French Open delayed by a week
Paris: The French Open was on Thursday delayed by a week to May 30-June 13 in the hope that heightened Covid-19 restrictions in France will have eased by then to allow the maximum number of fans to attend the event. FFT president Gilles Moretton said the week's delay “will give the health situation more time to improve and should optimise our chances of welcoming spectators at Roland-Garros”.
Harendra is US men's head coach
Colorado Springs: Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh, who trained both the national men's and women's teams at different stages of his accomplished career, has been appointed as the new head coach of the US men's team. Singh, who was bestowed the Dronacharya award in 2012, served as the chief coach of the senior India men's hockey team from 2017 to 2018. Before that, he was also in charge of the Indian women's team for some time.
Warwickshire complete Vihari signing
Birmingham: Warwickshire have completed the signing of Hanuma Vihari and the English county side on Thursday said the India all-rounder is likely to feature in the early part of the championship, after undergoing six days of quarantine. Warwickshire is hopeful of the Indian playing in next week's match against Nottinghamshire.
Bhuvi nominated for ICC monthly award
Dubai: Experienced India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was among the cricketers nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for March following his standout performances in white ball matches against England. Besides Bhuvneshwar, the others in the men's category included ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Zimbabwe's Sean Williams. The nominees among the women's comprised Rajeshwari Gayakwad of India, South Africa's Lizelle Lee and India's Punam Raut.
Ravindra, Duffy, Conway get NZ call-ups
Wellington: South Africa-born batsman Devon Conway has been named among three uncapped players in the New Zealand team which will play two Tests in England in June. Conway has played T20 and ODIs last year and is included in the Test squad for the first time along with Wellington all-rounder Rachin Ravindra and seamer Jacob Duffy.
Chhetri to lead BFC in AFC Cup match
Bambolim: Talismanic India captain Sunil Chhetri has returned to action after recovering from Covid-19 and will lead Bengaluru FC in their AFC Cup preliminary stage two match against Nepalese side Tribhuvan Army FC here on April 14.
India women suffer 1-2 defeat
Tashkent: The Indian women's football team suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Belarus in its second international friendly here on Thursday. While both the sides played out an even first half, Belarus took the lead through a Shuppo Nastassia penalty in the 66th minute, before Pilipenka Hanna doubled their lead with a 78-minute strike. India's Sangita Basfore pulled one back deep into added time.
Ronaldo, Dybala score in Juve win
Milan: Romelu Lukaku powered Inter Milan closer to their first league title in over a decade by scoring and setting up Lautaro Martinez in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Sassuolo that moved his team 11 points clear at the top of Serie A. Champions Juventus are 12 points behind Inter in third after beating Napoli 2-1, as Paulo Dybala scored on his return after nearly three months out with the league's leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo also on target.