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Chennai, May 15 : A sum of (Dollar) 50,555 was raised by online chess game site www.chess.com towards Covid-19 relief in India by organising chess games featuring five time World Chess Champion Grandmaster (GM) V.Anand and four other GMs Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin and R.Praggnanandhaa recently, said an official.
The five GMs played simultaneous games online against those who had paid the necessary fees ( (Dollar) 150 to play against Anand and (Dollar) 25 to play against others).
During the course of the games, donations poured in, taking the total to (Dollar) 50,555 against an earlier target of (Dollar) 15,000.
A big surprise of the day was when International Master Levy Rozman (@GothamChess) donated (Dollar) 10,000, the Chess.com official said.
While 70 per cent of the funds raised will be given to Red Cross India the balance 30 per cent will be given to All India Chess Federation (AICF), a Chess.com official had told IANS earlier.
Recently the AICF Secretary told IANS that a sum of Rs 60 lakh has been raised till date under the Checkmate Covid initiative to provide financial assistance to chess community members affected by Covid-19.
According to AICF's list of donors include, former Tamil Nadu State Chess Champion and a businessman S.Kailasanathan leads the table donating Rs 5 lakh and is followed by GM Arjun Erigaisi donating Rs 1 lakh.
The AICF has provided Rs 11 lakh and Maharashtra Chess Association has contributed Rs 5 lakh while the names of other state associations including the cash rich ones were missing from the donor's list.
According to AICF, Rs 30 lakh has been committed by various entities and the amount is yet to be credited to its bank account.
Meanwhile financial assistance was rendered to nine players or their families out of the collected Checkmate Covid fund by AICF.
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The five GMs played simultaneous games online against those who had paid the necessary fees ( (Dollar) 150 to play against Anand and (Dollar) 25 to play against others).
During the course of the games, donations poured in, taking the total to (Dollar) 50,555 against an earlier target of (Dollar) 15,000.
A big surprise of the day was when International Master Levy Rozman (@GothamChess) donated (Dollar) 10,000, the Chess.com official said.
While 70 per cent of the funds raised will be given to Red Cross India the balance 30 per cent will be given to All India Chess Federation (AICF), a Chess.com official had told IANS earlier.
Recently the AICF Secretary told IANS that a sum of Rs 60 lakh has been raised till date under the Checkmate Covid initiative to provide financial assistance to chess community members affected by Covid-19.
According to AICF's list of donors include, former Tamil Nadu State Chess Champion and a businessman S.Kailasanathan leads the table donating Rs 5 lakh and is followed by GM Arjun Erigaisi donating Rs 1 lakh.
The AICF has provided Rs 11 lakh and Maharashtra Chess Association has contributed Rs 5 lakh while the names of other state associations including the cash rich ones were missing from the donor's list.
According to AICF, Rs 30 lakh has been committed by various entities and the amount is yet to be credited to its bank account.
Meanwhile financial assistance was rendered to nine players or their families out of the collected Checkmate Covid fund by AICF.
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New Delhi, May 4 : Wednesday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) has reportedly been postponed after two members from the CSK contingent tested positive for Covid-19.
The match was set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and will be the second game to be postponed due to the pandemic after Monday's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was deferred.
CSK's CEO K.
Vishwanath told ESPNCricinfo that the team had written to the IPL on Monday that that the entire contingent was isolationg immediately after it bowling coach L.
Balaji and a cleaner of the team bus had tested positive for Covid-19.
"The IPL SOPs say if any member of the team is infected the rest of the group needs to isolate for seven days.
So we have informed the IPL on Monday," Viswanathan told ESPNCricinfo.
CSK on Tuesday officially confirmed that it Balaji and a "member of the travel support staff" tested positive.
"The rest of the Super Kings squad will remain in isolation as per IPL protocols," the franchise said in the statement which they posted on their social media handles.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which was scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad on Monday, was postponed due to two of KKR's players testing positive.
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The match was set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and will be the second game to be postponed due to the pandemic after Monday's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was deferred.
CSK's CEO K.
Vishwanath told ESPNCricinfo that the team had written to the IPL on Monday that that the entire contingent was isolationg immediately after it bowling coach L.
Balaji and a cleaner of the team bus had tested positive for Covid-19.
"The IPL SOPs say if any member of the team is infected the rest of the group needs to isolate for seven days.
So we have informed the IPL on Monday," Viswanathan told ESPNCricinfo.
CSK on Tuesday officially confirmed that it Balaji and a "member of the travel support staff" tested positive.
"The rest of the Super Kings squad will remain in isolation as per IPL protocols," the franchise said in the statement which they posted on their social media handles.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which was scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad on Monday, was postponed due to two of KKR's players testing positive.
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Meerut, April 27 : Virendra Singh, who had officiated in several tournaments under the aegis of Hockey India (HI), died of Covid-related complications here.
He was 47.
Virendra had officiated in several All India tournaments and Hockey India national championships, the most recent being the 56th All India Veer Singh Judev Memorial Hockey Tournament in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh last month.
Prior to that, he had officiated in the 5th All India Rajmata Vijay Raje Scindhiya Women's Hockey Tournament at the same venue.
In a condolence message to the bereaved family, Hockey India president, Gyanendro Ningombam, said, "We at Hockey India are deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Virendra Singh.
Apart from taking up numerous officiating assignments, he was actively involved in Hockey India's initiatives for umpires and technical officials.
His passing away has shocked the officiating community. We share his family's grief in this time of mourning and express our deepest sympathies to Virendra's family." --IANS
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He was 47.
Virendra had officiated in several All India tournaments and Hockey India national championships, the most recent being the 56th All India Veer Singh Judev Memorial Hockey Tournament in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh last month.
Prior to that, he had officiated in the 5th All India Rajmata Vijay Raje Scindhiya Women's Hockey Tournament at the same venue.
In a condolence message to the bereaved family, Hockey India president, Gyanendro Ningombam, said, "We at Hockey India are deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Virendra Singh.
Apart from taking up numerous officiating assignments, he was actively involved in Hockey India's initiatives for umpires and technical officials.
His passing away has shocked the officiating community. We share his family's grief in this time of mourning and express our deepest sympathies to Virendra's family." --IANS
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Ahmedabad, April 27 : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan said that the team is constantly talking about the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
"We are constantly talking about the situation that is unfolding outside our bubble.
It is not nice watching it from afar. (We are) certainly considering how lucky we are to be in a bubble and not be affected by it. We lend our support to everybody who is ill and going through tough times," said Morgan in a press conference after KKR's five-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Monday.
"In the UK last year, we went through severe lockdown for long periods of time, and it looked like cricket was not going to played in the summer.
But working together (with) the guidance of the government and ECB helped change that," he said.
Morgan said that everyone is together in the fight against the pandemic and asked people to stay as safe as possible at all times.
"Understanding that we are fighting this together no matter where we are in the world and just generally try to stay as safe as you can are very important messages to portray," he said.
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"We are constantly talking about the situation that is unfolding outside our bubble.
It is not nice watching it from afar. (We are) certainly considering how lucky we are to be in a bubble and not be affected by it. We lend our support to everybody who is ill and going through tough times," said Morgan in a press conference after KKR's five-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Monday.
"In the UK last year, we went through severe lockdown for long periods of time, and it looked like cricket was not going to played in the summer.
But working together (with) the guidance of the government and ECB helped change that," he said.
Morgan said that everyone is together in the fight against the pandemic and asked people to stay as safe as possible at all times.
"Understanding that we are fighting this together no matter where we are in the world and just generally try to stay as safe as you can are very important messages to portray," he said.
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Ahmedabad, April 27 : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan said that the team is constantly talking about the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
"We are constantly talking about the situation that is unfolding outside our bubble.
It is not nice watching it from afar. (We are) certainly considering how lucky we are to be in a bubble and not be affected by it. We lend our support to everybody who is ill and going through tough times," said Morgan in a press conference after KKR's five-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Monday.
"In the UK last year, we went through severe lockdown for long periods of time, and it looked like cricket was not going to played in the summer.
But working together (with) the guidance of the government and ECB helped change that," he said.
Morgan said that everyone is together in the fight against the pandemic and asked people to stay as safe as possible at all times.
"Understanding that we are fighting this together no matter where we are in the world and just generally try to stay as safe as you can are very important messages to portray," he said.
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Source: IANS
"We are constantly talking about the situation that is unfolding outside our bubble.
It is not nice watching it from afar. (We are) certainly considering how lucky we are to be in a bubble and not be affected by it. We lend our support to everybody who is ill and going through tough times," said Morgan in a press conference after KKR's five-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Monday.
"In the UK last year, we went through severe lockdown for long periods of time, and it looked like cricket was not going to played in the summer.
But working together (with) the guidance of the government and ECB helped change that," he said.
Morgan said that everyone is together in the fight against the pandemic and asked people to stay as safe as possible at all times.
"Understanding that we are fighting this together no matter where we are in the world and just generally try to stay as safe as you can are very important messages to portray," he said.
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Mumbai, April 25 : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss and chosen to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
CSK captain MS Dhoni said that all-rounder Moeen Ali, who has turned into a vital cog at the top of the order for the three-time champions this season, is unfit.
Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has also been dropped while all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and spinner Imran Tahir come in.
"Heat is a factor and chances the wicket will slow down, so that's why we're batting first.
It's not about keeping anyone happy, all of us have got some kind of batting, you'll always complain if you have enough batting or not but you can't really manage that.
You can try and give exposure in situations, but you can't guarantee that. Managing yourself is key, it's a day game so it'll be different from the games we've played with dew. Have to figure out lengths quickly. The spinners may come into it a lot more," said Dhoni.
RCB captain Virat Kohli, meanwhile, said that they have dropped Jhye Richardson and Shahbaz Ahmed for Dan Christian and Navdeep Saini, respectively.
"Happy to be bowling, we've stacked up our bowling accordingly.
Richardson misses out and Christian comes back in as finisher. Shahbaz misses out and Saini comes in. We have players to bowl cutters so we wanted someone like Saini to go hard up front. It's easy to look at the table and focus on what others are doing rather than your thing; that's something we've done good so far," said Kohli.
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Dan Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
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CSK captain MS Dhoni said that all-rounder Moeen Ali, who has turned into a vital cog at the top of the order for the three-time champions this season, is unfit.
Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has also been dropped while all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and spinner Imran Tahir come in.
"Heat is a factor and chances the wicket will slow down, so that's why we're batting first.
It's not about keeping anyone happy, all of us have got some kind of batting, you'll always complain if you have enough batting or not but you can't really manage that.
You can try and give exposure in situations, but you can't guarantee that. Managing yourself is key, it's a day game so it'll be different from the games we've played with dew. Have to figure out lengths quickly. The spinners may come into it a lot more," said Dhoni.
RCB captain Virat Kohli, meanwhile, said that they have dropped Jhye Richardson and Shahbaz Ahmed for Dan Christian and Navdeep Saini, respectively.
"Happy to be bowling, we've stacked up our bowling accordingly.
Richardson misses out and Christian comes back in as finisher. Shahbaz misses out and Saini comes in. We have players to bowl cutters so we wanted someone like Saini to go hard up front. It's easy to look at the table and focus on what others are doing rather than your thing; that's something we've done good so far," said Kohli.
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Dan Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj
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Gurugram, April 24 : The chief minister's flying squad has arrested four persons for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, an official said here on Saturday.
The arrested persons were identified as Rocky Makkad, Sunil, Kashish and Abhishek -- all residents of Gurugram.
They were arrested on Friday from a guest house located in Sector-38 in Gurugram.
"Based on specific inputs, the police raided the spot and nabbed the accused when they were placing bets on an IPL matche being played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians" Inderjeet Yadav, DSP CM flying squad told IANS.
The police have recovered 4 mobile phones, 1 Set-Top box, 1 LED TV, 1 remote and Rs 33,460 from their possession.
According to the police during the raid, they noticed that one of the accused was making entries about the game in a register while his accomplice on the phone communicated about the rates.
A case under Sections 13A/3/67 of the Gambling Act has been registered against the suspects at Sadar police station in Gurugram.
Within a week, the Gurugram police have nabbed around dozen person who were involved in betting on an IPL cricket matches.
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The arrested persons were identified as Rocky Makkad, Sunil, Kashish and Abhishek -- all residents of Gurugram.
They were arrested on Friday from a guest house located in Sector-38 in Gurugram.
"Based on specific inputs, the police raided the spot and nabbed the accused when they were placing bets on an IPL matche being played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians" Inderjeet Yadav, DSP CM flying squad told IANS.
The police have recovered 4 mobile phones, 1 Set-Top box, 1 LED TV, 1 remote and Rs 33,460 from their possession.
According to the police during the raid, they noticed that one of the accused was making entries about the game in a register while his accomplice on the phone communicated about the rates.
A case under Sections 13A/3/67 of the Gambling Act has been registered against the suspects at Sadar police station in Gurugram.
Within a week, the Gurugram police have nabbed around dozen person who were involved in betting on an IPL cricket matches.
--IANS
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Source: IANS
Gurugram, April 24 : The chief minister's flying squad has arrested four persons for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, an official said here on Saturday.
The arrested persons were identified as Rocky Makkad, Sunil, Kashish and Abhishek -- all residents of Gurugram.
They were arrested on Friday from a guest house located in Sector-38 in Gurugram.
"Based on specific inputs, the police raided the spot and nabbed the accused when they were placing bets on an IPL matche being played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians" Inderjeet Yadav, DSP CM flying squad told IANS.
The police have recovered 4 mobile phones, 1 Set-Top box, 1 LED TV, 1 remote and Rs 33,460 from their possession.
According to the police during the raid, they noticed that one of the accused was making entries about the game in a register while his accomplice on the phone communicated about the rates.
A case under Sections 13A/3/67 of the Gambling Act has been registered against the suspects at Sadar police station in Gurugram.
Within a week, the Gurugram police have nabbed around dozen person who were involved in betting on an IPL cricket matches.
--IANS
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Source: IANS
The arrested persons were identified as Rocky Makkad, Sunil, Kashish and Abhishek -- all residents of Gurugram.
They were arrested on Friday from a guest house located in Sector-38 in Gurugram.
"Based on specific inputs, the police raided the spot and nabbed the accused when they were placing bets on an IPL matche being played between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians" Inderjeet Yadav, DSP CM flying squad told IANS.
The police have recovered 4 mobile phones, 1 Set-Top box, 1 LED TV, 1 remote and Rs 33,460 from their possession.
According to the police during the raid, they noticed that one of the accused was making entries about the game in a register while his accomplice on the phone communicated about the rates.
A case under Sections 13A/3/67 of the Gambling Act has been registered against the suspects at Sadar police station in Gurugram.
Within a week, the Gurugram police have nabbed around dozen person who were involved in betting on an IPL cricket matches.
--IANS
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Chennai, April 7 : A few days after AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli had engaged in a cheeky banter on Twitter which saw the South African challenging his RCB skipper Kohli for a race, multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt checked in to assert that he is still the fastest man on earth.
Bolt posted a photo of himself in an RCB jersey on Twitter with his signature celebration style.
"Challengers, just letting you know, I'm still the fastest cat around. @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets," he tweeted on Wednesday.
De Villiers then responded, "We know whom to call when we need a few extra runs @bolt!."
Bolt comes from Jamaica where cricket is popular.
Former West Indies players like Courtney Walsh among hail from the island nation.
Of late though, athletics, especially sprinting has caught up with the Jamaicans following the success of their athletes in Olympics and World Championships.
Bolt holds the fastest time in 100m sprint, clocking 9.58 sec in Beijing Olympics back in 2008.
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Bolt posted a photo of himself in an RCB jersey on Twitter with his signature celebration style.
"Challengers, just letting you know, I'm still the fastest cat around. @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets," he tweeted on Wednesday.
De Villiers then responded, "We know whom to call when we need a few extra runs @bolt!."
Bolt comes from Jamaica where cricket is popular.
Former West Indies players like Courtney Walsh among hail from the island nation.
Of late though, athletics, especially sprinting has caught up with the Jamaicans following the success of their athletes in Olympics and World Championships.
Bolt holds the fastest time in 100m sprint, clocking 9.58 sec in Beijing Olympics back in 2008.
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Mumbai, March 27 : Former India batsman and captain Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for Covid-19.
The world's highest run-getter in Test cricket and ODI cricket shared the information on his twitter handle on Saturday.
"I have been testing myself and taking all the recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at bay," said Tendulkar.
"However, I've tested positive today following mild symptoms. All others at home have tested negative."
"I've quarantined myself at home and am following all the necessary protocols as advised by my doctor," the batting maestro added.
"I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country.
Take care all of you," he concluded.
Tendulkar scored 15,921, the most runs in Test cricket history.
His 18,426 in ODIs is also the most by anyone in the format. The 47-year-old is also the only one to have hit 100 centuries in international cricket.
He played international cricket between 1989 and 2013 and was also a part of the 2011 50-over World Cup-winning Indian team.
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The world's highest run-getter in Test cricket and ODI cricket shared the information on his twitter handle on Saturday.
"I have been testing myself and taking all the recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at bay," said Tendulkar.
"However, I've tested positive today following mild symptoms. All others at home have tested negative."
"I've quarantined myself at home and am following all the necessary protocols as advised by my doctor," the batting maestro added.
"I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country.
Take care all of you," he concluded.
Tendulkar scored 15,921, the most runs in Test cricket history.
His 18,426 in ODIs is also the most by anyone in the format. The 47-year-old is also the only one to have hit 100 centuries in international cricket.
He played international cricket between 1989 and 2013 and was also a part of the 2011 50-over World Cup-winning Indian team.
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