategy to push the LAC westwards in Ladakh,” an officer said.

Grappler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday said that she is extremely honoured to be named as one of the five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna recipients this year.

The Indian players of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals on Saturday underwent Covid-19 tests before leaving for UAE for the upcoming edition of the tournament.

Ruing the lack of effective leadership at the ICC, global players' body FICA said on Saturday that it is very "disappointing" that the top cricket body has not yet figured a process to elect the next chairman.

A section of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Gurugram's Sohna Road on Saturday night.

Six J&K regional and national parties – including the National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress – on Saturday announced that they were coming together to fight for the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A. Terming the nullification of Articles 370 and 35A "spitefully short-sighted and unconstitutional", the parties said the move was "an attempt to redefine who we are".

Pol Espargaro powered his KTM to a first ever elite pole position in Styrian MotoGP qualifying on Saturday. Japan's Takaaki Nakagami sprang a surprise to set the second fastest time for Honda's satellite LCR team to join the Spaniard in what will be his first top-tier front row appearance.

Sandiip Sikcand talks about his experience of carving a Lord Ganesha idol for the very first time

This weekend get to see popular singer Mika Singh on The Kapil Sharma Show. While they are neighbours and share quite a camaraderie amongst them, this weekend, the discussion between the duo will reveal a whole lot more.

Ignored for the Arjuna award, Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik took to social media to express her disappointment. Malik, already a recipient of 'Khel Ratna' - country's highest sporting honour - had applied for Arjuna but her case was rejected by the Sports Ministry after the awards committee left it to minister's discretion.

Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia feels that the start of the IPL will bring positivity among all the sports disciplines worldwide. He said that if UAE manages to host the IPL without any hassle then other sports can also think of resuming events. On Tuesday, former world championship bronze medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri had also shared the same sentiment.

Amid a debate over the leadership issue, top Congress leaders will meet through video-conferencing on Monday and are likely to discuss the matter. The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, will meet at 11 am on Monday, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday.

' Bigg Boss 13'winner Sidharth Shukla congratulates Asim Riaz for making it to the Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2019 list

Rohit Sharma on Saturday dedicated his Khel Ratna award to all his fans for their unwavering support, saying this "wouldn't have been possible" without them. Rohit, along with paddler Manika Batra, women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and para-athlete T Mariyappan were this year awarded the country's highest sporting honour.

Australia's wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey on Saturday said that he would be looking to know the mindset of Rishabh Pant during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, who recently joined social media platform Instagram, gave a glimpse of his Ganpati celebration

MS Dhoni has won several hearts, both on and off the cricket field, due to his performances in a stellar international career and his down-to-earth attitude.