Diedhiou subjected to racial abuse
Bristol: Bristol City striker Famara Diedhiou was subjected to racial abuse online after missing a penalty in his side's 1-0 defeat by Swansea City. After the game, the he posted a screenshot of a message with three banana emojis, which he received from someone on Twitter. Diedhiou commented, “Why??”
Leeds targetting CL return: Kinnear
Leeds: Leeds United have only reached ‘base camp' after securing promotion to the Premier League and their vision is to return to the Champions League in the coming seasons, chief executive Angus Kinnear has said. Leeds played European football for five consecutive seasons between 1998 and 2003 and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2001.
BCCI GM saba Karim asked to leave
New Delhi: Former India wicket-keeper Saba Karim has been asked to resign from the post of BCCI General Manager Cricket Operations. The 52-year-old Karim, who played one Test and 34 ODIs for India, was appointed in Dec 2017. The Board has not issued a formal statement on the matter but it is learnt that it was not satisfied with Karim's planning for domestic cricket.
Djokovic returns to training
Belgrade: World No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has returned to training after recovering from coronavirus. Boris Bosnjakovic, the head coach at the Novak Tennis Centre in Belgrade posted pictures on his Instagram handle of the Serbian going through the motions, alongwith compatriot Filip Krajinovic.
Tigers start individual training
Dhaka: Nine Bangladesh players returned to training on Sunday with only one cricketer allowed to practice inside the stadium as part of the Covid-19 safety protocols. Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shafiul Islam trained in Dhaka while pacer Khaleel Ahmed and spinner Nasum Ahmed hit the nets in Sylhet.
Harikrishna wins Chess960 event
Chennai: India's Grandmaster P Harikrishna finished on top in the ACCENTUS Chess960 tournament, part of the 53rd Biel Chess Festival 2020, with 5.5 points from seven rounds. Harikrishna remained unbeaten through the seven rounds and benefitted from the loss of Poland's Radoslaw Wojtaszek in the final round to Swiss player Noel Studer to claim the top spot late on Saturday.
Khushdil out for up to 3 weeks
Derby: Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah has suffered a fracture in his left thumb and will be out of action for up to three weeks. The left-handed batsman, who has played one T20I, hurt his thumb during Saturday's training session. However, the 25-year-old cricketer will be able to resume his training from next week.
Short back myself in red-ball cricket
Hobart: Australia's white-ball specialist D'Arcy Short says the tag of being a limited over cricketer doesn't bother him and he remains determined to prove himself in the traditional format. The 29-year-old batsman said the pressure of performance bogged him down as he failed to grab his opportunities.