IMPHAL, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 scores 700th goal, Vijender eyeing pro bout in Barcelona held 2-2 by Atletico Madrid next couple of months MADRID, Jul 1 able to fight back in games NEW DELHI, Jul 1 shouldn’t be a rush. Sec- we were winning thanks to ondly, you just cannot have Lionel Messi scored his 700th our silly mistake or lapses in More than six months have crowds. I know they add to career goal for club and country concentration.” passed since he last stepped into the atmosphere but safety before Atletico Madrid came Messi helped put Barce- the ring but Indian boxing star first. You have to take every back to draw 2-2 in the Spanish lona ahead when he struck a Vijender Singh is hopeful of precaution to ensure that this league on Tuesday and deal corner low and hard at the getting back to competition in doesn’t spread,” he said. Barcelona’s title hopes a major near post, where Costa tried the next three months after his “The post-COVID world blow. to clear it but instead let it hit US-based promoter restarted would be great for broadcast- Barcelona’s third draw in the inside of his leg. The ball bouts earlier this month. ers and advertisers because four rounds left it in second bounced off the turf and left Signed by Hall of Famer there is immense hunger for place, one point behind leader Oblak no chance. Bob Arum’s Top Rank Pro- live sports right now,” he Real Madrid. Madrid hosts Before his penalty, Messi motions in 2018, Vijender list Shakur Stevenson defeat- added. Getafe on Thursday with a almost curled in a shot from was last seen in action in ing Felix Caraballo in a “Boxing is easier to con- chance to open up a four-point the right side that came inches November 2019 when he TV-only event held without duct in that sense because a lead with five more matches from bending into the far defeated Ghana’s Charles spectators. very limited number of peo- remaining. corner of the goal. Adamu to keep his unbeaten “That’s the future given ple are involved in action. Barcelona was two points was blocked by Marc-Andre to keep it out. his second stint with the club. Barcelona’s best chance to record intact in the profes- the situation. I think that’s They can be tested and kept ahead of Madrid when the ter Stegen. Atlético, however, ’s Atlético Setién opted for leaving get the winner came from sional circuit. how professional boxing will in a bio-secure zone to en- league was halted in March got to retake the spot kick remained undefeated in the Messi and Luis Suárez alone Vidal, who fired a shot just The 2008 Olympic be. Unfortunate but that’s sure that nothing untoward because of the coronavirus when a video review deter- six matches since the compe- up front and adding an extra by the post with 20 minutes bronze-medallist told PTI that how it will adapt,” said happens.” outbreak. mined that the Barcelona tition resumed. It stayed in midfielder in youngster Riqui to go. he has had a word with Top Vijender. And when does he see While Madrid has won goalkeeper had moved off his third place, 12 points behind Puig, keeping forwards SEVILLA WINS Rank and plans are afoot for Speaking of adapting to live sports resuming in India five of five since the resump- line too early. Madrid. Antoine Griezmann and Ansu Oliver Torres scored a a fight at least by October. the new normal in the pan- even as COVID-19 cases tion after a three-month Saúl Ñíguez stepped up Simeone left forward João Fati on the bench. Puig had brace as Sevilla eased to a 3- “It will be outside India demic-scarred world, the inch towards the 6 lakh stoppage, Barcelona has only instead of Costa on the sec- Félix on the bench until the one of his best performances 0 at relegation-threatened because it is unlikely that re- former amateur world mark, Vijender said at this won three of six. The pres- ond attempt and converted to second half in favor of the in- for Barcelona, showing his Leganés to strengthen its hold strictions because of bronze-medallist said fans point it is difficult to say. sure is increasing on coach level the score in the 19th. form midfielder Marcos passing and ball control skills on fourth place and the last COVID-19 pandemic will should be kept away com- “India has always been an Quique Setién, who took over Messi restored the host’s Llorente, who is thriving in as he linked up well with Champions League spot. ease by then. From what I pletely for the time being unpredictable country, one the team in mid-season with lead in 56th by coolly scoring support of the attack. Messi and his other REKINDLED HOPE gather, in the next two-three even if action resumes. can never be sure how things the task of rekindling its at- a penalty in the “Panenka” Llorente led the attack teammates. Mallorca’s 5-1 rout of months, I will probably be Vijender Singh, boxer pan out here,” he laughed. tacking spirit. style, chipping it softly past early on, but Carrasco with Barcelona is not blowing Celta Vigo rekindled its able to fight,” the 34-year- Vijender Singh, Pro boxing “On a serious note, I “It is too bad because we goalie Jan Oblak. The goal his speed on the left flank out rivals like it used to, but hopes of avoiding relegation. old said. Vijender Singh, Vijender would only urge utmost cau- keep dropping points and was Messi’s 630th club goal proved to be the visitors’ big- its main problem is its failure Mallorca’s biggest victory Top Rank resumed action eyeing pro boutVijender tion before any decision on getting further and further to go with 70 for his Argen- gest weapon. Twice the to protect leads. It also went of the season moved it into amid the pandemic on June 9 Singh. resuming competitions is away from the title,” Setién tina. It was also his Belgian forward burst into the ahead twice at Celta Vigo on 18th place, five points behind with Olympic silver-medal- “First of all, there taken,” he added. PTI said. “But we have to keep league-leading 22nd goal of box on a counterattack and Saturday only to concede Celta, which is clinging to fighting.” the season. was taken down by late tack- twice to draw 2-2. safety in 17th. Barcelona struck first in the Atlético responded again les from Arturo Vidal and “All the games that are left Spanish league games are 11th minute when Atlético through the speed of forward Semedo. are super important and all being played without fans due striker Diego Costa inadvert- , who was “Carrasco came back from points we drop hurt our to the health regulations re- ’s rocket powers ently redirected a corner by tripped by Nelson Semedo the stoppage in better shape, chances,” the 20-year-old Puig garding COVID-19 and Messi into his own net. and sent Saúl back to the and is now back to playing at said after his second straight teams are playing every three Costa’s night got worse spot. Ter Stegen got a hand his best level,” Simeone said start. “The other day the same nights to finish the competi- Juventus to 3-1 win at Genoa other more and they’ve real- shortly after when his penalty on his penalty but not enough about his forward, who is in thing happened, they were tion by July 19. AP ROME, Junl 1 weak hand on. Seven minutes later it was ized that by helping each other Cristiano Ronaldo scored with Ronaldo’s turn. The five-time they can both become much a long-range rocket on a night Ballon d’Or winner gathered a more productive,” Sarri said. Aravinda de when each Juventus goal was pass near midfield, charged LAZIO COMEBACK Liverpool anthem with Indian classical twist more spectacular than the other toward the goal and unleashed Three days after coming Silva grilled in a 3-1 win at relegation- a blistering effort from 22 back to beat Fiorentina 2-1, for 6 hours wins hearts and eyeballs on social media threatened Genoa. yards (meters) into the top cor- Lazio did it again to beat CHANDIGARH, Jul 1 it was something to remem- Chasing a record-extending ner past the outstretched Perin. Torino by the same score. ber,” recalled Gurmukh ninth straight Serie A title, the It was Ronaldo’s first goal Ciro Immobile and Marco When English Premier League Singh. victory restored Juventus’ in open play of the restart after Parolo scored second-half matches resumed two weeks In the rendition, which has four-point lead over Lazio, converting penalties in his pre- goals to cancel out an early back in England, Malaysia- been composed in Raag which won 2-1 at Torino ear- vious two matches, and it penalty from Andrea Bellotti. based lawyer Gurmukh Singh Bhopali, Singh introduces his lier Tuesday. raised his total to 24 in 25 A handball from Immobile (54) and his family tracked all family with him. In the video, Since losing the Italian Cup Serie A matches this season. led to Bellotti’s penalty and the action rooting for football he and his daughter Gursimer final to Napoli in a penalty Not to be outdone, substi- means the striker will miss club Liverpool to end its 30- Kaur are the lead vocalists, shootout, Juventus has won all tute Douglas Costa made it 3-0 Saturday’s game against AC year-old drought to lift the EPL daughter Kavelnain Kaur is three of its league matches in by curling in a shot from be- Milan with a suspension. COLUMBO, Jul 1 title. the back-up singer while the restart. yond the area inside the far But Immobile made up for his As Liverpool wrested the managing the keyboard, with “We produced a ton of post as Genoa’s defense error with an expert finish shortly Aravinda De Silva, the former champions crown last week, son Gurishver is seen playing chances and we scored three looked on helplessly. after the break to raise his total to national selection committee the family – Gurmukh, his the tabla wearing a Manches- beautiful goals,” Juventus Andrea Pinamonti then 29 goals in 29 games — on pace chairman, was questioned by wife Inderjit Kaur, daughters ter United scarf. coach Maurizio Sarri said. pulled one back for Genoa to break Gonzalo Higuain’s Serie the Sri Lankan police on Kavelnain Kaur (21), At the start, Singh intro- “That shows that our physical from a tight angle. A record of 36 goals in 2015-16. Tuesday after former Sports Gursimer Kaur (19) and son years and we decided to make match between Liverpool and duces his son as a Manchester condition is improving.” Dybala and Ronaldo had Immobile also matched his per- Minister Mahindananda Gurishver Singh (10) — de- a rendition of the Liverpool Arsenal in the 2009 EPL sea- United fan and recounts his Paulo Dybala opened the scored while playing together sonal best for a Serie A season Aluthgamage’s alleged that the cided it was time for a special anthem song when the club son at Liverpool’s home conversion from a Liverpool scoring shortly after the break only once before the break for set two years ago. national cricket team’s loss to tribute. And they did it by won the title last week. We ground Anfield. fan to a Manchester United by evading three defenders the coronavirus pandemic. Parolo scored the winner with India in the 2011 World Cup performing classical Indian have been overwhelmed by Liverpool fansGurmukh fan after a trip to his uncle’s before firing in a low shot that Since the restart, they’ve a deflected shot from just beyond final was fixed by “certain version of Liverpool’s offi- the response to the rendition with his family at Kuala place. Singh then also teases Genoa goalkeeper Mattia scored together in three out of the area. parties”. cial anthem — “You will and glad that it brought Lumpur. his son saying they are in Perin, who is on loan from three games. Torino is 14th, six points De Silva, who was the man never walk alone”. smiles and joy to all the Liv- “While we are third gen- solidarity with Manchester Juventus, could only get a “They’re looking for each above the drop zone. AP of the match in Sri Lanka’s After Gurmukh Singh erpool fans. We hope the eration Sikhs based in United fans. 1996 World Cup triumph, posted the video on social players and coach Jurgen Malaysia, we have not for- “I was bit sad initially was the first to be interviewed media last week, it has got Klopp too see our video,” said gotten our roots. When I was when my father told me to by the newly formed anti-cor- more than 1,30,000 views on Gurmukh, who works as an a child, I would visit my play tabla in the video but ‘Talismanic’ Ben Stokes will do a great ruption unit (sports). Facebook apart from being advocate and solicitor in maternal grandfather at Sin- then I made sure that I wore Superintendent Jagath shared by the official twitter Kuala Lumpur. gapore and he taught me raag Manchester United scarf. Fonseka said spoke to report- job as skipper, says England coach handle of English Premier The lawyer, whose grand- and taal vidya. Along with Hopefully we will next play Having never led a side in newspaper. ers and said, “Today we LONDON, Jul 1 League’s Indian account, father Ishar Singh moved to my law practice, I and my the rendition of Glory Glory first-class cricket, star all-rounder “We know he has got an started the investigation into where it has got more than Malaysia in 1930s from a wife Inderjit Kaur, who re- Man United,” says Gurishver. England coach Chris Stokes will be captaining the aggressive nature but equally (2011 World Cup) match-fix- 35,000 views. village near Gujranwala in tired as an air-hostess from While Malaysia has seen Silverwood believes star all- national team for the first time in there is a good cricket brain in ing allegations.” “Like every Liverpool fan, undivided Punjab before Par- Malaysian Airlines and now more than 8,000 cases of his career when England and there as well. I think he will be “Based on the statement rounder Ben Stokes will make we were bit disappointed tition, had learnt classical works as a real estate nego- Covid-19 with the lockdown up for a great leader when he West Indies lock horns in the quite vocal about what moves he given by Aravinda de Silva when the EPL matches were music from his maternal tiator, also conduct kirtans at easing in the last two weeks, replaces Joe Root as captain for opening Test of the three-match is making out there. today, we have decided to postponed due to Covid-19 in grandfather Giani Gurcharan gurdwaras and our three chil- Singh believes that people series at the Ageas Bowl. “I’m looking forward to summon a player from the the first Test against the West March. During the Move- Singh during his visits to dren have also learnt classical need to be cautious. “As a Indies starting here on July 8. “I think he will do a great job. working with him from a coach- 2011 squad, Upul Tharanga, ment Control Order in Singapore. While Singh stud- music. I was 11, when my fan, sport gives us motivation England’s World Cup hero He is a talisman, isn’t he? He ing point of view. I will extend tomorrow to record his state- Malaysia, our family kept ied law in Malaysia and love for Liverpool started and and moments of happiness leads from the front anyway. He him the same courtesies I do ment.” Ben Stokes was on Tuesday making videos about kirtan became an advocate and so- I remember celebrating when but we also have to realise to named captain for the opening is conscious of the people around Rooty. He will have a lot of say Tharanga, who will be and posting them on our so- licitor, he also performed Liverpool won the EPL title be aware of all the preventive Test against West Indies in place him as well so I think he will do in what is going on and he will grilled on Wednesday, was cial media accounts for fellow kirtans in gurdwaras in Ma- in 1990. In 2009, when I measures. Malaysia is seeing a great job in Joe Root’s ab- play a big part in giving his the opening batsman for the of Root, who has taken leave to Sikhs to watch and recite. laysia. Singh’s fascination watched the EPL match at less cases at present and hope- be with his wife for the birth of sence,” Silverwood was quoted opinions across selection as Islanders in the finals and When the EPL resumed, we with Liverpool began at the Anfield, singing ‘You will fully situation will improve their second child. as saying by ‘The Guardian’ well,” he said. PTI scored just two runs from 20 were hopeful of Liverpool age of 11 and the ardent Liv- never walk alone’ with thou- further and the same in the balls. Sports Desk claiming the title after 30 erpool fan also watched the sands of fans at the stadium, world,” he concludes. IE Ravindra Jadeja named ‘Roger Federer all for the India’s ‘most valuable money’: Andrew Harris hits out Talking about the biggest player’ of 21st Century names in tennis, Harris said he does play he is picked as a they are not helping the cause frontline bowler and has batted as of lower-ranked players. On high as No.6 – contributing to a Roger Federer, he said that he very high match involvement,” says the right things in public Cricviz’s Freddie Wilde told but votes to keep most of the Wisden. money in the sport with “The 31-year-old’s bowling av- higher-ranked players. erage of 24.62 is better than Shane “Roger, Rafa and Novak. Warne’s and his batting average of They’ve been at the top for so 35.26 is better than Shane long, they almost forget what Watson’s. His batting and bowling it’s like to be in these lower NEW DELHI, Jul 1 average differential of 10.62 runs is positions. I know Federer is all the second-best of any player this SYDNEY, Jul 1 “On the Zoom call, there for the money at the top. He India all-rounder Ravindra century to have scored more than were 400 people, all different might say in public what peo- Jadeja was named as the 1,000 runs and taken 150 wickets. Andrew Harris, the World groups: the top 100 guys, guys ple want to hear, that he’s all country’s ‘Most Valuable He is an all-rounder of the very number 204 from Australia, in the Challengers and guys for money being redistributed Player’ (MVP) of the 21st highest quality,” he added. made a series of accusations 400 and below in Futures. to lower-ranked players … but century by Wisden. Jadeja’s Having made his debut in 2009, against the ATP and the top Everyone had their own differ- when it comes to voting, his contribution to his team has been Jadeja has represented India in 49 players in the sport, saying there ent interests … It was a bit preference is to keep it at the noteworthy with the ball, bat, and Tests, 165 ODIs, 49 T20Is so far. is a lack of transparency on the messy with groups of different top,” Harris said. while fielding. Wisden used The 31-year-old’s bowling av- sport’s future and that the top people wanting their own “I think Novak out of the CricViz, a detailed analysis tool erage of 24.62 is better than Shane players of the sport are not doing thing. I left that call getting top three is pushing the agenda in cricket to analyse his Warne’s and his batting average of enough to help lower-ranked nothing out of it except more to give money to the lower performance. Jadeja’s MVP 35.26 is better than Shane players, who are suffering questions and being more frus- ranks hardest. (I’m unsure) rating was an astounding 97.3, Watson’s. Earlier on Monday, monetarily because of lack of trated. whether that’s enough, but out second only to Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Jadeja trended on Twitter with fans events. “The general public don’t of those three, I think he’s Muralitharan and thus making him engaging an online debate over Speaking on the Break have any idea of the discrepan- doing the most… (But) Novak the second most valuable Test ‘who is better’, Ravindra Jadeja or Point podcast, Harris said: “We cies in prize money and the didn’t even join the Zoom call player of the 21st century. Krunal Pandya. had a Zoom call three weeks distribution of wealth right up … He’s head of the Player “It might come as a surprise to However, comparing the two ago now, it was the first bit of the top. There’s got to be a Council and he’s not even on see Ravindra Jadeja, India’s spin- seemed quite unfair considering that communication we had from structure where there’s more the call, didn’t show his face. bowling all-rounder, feature as Jadeja is a seasoned campaigner the ATP since coronavirus hit than just 100 guys making a There were images of him India’s number one. After all, he’s and Krunal Pandya made his India in March. It was good that we living in a global sport … after playing soccer at the same time. not even always an automatic pick debut in 2018 and featured in only finally got some communica- that, we’re pretty much losing That’s pretty ordinary,” he in their Test team. However, when 18 T20Is thus far. Sports Desk tion, but it took way too long. money.” added. Sports Desk