IMPHAL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 Golfer SSP Chawrasia tests Ciro Immobile equals Serie A scoring BCCI sends SOP to state units on resumption NEW DELHI, Aug 3 be considered vulnerable and naire. Any players and staff positive for are believed to have higher suspected to have COVID- record, wins European Golden Shoe Players will have to sign a risk of severe COVID-19,” 19-like symptoms should COVID-19 MILAN, Aug 3 After Higuain’s opener, consent form before resuming read one of the guidelines undergo PCR tests for KOLKATA, Aug 3 Roma struck back with a goal training at their respective from BCCI’s 100-page SOP, COVID-19. Helped by a rule change that led from Nikola Kalinic and two centres, the BCCI Sunday which is in possession of “Two tests one day apart Ace Indian golfer SSP to more penalty kicks, Ciro from Diego Perotti. stated in its SOPs to state PTI. (Day 1 & Day 3) should be Chawrasia on Sunday said he Immobile matched the record Still, it was a celebratory associations, which also barred “All such individuals done to account for false has tested positive for COVID- for goals in a Serie A season night for Juventus, which re- anyone over 60 years of age and should be discouraged from negatives. If both the test re- 19 and is in home quarantine in with 36. ceived the Serie A trophy individuals with underlying participating in camp activi- sults are negative, only then Kolkata, the result spoiling his In his last match of the after the game inside the medical conditions. ties unless suitable guidelines they should be included in the plans to compete on the season, Immobile finished off empty Allianz Stadium. As per its 100-page long are issued by the govern- camp,” read the SOPs. European Tour. an exchange with Adam ZLATAN FOREVER Standard Operating Proce- ment,” it stated. The players will have to A four-time winner on the Marusic with one touch mid- Despite playing only half dure, the players will have to Dav Whatmore, 66, was wear a N95 mask (without a European Tour, including way through the first half of the season, Zlatan sign the form acknowledging appointed by Baroda in April valved respirator) on the way back-to-back Indian Open tri- a 3-1 loss at Napoli on Sat- Ibrahimovic became the old- the risks involved with train- while Arun Lal, 65, guided to the stadium and will be umphs in 2016 and 2017, urday. est player to score 10 or more ing resumption amid the Bengal to the Ranji Trophy encouraged to wear eyewear Chawrasia had started train- Current Juventus striker goals in a single Serie A sea- COVID-19 pandemic. final in March. in public places as well as ing at the Royal Calcutta Golf Gonzalo Higuain also scored son. “Individuals who are over According to the SOP, during training. Course and was slated to fly 36 in 2015-16 while with to be whistled as fouls. The sheet since November. At age 38, Ibrahimovic the age of 60 years, viz sup- before the commencement of The 2019-2020 domestic to this week. Napoli, improving by one rule is expected to be revised Danilo D’Ambrosio played a role in all three of port staff, umpires, ground the camp, the medical team season ended in March but “I did not have any symp- goal on the previous mark set for next season. scored with a header and AC Milan’s goals in a 3-0 staff and those indviduals should acquire travel and the upcoming season, which toms as such. But for by Gunnar Nordhal 66 years Immobile also sealed this Ashley Young found the tar- win over Cagliari, including a with underlying medical con- medical history (past 2 usually starts in August, is immigration requirement, I earlier. season’s European Golden get from outside the area in powerful shot of his own that ditions such as diabetes, weeks) of all players and staff set to be a curtailed one due had to do the COVID test However, while Higuain Shoe award. the opening 20 minutes. made it 2-0. weakened immunity, should through an online question- to the health crisis. PTI and the report came positive scored only three of his goals Fabian Ruiz, Lorenzo Inter finished the season Ibrahimovic also used his on Friday. I’ve been in home in 2015-16 with penalties, Insigne, and Matteo Politano one point behind Juventus, strength to hold off a de- quarantine since then,” the Immobile had 14 penalties scored for Napoli. The loss which sealed its record-ex- fender and enable Rafael 42-year-old told PTI. this season — around 40 saw Lazio finish in fourth tending ninth straight title last Leao to shoot from a sharp Didier Drogba submits candidacy to “I’m taking multi vitamins percent of his total goals. place, having trailed leader weekend. angle. The ball bounced off and doing perfectly alright but Cristiano Ronaldo, who Juventus by just one point Atalanta finished third for the post and rebounded off now I will have to wait and finished second on this sea- entering the break for the the second straight season, Ragnar Klavan for an own- become Ivory Coast FA president see. It depends how long it son’s scoring list with 31 to coronavirus pandemic. four points behind Inter. goal. For Milan’s final goal, IVORY COAST, Aug 3 rent and former players, and Drogba told reporters. takes to recover totally,” he match Juventus’ club record, INTER SECOND RONALDO RESTS Ibrahimovic set up Samu referees. “It’s no secret that our said about his resumption had 12 penalties. Inter Milan sealed second Cristiano Ronaldo and Castillejo. Didier Drogba drew a large They have not all made football is going badly, and plans. The plethora of penalties place with a 2-0 win over Juventus strike partner Paulo Also, Sampdoria drew 1-1 crowd on Saturday eager to public who they are backing, that is why with my team we His wife Simantini will be was a product of a rule call- high-scoring Atalanta, which Dybala were rested in a 3-1 at already-relegated Brescia. watch him submit his candidacy and the candidates are first are committed to contributing tested on Tuesday. ing for involuntary handballs hadn’t been held to a clean home loss to Roma. AP before the deadline for next vetted by an electoral com- to the rebirth of Ivorian foot- Shubhankar Sharma is the month’s Ivory Coast Football mission before qualifying to ball. If my goal was not only other Indian participat- Federation elections. stand in the elections. driven by a deep desire to ing in Europe at the moment, The 42-year-old former That outcome is expected give back to Ivorian football with events in India and on Indian swimmers worried about African Footballer of the Year to take five days, a federation all that it has given me, to Asian Tour on hold. is one of four candidates seek- spokesman said. contribute to the development Chawrasia had played four ing the presidency of the West Drogba had until 5 pm local of football in my country, and events this year before the continued restrictions on use of pools African country’s football time to submit his candidacy and if God was not in this candi- lockdown and done decently NEW DELHI, Aug 3 Sajan Prakash, Rawat, Aryan association. was eagerly followed as he ar- dacy, it would be difficult to by finishing tied 22nd, tied Makhija and Advait Page are But he is still not certain to rived at the Ivorian federation’s be in front of you today.” 32nd, tied 25th and tied 28th. The latest Ministry of Home the six swimmers who have be on the ballot for the Sep- offices in a presidential-style Drogba played in three All these tournaments were Affairs' guidelines on the third achieved the 'B' qualification tember 5 vote. convoy of cars. World Cups with the Ivory played in Asia. PTI phase of easing lockdown mark in their respective On top of needing nomi- “Football is everyone’s Coast and twice helped them restrictions still prohibited the events for the Olympics and nations from three of the 14 sport, football brings people to the final of the Africa Cup Lewis Hamilton wins use of swimming pools till are aiming for the 'A' stand- Ligue 1 clubs and two from together, football unites. We of Nations, also earning cult August 31. ard. the lower divisions, Drogba can see it today with all these status among fans for his British GP to close in on Srihari Nataraj, who Out of them, Prakash and must have the endorsement of people gathered in front of exploits with Chelsea in the achieved the 'B' qualification Makhija have been lucky any of five special interest the headquarters of the Premier League and Champi- Schumacher’s record mark last year in the 100m enough to resume training. groups: coaches, doctors, cur- Ivorian football federation,” ons League. Reuters backstroke event with a na- While Prakash, who spent the tional record 54.69sec, said entire lockdown at an acad- this forced break has pushed emy in Phuket, started back the careers of swimmers training when the pools Justin Thomas back at number by almost a year, the effects opened in Thailand, Makhija of which will be felt in the flew to Alabama, USA, Tokyo Olympics and the next Kushagra Rawat, who has earlier timings." where he is enrolled at Au- one after winning in Memphis The Swimming Federation TENNESSEE, Aug 3 heading into Sunday, carded but finished the final round Asian Games. achieved the 'B' qualification burn University, in mid July. a disastrous five-over par with a disappointing three- "Had we been training, all mark in the three events of of India (SFI) has been ask- However, Nataraj, Rawat ing for permission for the Justin Thomas clinched his 75, losing his edge and over par 73, thwarting his of us would have made sub- 400m, 800m and 1500m free- and Khade do not have any 13th PGA Tour victory on shooting three straight bo- attempt to pick up his first style, said the lack of training Olympic hopefuls to resume plans to go outside for train- LONDON, Aug 3 stantial progress. Now it's Sunday, winning the WGC geys on 13 through 15. PGA Tour victory since last going to take us at least 3-4 opportunities was also affect- training since May, but to no ing. "The only option for me avail. FedEx St. Jude Invitational by Rickie Fowler started the year’s Waste Management Lewis Hamilton held on to win months to make the same ing the Indian swimmers is what the federation is plan- a three-stroke margin and day in contention for the win Phoenix Open. Reuters amount of progress, setting mentally. Dronacharya award-win- ning. Others going abroad are the British Grand Prix on ning coach Nihar Ameen also claiming the world number- Sunday despite a puncture on us back by almost an entire "Swimming pools have already enrolled in universi- one ranking in the process. year," Nataraj told PTI. opened all over the world, so expressed disappointment at ties. I don't have that option," CONDOLENCE the last lap to clinch an 87th the government's decision to The 27-year-old Ameri- Divine Life Society, career win and move within The 19-year-old needs to it keeps playing on our mind Nataraj said. can put up a near-flawless, bring his timing down to that they (who have started keep the swimming pools "I'm relying on federation Imphal Branch today four of Michael Schumacher’s shut for the elite swimmers. five-under par 65 to win at deeply condoled the Formula One record. 53.85secs to be sure of a training) have improved their as I can't afford to train "We keep getting promises TPC Southwind in Mem- passing away of Pan- The championship leader’s Tokyo Olympics spot. timings while we haven't even abroad. Apart from the cost phis, Tennessee, with a "The things I would have been in a pool for four that in the next unlock the there are also logistical is- dit Moirangthem record-extending seventh pools will be opened. Swim- four-way tie for second Silverstone win saw him fin- achieved in March, I will months," Rawat said. sues," Rawat said. place between Americans Ningthemjao Singh achieve in December if I get "It is such a discipline that ming is one of the safest Khade also said he will not who left for his heav- ish six seconds ahead of Red sports and if all the other Daniel Berger, Phil Bull’s Max Verstappen, who back to training now. We are even if you miss out for a day travel abroad to train in per- Mickelson and returning enly abode on July wasting a lot of time in our or two, that impacts your per- sports including contact sonal capacity. Earlier this 31. An online condo- unexpectedly moved up a sports and gyms are open champion Brooks Koepka, place after Hamilton’s career. It will affect our per- formance. When I took a three week, the SFI said it was as well as England’s Tom lence meeting was formance in Tokyo month break for my 12th then why not swimming?" looking to organise a training Mercedes teammate Valtteri Ameen asked. Lewis. Thomas and Koepka, held on August 1 at 5 Bottas sustained a puncture Olympics, 2022 Asian board exams it took me three camp for its Olympic hope- who were 202 and 201 pm with Dr M Games," Nataraj added. months to get back to the Nataraj, Virdhawal Khade, fuls outside the country. PTI with three laps left. through 54 holes, respec- Mohendra Singh pre- With Hamilton so far tively, went toe-to-toe in the siding and a two ahead, Verstappen went in for final round, with Koepka minute silence was a tire change in a bid to gain draining a more than 39-foot observed to pay respect to the departed soul. an extra point for the fastest Women's IPL approved by Governing Council putt for birdie on 17. The meeting acknowledged the lifelong dedica- lap but that pit stop ultimately NEW DELHI, Aug 3 inaugural edition, there were "So during the WBBL.... "If true, it's a shame," said But Thomas, who locked cost him victory because two teams - IPL Trailblazers cool," Alyssa Healy, Austral- Rachael Haynes in a tweet. in four birdies on the front tion of the late man to the belief and philosophy Hamilton’s front left shred- The Governing Council of the and IPL Supernovas. In the ia's wicketkeeper batter, said "While the game continues to nine, kept his nerve for the of Shree Swami Shivananda. The love and spir- ded with half a lap to go. Indian Premier League (IPL) second edition, a third team, sarcastically in a tweet. "So grow, premier domestic com- win, his first since the tour itual guidance offered by the late man to Divine Verstappen swallowed up on Sunday aproved of the IPL Velocity, was added. IPL the Indian players who've al- petitions do not need to returned from a coronavirus Life Society, Imphal was also fondly remembered most of the 25-second gap but notion of a Women's IPL which Supernovas won both the ready signed WBBL contracts compete against each other. hiatus. Any hope Koepka by all and all prayed for the departed soul to rest ran out of time. Charles will be played in the final weeks editions. will do what? And all the They can be used to show- had of claiming a last-minute in peace. Deep condolence was also extended to Leclerc finished third for of the men's IPL tournament, in Earlier in the day, BCCI international marquee players case the game and support its victory evaporated on 18, as the bereaved family members. Ferrari. the UAE. President Sourav Ganguly that will be in Australia for development around the he drove his ball into the Divine Life Society, There is another race at The Women's T20 Chal- revealed that "the women's WBBL? Good luck with it. world." water for a double-bogey. Tse/F-4 Imphal Branch, Manipur. Silverstone next Sunday. AP lenge will comprise of three IPL is very much on", al- Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Meanwhile, veteran Indian Brendon Todd, the leader teams playing four matches though he had proposed the Mandhana, Jemima cricketer Jhulan Hoswami Greek Sakkari and will be played during the idea of a four-team event to Rodrigues, and Shafali Verma came in suppoprt of BCCI's playoff week of the men's be played from November 1 are the likely Indian candi- decision saying, "I think as was ready to IPL. "Women's T20 Chal- to 10. dates for the WBBL this an Indian player and looking lenge will also take place in While the notion was wel- season. at the Indian women's game, swap racket for the UAE and will comprise comed by Indian women's "The IPL doesn't need the the BCCI doing this is three teams with four , overseas stars like marquee players. It's already hugely welcome. We need track spikes matches to be played during Australia's Alyssa Healy and large. The women's format this for every woman who ATHENS, Aug 3 the IPL Playoff week," stated Rachael Haynes and New however does. The WBBL plays the game in India. the Board's press release. Zealand's Suzie Bates re- and BBL don't run simultane- These are tough times. And Greek tennis player Maria This will be the third edi- sponded otherwise owing to ously so why does the IPL unless our board supports us Sakkari says she was so tion of the tournament with clash in dates with the Wom- and WIPL have to?" ques- the game will suffer." desperate for competition its inception in 2018. In the en's Big Bash League. tioned Healy. Sports Desk during the COVID-19 shutdown that she considered running in the 100m at the national athletics used Sachin Tendulkar’s bat to championships. The 25-year-old is seeded score the fastest century: Azhar Mahmood third at the WTA’s Palermo NEW DELHI, Aug 3 Speaking on his conver- Ladies Open, which marks sion from ‘a bowler who can the return of professional ten- Shahid Afridi grabbed hit the ball’ to ‘a batsman’, nis five months after it was headlines back in 1996 when he Mahmood said, “Next day, halted due to the novel scored a century against Sri we got the game against Sri coronavirus outbreak. Lanka in Nairobi off 37 balls. It Lanka and they said he “If the Tour was cancelled was just his second [Afridi] is batting at number I was going to compete in the International ODI but the three. I think Waqar got a bat 100m track and field event at fastest century record stood for from Sachin, he used the the National Championships,” 18 years. great Sachin’s bat and man- Sakkari told reporters in the Interestingly, the bat that aged to get a hundred and Sicilian capital, where the made Afridi ‘a batsman’ was after that, he became a bats- main draw kicks off later on gifted to his then teammate man. Mainly he was a bowler Monday. by none other who can hit the ball, but in “Greece National Champi- than Indian cricket legend after the Sahara Cup, where I No. 6. “In those days, the two the end, he had a wonderful onships starts on Aug. 8. We Sachin Tendulkar. Narrating made my debut. So Mushi got Sri Lankan openers, career. were kind of joking with my the incident that saw Afridi injured in that series and Jayasuriya and wicketkeeper Afridi went on to become fitness coach, but inside of plunder 104 off 40 balls, Shahid Afridi was touring Kaluwitharana used to attack one of ’s biggest play- me I really needed competi- former Pakistan teammate with the Pakistan A team to upfront. So, we thought we ers in ODIs, eventually tion. Sakkari, who can cover Azhar Mahmood said Afridi West Indies and he replaced need someone who can bat at becoming of the side 100m in 12.7 seconds with- was touring with the Pakistan Mushi in that tournament,” No.3. Afridi and I – Wasim and leading it to the semi-final out spikes or starting blocks, A team to West Indies but Mahmood said on ‘The said you guys go and try to of the 2011 World Cup. New is scheduled to play in Mon- was called in to replace an Greatest Rivalry’ podcast. slog [in the nets]. I was slog- Zealand all-rounder Corey day’s final match at Palermo injured Mushtaq Ahmed. In his debut, Afridi did not ging sensibly and Afridi went Anderson bettered Afridi’s against Czech Kristyna “Shahid Afridi had get a chance to bat because he against the spinners, murder- record in 2014 by a ball against Pliskova. Reuters debuted in Nairobi in 1996 was supposed to come in at ing everyone in the nets.” West Indies. Sports Desk