TRULY TIMES 10 SPORTS JAMMU, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 Training at Gopichand academy called off RB Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to after Sikki Reddy tests positive at a camp Hours after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) announced that the training camp for archery will resume at Pune on August 25, came the news that the Pullela Gopichand Centre in Hyderabad would be shut down for a few days as shuttler Sikki Reddy and phys- reach Champions League semifinals iotherapist Kiran C had tested positive for COVID-19. This came after the hospitalisation of six hockey play- RB Leipzig stunned Atletico Madrid, with a 2-1 victory in their Champions League quarter-final on Thursday, to reach the competition’s last four for the first time in their club’s short history. ers, including India captain Manpreet Singh, who tested RB Leipzig stunned Atletico The goal prompted Atletico positive upon reaching the National Centre of Madrid, with a 2-1 victo- boss Diego Simeone into Excellence in Bengaluru to report for their camp last ry in their Champions a change, with Felix, the week. The SAI statement said Reddy and Kiran were League quarter-final on 20-year-old Portugal asymptomatic. “This came to light after they took SAI’s Thursday, to reach the international and club mandatory Covid test that is given to all players, coach- competition’s last four record signing, intro- es and support staff on arrival,” SAI said. “All primary for the first time in their duced in the 58th minute. contacts of Sikki and Kiran have been traced and are club’s short history. The move paid off when being given the RT-PCR test again.” With two minutes of normal Felix glided into the box Justifying its decision to restart national camps during time remaining, United and was brought down the pandemic, SAI, in a statement to The Indian Express, said they had come to the decision after receiving inputs States midfielder Tyler by an ill-timed tackle from ‘medical experts and all High-Performance Adams snatched victory from Lukas Klostermann Directors, chief coaches and other stakeholders’. Giving with a deflected shot for a penalty. further details they said: “With the dates for the 2021 from outside the box to Felix hasn’t had the most Olympics declared, athletes and coaches were keen to set up a semi-final clash impactful of debut sea- get back to on-field practice in order to regain their with Paris St Germain. sons but he had the con- form.” The German side had taken fidence to get to his feet As part of the procedure, the national campers have to the lead in the 51st and bury the spot kick to sign a written declaration “acknowledging the risks minute with a header get the Spaniards back associated with restarting practice amidst the pandem- from Spanish forward on level terms with 19 ic”. Besides, SAI also says that it “cannot guarantee the Dani Olmo but a dis- minutes left. complete elimination of risks posed by Covid-19 jointed Atletico were Atletico sensed the momen- through the implementation of the precautions and pro- shaken into life when tum had shifted and they tocols identified by the centre”. record signing Joao Felix pushed forward in search Sharing the COVID-19 SOPs, the statement said the came off the bench, earn- of a winner, which camp premises was divided in red, green and orange ing and scoring a penalty looked the more likely zones. “The green zone is used exclusively by athletes to level in the 71st. outcome, possibly in and coaches and others are not allowed in that zone to Atletico, runners-up in 2014 Aug. 23 final. Yannick Carrasco burst- plenty of space down the wonder how different the extra-time, as Leipzig ensure minimum contact of outside people. However, and 2016, looked more As with all games in this ing in from the left and flanks but it was the per- game might have been if struggled to regain con- within the green zone, athletes and coaches are com- pletely free to move around,” SAI said. likely to score the next ‘final eight’ mini-tourna- firing goalwards but formance of French cen- Leipzig had not sold trol of the game. “The SOP, along with the guidelines of the Ministry goal but it was the club ment, there were no fans Leipzig keeper Peter tral defender Dayot their top scorer Timo But with two minutes of nor- of Health, guidelines of the respective state govern- founded only eleven to witness the drama but Gulacsi reacted well to Upamecano that was the Werner to Chelsea in mal time remaining, sub- ments, is being strictly implemented at all campuses years ago who were left it was clear from the out- push the effort wide. most impressive. June, given the lack of a stitute Adams tried his where athletes are present.” celebrating in front of the set that Leipzig felt at Julian Nagelsmann’s side Solid defensively, taking real threat in attack. luck with shot from out- However, SAI said there are no guidelines provided to empty seats of the home among European quickly settled though care of Atletico’s over- But six minutes after the side the box, which athletes when they are at home or while they are travel- Estadio Jose Alvalade. football’s elite. into the brand of attrac- isolated striker Diego interval, they found a deflected off defender ling. The badminton players, who are training at the Now the team, built up from They fired an early warning tive passing and move- Costa, he also had the way through – Marcel Stefan Savic and beat the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, the lower leagues and shot when Marcel ment that has earned confidence to bring the Sabitzer’s cross from the wrong-footed Oblak. travel to the venue every day and are not living on-cam- owned by energy drinks Halstenberg was picked them many admirers. ball out of the back and right was met by Olmo, Atletico piled on the pressure pus like the rest. “These are unprecedented times,” SAI company Red Bull, will out at the back post but Kevin Kampl was busy in be the starting point for the Spaniard’s angled but Leipzig had the said, “and every decision taken by SAI at its National come up against Neymar his difficult volley flew the centre of midfield Leipzig’s moves. header flashing past Jan belief and the fortitude to Camps have been directed by a single-point intention of and company with a off target. and left wing back BREAKTHROUGH Oblak and into the far, hold on for their most keeping everyone in the camps, especially athletes and chance at a place in the Atletico responded with Angelino was enjoying It was impossible not to bottom corner. famous victory. coaches, safe. Olympic marathon champion Kipchoge Lahiri one-under in first round at Novak Djokovic ‘happy’ to play US named ambassador for Run as One Open 2020 despite coronavirus fears Wyndham, Atwal yet to finish Returning to action after me really excited. During more than five months, my career, I have played Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri some of my best matches at shot a one-under 69 at the the USTA Billie Jean King Wyndham Championship National Tennis Center. I while Arjun Atwal was two- am aware that this time under in his unfinished first around it will be very differ- round, halted by inclement ent with all the protocols weather. and safety measures that are It was a fairly good round put in place to protect play- that should have fetched ers and people of NY. Lahiri a better score but he “Nevertheless, I have was found wanting on the trained hard with my team greens, where he twice and got my body in shape so missed putts inside five feet I am ready to adapt to new and on four other occasions conditions. I’ve done all the he was 10-11 feet or less check-ups to make sure I from the pin. am fully recovered and I am Considering he was com- in the PGA TOUR’s final on sixth. When he came to ready to get back on court peting after a long time, he regular-season event before 17th tee he was four-under, fully committed to playing hit the ball well finding 10 of the FedExCup playoffs. but he went to the right my best tennis. the 14 fairways and 13 of the There were 33 players on rough. He fell short of the “I respect and appreciate Reigning Olympic Kipchoge was quoted as 18 greens, but the putting the course who had not fin- green on his third and was everyone taking time, marathon champion Eliud saying in a media release. prevented him from finish- ished when the round was on the fringe and needed effort, and energy to organ- Kipchoge was on Friday “The idea of helping ing with a better card. suspended due to bad weath- three from there for the dou- ise these two events for the named the ambassador of people through running or Lahiri had just two er. ble. tennis players to be able to the fund-raising initiative walking or jogging, is a birdies, but gave away just Lahiri, whose last win Varner went really low at go back to their working “Sunfeast India Run As thoughtful way of engag- one bogey in his round and came in 2015 at the Hero Sedgefield Country Club field. One”, starting on ing people for a good was Tied-67th. Indian Open, had come to with eight birdies and no- “Unfortunately for the Saturday. cause. And this is the rea- Atwal, the 2010 winner of India for the same event, but bogeys and it matched his players and the game itself, Kipchoge became the son I have joined Sunfeast the Wyndham, playing this then stayed back as the career best. Hoge and Sloan, the current situation is not first man on the planet to India Run as One as its week with a sponsor’s Covid-19 outbreak spread playing together, followed Novak Djokovic will positive for Covid-19 in allowing everyone to travel cover the marathon dis- Ambassador.” exemption, looked set for a all over the world. “With my suit later in the round. compete in the US Open June, when he participated and compete at the same tance in less than two The “virtual event” will great start as he was four- status for the next season Brooks Koepka and Justin 2020 which will be held in in the controversial Adria level of risk, and I hope the hours. The 35-year-old support people affected by under through 16 holes but protected I used the time off Rose had a rough day, as New York later this month. Tour, wrote on his website: situation will change soon clocked 1:59:40 to create the Covid-19 pandemic then double bogeyed the to work on my game, and I Koepka was 10 shots behind Defending champion Rafael “I am happy to confirm and we will all be back to an athletic spectacle in with the citizen-led move- 17th just as play was had not spent an extended with 72 and Rose carded 73. Nadal is among the several that I will participate at the doing what we love and do Vienna, thus elevating his ment bringing together stopped due to inclement period with my coach. That The leading trio was fol- players who have already Western & Southern Open best.” credentials as the world’s people of 28 states and weather. He is now 2-under has helped,” he said. lowed by Harris English pulled out of the tournament and US Open this year. Djokovic will also com- greatest marathoner. eight union territories. The and will complete his round Atwal birdied both Par-5s (64), who was ahead of a due to coronavirus fears but “It was not an easy deci- pete in the Western & “India is very close to 30-day movement will with the 18th next morning. on the course – fifth and large group at 5-under the world No 1 confirmend sion to make with all the Southern Open which will my heart and I have had kick-start on Saturday Harold Varner III, Tom 15th – and also had birdies including Patrick Reed. Past his participation on obstacles and challenges on be played at Flushing the opportunity to witness while registrations will Hoge and Roger Sloan each on third and eighth on the U.S. Open champion Webb Tuesday. many sides, but the prospect Meadows from 22-28 the warmth and hospitality continue till September shot 8-under 62 on Thursday front nine and another one Simpson led another pack at Djokovic, who tested of competing again makes August. of this beautiful nation,” 11. to share the first-round lead on 12th . He dropped a shot 4-under 66. ‘Very rarely have we seen him play that shot’: Mohammad Kaif ECB announce dates for recalls Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup six off Shoaib Akhtar Sibling rivalry: Serena beats England vs Australia Former batsman plays. Very rarely have we limited-oovers series Mohammad Kaif recalled seen him playing that shot. I Venus to take 31st meeting Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic six have seen him punch the ball The England Cricket Board staged is crucial to cricket in off Shoaib Akhtar during the or hitting shots on the rise but There was zero interaction put. have announced the dates for this country. It will also pro- 2003 World Cup match that upper cut, with his heavy between the two, not even In the third, Venus went the postponed limited-overs vide much-needed financial between India and Pakistan in bat playing against a bowler a furtive glance, when ahead 4-2 thanks to a series against Australia. aid at all levels of cricket in Centurion. In the second over who is bowling at over 150 Venus Williams walked three-game run. England were due to host the England and Wales as we of India’s innings, Tendulkar kph is a very difficult shot.” past Serena Williams in Naturally, Serena came Aussies in July but the series work through the challenges went after a short and wide Tendulkar scored 98 and went the Top Seed Open’s back, earning the break was postponed due to Covid- in front of us,” ECB Chief ball from Shoaib, which was past 12000 ODI runs as India warmup area Thursday for a 5-4 lead with the 19 lockdowns. Now the three- Executive Officer, Tom timed so well that it flew over beat Pakistan by six wickets. before their 31st matchup help of one of Venus’ 11 match ODI and T20 series will Harrison said. “The rivalry the point boundary for six. Kaif revealed another aspect as pros. double-faults and closing be played in at the start of between England and Tendulkar followed the six of Tendulkar’s batting, Moments later, both headed it with a running, down- September and would contin- Australia is the pinnacle of with a superbly-timed flick for explaining how international to the court, each wearing the-line backhand from ue till mid-September. sporting competition. The a boundary off the next ball cricket’s highest run-getter a face covering – Serena wide of the doubles alley The Australian squad will Vitality IT20s and Royal and capped the over off with a wouldn’t appreciate being sporting a leopard print that capped a 12-stroke arrive in England on August London Series will be thrilling straight drive down to the praised while he was batting. design, Venus with a light back of the court. set, Serena questioned an exchange. before travelling to contests and a perfect way to boundary. But even 17 years Kaif, who batted with blue medical mask – and “It definitely felt more overrule by the chair “I just ran out of time there, Derbyshire. From there, they culminate the men’s interna- later, the six over point contin- Tendulkar and put on a part- were greeted not by the relaxed than the stadium umpire that granted Venus is kind of what it felt will be transferred to the tional season in this extraordi- ues to stand as one of the nership of 102 runs during the roars of an appreciative at Wimbledon or at the an ace. like,” Venus said. Ageas Bowl in Southampton nary summer.” defining memories of India- World Cup match, said audience but basically by US Open,” said Serena, “This was a real match with Venus is 40, and Serena after England’s last Test match Cricket Australia’s interim Pakistan cricketing rivalry. Tendulkar never liked it if silence. Zero fanfare who now leads the all-in- real points and real conse- turns 39 next month, mak- against Pakistan. Australia Chief Executive Officer added “The six he hit of Shoaib someone appreciated his shots because, well, there are the-family series 19-12. quences,” said Venus, ing their combined age will play four practice games that the team is excited to get Akhtar over point and the flick while he was batting. zero fans at the first tennis “But it still is not like the who owns seven Grand the highest in a WTA in England before the start of back into the international fray after that to fine-leg for a “I was told to just stay tournament in the US practice courts.” Slam singles titles, 16 match since 2004, when the T20 series on 4 September. after an extended gap. “We are boundary... that is Sachin’s there. Sachin didn’t believe in since the onset of the When it ended, the siblings fewer than Serena’s 23. Martina Navratilova, 47, The other two T20s will be very excited to be heading to strength that he never gets talking too much. When coronavirus pandemic. simply tapped rackets. No Serena broke right away and played Amy Frazier, 31. played on September 6 and England and to get back into LBW, he never missed the Sachin Paaji is batting, it is When the match began, handshake or hug, owing led 2-0, but Venus The top-seeded Serena next September 8 respectively. The the international fray. We con- ball. That is why he was such like a meditation. He is in his though, everything to rules about social dis- responded by grabbing faces American wild-card three ODI’s will be at Old gratulate the ECB on leading a great batsman because the own different zone. So, he seemed normal: hard hit- tancing. Another sign of five games in a row on the entry Shelby Rogers, a 6- Trafford on 11 September, 13 the resumption of the game in bowler has that weapon to doesn’t like talking too ting, big serving. Serena the times: There was a way to taking the opening 2, 7-5 winner over September and 16 September. a way that places the health bring the ball in and get the much,” Kaif said. came back and won the “Black Lives Matter” set. Then Serena Canadian qualifier Leylah The 50-over matches will be and safety of players and staff batsman bowled or LBW, that “If someone goes and tells last four games to beat her stencil on the wall behind regrouped to win the sec- Fernandez. the part of ICC Men’s Cricket at its core. “We would also happened to Sachin very few him what a shot he had played, older sister, Venus, 3-6, 6- the baseline. ond. With the temperature Jil Teichmann advanced to World Cup Super League. like to thank the Australian times in his career,” Kaif said he would ask you to stay quiet 3, 6-4 in a second-round It was a back-and-forth con- at 90 degrees and high the quarterfinals with a 6- “We owe a significant debt Government for granting trav- on the Watch Along episode of and let him bat. He didn’t like match – 22 1/2 years after test, with each woman humidity, the heat rule 2, 6-2 victory over No. 5 of gratitude to the players, el exemptions for the the India vs Pakistan 2003 it at all if someone goes and the first between the two. appearing to move out in was in effect, so there was seed Yulia Putintseva. staff and administrators of Australian men’s team, as well match on Star Sports. tells him how well he was bat- Folks could be seen laying front until the other pulled a 10-minute break after Teichmann now plays Cricket Australia for their as all those who have worked “The six over point, the ting and how good the ball on the ground to peek even. Make no mistake: the second set. Venus took CiCi Bellis, who elimi- efforts in getting this tour tirelessly to put together a plan iconic shot that is shown again was going from his bat or that through the opening at the The competitive juices advantage, leaving the nated Jessica Pegula 6-3, underway. Their co-operation that allows for the tour to and again, is a shot he never it was his day. bottom of the fence at the were flowing. In the first court, but Serena stayed 6-2. to ensure these matches are progress in a bio-secure way.”