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How to remain mentally fit in Covid-19 era? Kevin Pieterson has an advice

In a tweet, Pietersen on Friday listed out three things tried by himself in order to stay mentally fit during these trying times brought in by the outbreak of novel coronavirus

England cricket team to resume training under 'strict' rules from next week

Cricketers will be handed a box of balls each only for their individual use and they can't apply saliva on them

Shooter Anjum Moudgil recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Apart from Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary (Pistol), Abhishek Verma (Pistol) and Elavenil Valarivan (Rifle) have been recommended for the Arjuna award

Portuguese football to restart from June 4 with strict medical protocol

Players will have to pass coronavirus tests twice a week and matches will be played 'in the fewest number of stadiums possible'

Former Table Tennis national champion Manmeet Singh, 58, passes away

One of the finest and consistent performers in the 80s, Manmeet became the national champion in 1989 when he beat S. Sriram in the men singles final at Hyderabad

Coronavirus: Afghanistan cricket board announces 25% pay cut for coaches

Head coach Lance Klusener, batting coach HD Ackermann and assistant coach Nawroz Mangal are among those impacted by the decision

Para-athlete Deepa Malik retires, to head India's Paralympic Committee

As per the National Sports Code, an active athlete cannot hold an official post in any federation, and citing this rule, Malik said it is important for her to announce retirement

It evokes 'verbal diarrhoea': Warne slams obsession with Baggy Green cap

I loved playing cricket for Australia, and I didn't need to wear that cap or have that verbal diarrhoea about it, I just enjoyed playing cricket for Australia, says Shane Warne

England Cricket Board working closely with govt to safely resume playing

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said that the lockdown will be in place at least until June 1

'Elite' athletes to resume training once nationwide lockdown lifted: Rijiju

The country has been in lockdown since March 24 and it is currently slated to be lifted on May 17

Coronavirus: Kiren Rijiju to discuss training plan with weightlifters today

Rijiju had said earlier planning will have to be done to ensure that sports remain sustainable without fans in the stadium in the near future.

Kumar Sangakkara set to serve 2nd term as Marylebone Cricket Club president

The proposal will be voted on at the club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 24 this year and during the meeting

European swimming championships moved to May 2021 over coronavirus

In a statement, LEN president Paolo Barelli revealed that the championships would stay in Budapest and be held between May 10-23 after having been provisionally rescheduled for August this year

Did Novak Djokovic break Spain's coronavirus rules by hitting the court?

The Spanish tennis federation said in a statement on Monday that professional players in Spain were allowed to exercise by themselves or with a coach, but not yet on a tennis court

Covid-19: After break, Spanish football clubs return for training this week

Professional players from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank -- the 1st and 2nd divisions of professional football in Spain -- will start training alone following medical tests

Coronavirus impact: US sport shutdown will cost $12 billion, says report

Analysis of the magnitude of business losses includes superstar salaries to pay for stadium workers but it might be a conservative estimate because it does not include outdoor recreational sport

Coronavirus impact: Commonwealth Youth Games 2021 rescheduled to 2023

The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 this year but the quadrennial event was postponed by a year last month owing to the pandemic

Women's sports likely to see financial crisis after coronavirus pandemic

Among signs women's sports could suffer more came in Colombia when Independiente Santa Fe suspended all player contracts for its women's soccer team recently but said its men's team would see pay cuts

As Covid-19 pandemic rages, Donald Trump wants live sports action to return

I'm tired of watching baseball games that are 14 years old, says US President Donald Trump

Coronavirus crisis: ITTF mulls cancelling individual World Championships

The move will have a bearing on the forthcoming busy schedule as the newly-established World Table Tennis (WTT) plans to have 3 to 4 'Grand Smashes' every year