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Monday, June 1, 2020 Racing in UK under starters orders on road to redemption AFP ing for the first time since “With no other sport to London March 17 is a “tremendous op- watch, you would hope a whole portunity” for the sport. new audience and even gen- English racing will on Mon- “There is precious little else eration will tune in.” day offer a beacon of hope after to watch although it coincides Palmer has two runners at months of nationwide gloom with the day the Government Newcastle — the racecourse when it becomes the first sport allows more people to meet where two-time Arc de Tri- in Britain to emerge from coro- outside,” Palmer said. omphe winner Enable opened navirus lockdown. “My mother would have her account in November 2016 Criticised for pressing been furious if she caught me — but will not be gracing the ahead with the Cheltenham watching TV on a sunny day! track with his presence. Festival as the pandemic took “However, we have to hope “I have a very experienced hold in March racing now finds people will stay inside and team of people who are very itself in the news in an alto- watch the racing. good at their jobs,” he said. gether more positive light. “It is a real opportunity to “With restricted numbers It returns at Newcastle with pick up new followers.” my presence would be unnec- a surreal feel with no specta- Palmer says racing owes essary. tors to watch the 10 flat races a huge debt to the loyalty of “Besides there is no- restricted to 12 runners per owners through the crisis. where to get lunch, nowhere contest and trainers, jockeys Palmer — who has around to get a drink. and grooms wearing masks. 100 horses — said they could “People will be just going There will be none of the have cut their training costs by back to their cars (when they usual celebratory hugs or taking them away whilst the don’t have runners involved in shake of the hands between sport was shut down. a particular race) and listening jockeys and trainers as social “People largely own race- to the radio or watching the distancing officers will be on horses for pleasure and amuse- racing on their phones.” hand to ensure people stay two ment,” he said. Palmer says it has been metres apart. “The sport is only able to go perhaps easier for trainers to However, leading flatahead on Monday because of keep going because equine trainer Hugo Palmer told the thousands of horses own- viruses are the bane of their AFP morale at his Kremlin ers have continued to pay to lives. Cottage Stables in Newmar- have in training. “There was a biography ket has been high due to the “The overwhelming major- titled ‘Months of Misery and “sunniest spring for years” ity of staff were not furloughed Moments of Bliss (late trainer but admits it might have and we have not existed on English racing resumes at Newcastle where two-time Arc de Triomphe champion Enable won her first race back in November 2016.( AFP) Bill Wightman),” he said. dipped had racing “not been government handouts. “To train horses you need around the corner”. “We all owe them (the own- ‘An inherent optimism’ trained by John Quinn. bred’s CEO Amer Abdulaziz Salman takes the same an inherent optimism and a The genial Englishman ers) a huge debt of gratitude. Phoenix Thoroughbreds “We made a commitment Salman told AFP. view as Palmer that it could be spring in your step to drag — who established himself “If they had pulled them — who have over 60 horses at the start of the lockdown “For us, we need to race a new dawn for the sport. yourself out of bed long before among the top rank with out of training then we would in the United Kingdom — not to take any of our horses not just for the prize money “This is an unprecedented the cock crows and to keep do- champion miler Galileo Gold not have been in a position to will have one runner on out of training and we stuck but also for the breeding side opportunity for racing in the ing it because nobody is forc- in 2016 — says racing resum- put sport on at all.” Monday, Luck on Sunday to that,” Phoenix Thorough- of our operation.” UK to raise its profile,” he said. ing you to do it.” World long-jump champion Malaika Coe urges kids to take up Mihambo to work with Carl Lewis sport to battle virus AFP due to resume with the Dia- AFP Prague “Back on Track” will bring mond League meeting, trans- Berlin together professional ath- formed by social distancing World Athletics chief Se- rules into an event the organis- Reigning world long-jump bastian Coe called on chil- letes, including two-time ers are marketing as the “Im- champion Malaika Mihambo dren to take up sports to Olympic javelin champion possible Games”, in Oslo on revealed on Sunday that she combat “shocks” like the and world record holder June 11. Many other events plans to move to the USA to be coronavirus as his sport was have been postponed, such the trained by athletics legends Carl bracing for a restart at a Barbora Spotakova, along- Tokyo Olympics, or cancelled Lewis and Leroy Burrell. Czech event next week. side kids at 173 venues altogether, like the 2020 Euro- “I want to develop as an ath- On Monday, “Back on across the Czech Republic pean Championships. lete and as a person,” Mihambo Track” will bring together “I hope we can start having told German daily Bild. I want to develop as an professional athletes, includ- full stadia again with our fans “I have the feeling that athlete and as a person. ing two-time Olympic javelin than 9,000 confirmed COV- because it’s part of the process now is the right time for such champion and world record ID-19 cases and more than of coming out of the pandemic a big step. I have the feeling that now holder Barbora Spotakova, 300 deaths. world,” said Coe. “Carl Lewis and Leroy Bur- is the right time for such alongside kids at 173 venues “Sport will be the great driv- rell, who will be my sprint a big step. Germany’s Malaika Mihambo after across the Czech Republic. ‘Guided, not dictated to’ er, athletics I want to see abso- coach, were among the best in “I absolutely support this,” “In the fullness of time I’m lutely at the forefront of that.” Malaika Mihambo winning long-jump gold at the 2019 the world for years. World Athletics Championships in Coe told Czech reporters in a hoping that we’re in a safe en- Coe hailed an increase in “I can learn a lot from them, of Germany Doha last October. (AFP) video press conference. “This vironment, the pandemic has sports activities during the that’s irreplaceable.” is the first big initiative that been curtailed or contained, pandemic and singled out German Mihambo won has come to fruition from a and there may be need for so- those improvising under the world gold in Doha in October States. She wants to move to “When the best long jumper letes Konstanze Klosterhalfen, member federation,” cial distancing going forward, lockdown, including balcony with a personal best leap of Houston, Texas, to be coached in the world says something like a 5,000m world bronze medal- “We can work with gov- but at least we can have fans in runners or backyard athletes. 7.30m and was voted her coun- by Lewis, 58, a nine-time Olym- that, it’s a nice sign and encour- list, and Gina Lueckenkemper, ernments to re-establish the stadium,” said Coe. “It makes me feel very re- try’s athlete of the year in 2019. pic champion in long jump and ages you,” she added. the reigning European 100m school sport, which is the “There will come a point assured because it tells me that Only former East Ger- sprints, and Burrell, 53, a for- She is part motivated by a champion, have already moved bedrock of everything that where of course you take the we have the most creative, in- man athletics legend Heike mer Olympic and world 100m desire to improve her Spanish, their training to the US. we know, particularly as we guidance of your medical and genious, resilient, thoughtful, Drechsler, who managed relay champion. because “around 40 percent “If athletes are looking for come into a post-pandemic your scientific teams but the funny people in our sport,” he 7.48m in 1988, has jumped Lewis wrote himself into of the population in Houston, a new challenge to develop fur- world,” the 63-year-old for- sport also has to make a judg- said. further for Germany. Olympics folklore with four gold where I will train and live, are ther, we can’t stop them,” DLV mer runner said. ment about what is in the best “It may just be the nature Having got to know Lewis medals, in the 100m, 200m, Spanish-speaking”. president Juergen Kessing said. “Those communities that interests of the sport as well.” of athletics, I don’t know, may- and Burell in online video calls, 4x100m and long jump, at the However, news of her plans He wished Mihambo “all are fitter and healthier and “We need to be guided but be I’m biased but I am happy 26-year-old Mihambo plans to 1984 Los Angeles Games. ws greeted with disappoint- the best”, but pointed out stronger and have good im- we can’t be dictated to by sci- to say that.” quit Germany in August -- if Mihambo says Lewis has ment by the German Athletics that “title wins are certainly mune systems are those com- ence or just simply those medi- Coe also said he was “sad- travel restrictions due to the told her he is convinced of Association (DLV). achievable within our sup- munities that are going to be cal circumstances,” added the dened” by the cancellation of coronavirus allows -- for the her potential. Top German female ath- port system”. better positioned in future to double Olympic champion on the Boston Marathon over the deal with these shocks.” 1,500 metres. virus, announced on Thursday. Coe, a former British Mem- International athletics are “It’s one of the oldest mar- ber of Parliament, said “politi- athons in the world and I know cal will” was necessary. that it doesn’t just engage elite Three-time Olympic gold medalist Morrow dies at 84 “We need to really have level runners, it’s very much politicians properly under- part of the fabric of that great AFP At Melbourne in 1956, Mor- standing the linkage between American city,” he said. Los Angeles row joined US athletics great Jes- what we’ve all been through “I’m hoping that we can se Owens as the only men to win in the last few months and maintain the road pro- Treble Olympic gold medalist Bob- the 100m, 200m and 4x100m healthy communities,” he said. gramme and the mara- by Joe Morrow -- who won 100m, gold at a single Olympics -- a feat The Czech event will capi- thon majors.” 200m and 4x100m relay gold at later matched by American Carl talise on an easing of the re- the 1956 Melbourne Games, has Lewis and Jamaican Usain Bolt. strictive measures adopted by died at the age of 84. He was named Sports Illus- the government to stem the The San Benito school dis- trated’s Sportsman of the Year virus spread in mid-March. trict, which honoured the home- that year -- beating out baseball At present, sports events town hero by naming their foot- hero Mickey Mantle and boxer with up to 300 people are al- ball stadium after him, expressed Floyd Patterson. lowed across the Czech Repub- At Melbourne in 1956, Bobby Joe Morrow joined US athletics great Jesse condolences on its Facebook Morrow retired from athletics lic, an EU member with more Owens as the only men to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at page on Saturday, saying Mor- in 1958, and in a brief comeback a single Olympics -- a feat later matched by American Carl Lewis and row’s legacy would “live on for- bid in 1960 failed to qualify for World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe. Jamaican Usain Bolt. (Pic: Twitter) ever” in the Texas town. the US Olympic team. (AFP) Sports Monday, June 1, 2020 11 Mauro Icardi signs four-year PSG deal

AFP delighted to announce the cording to the French and Ital- Icardi “for the six seasons he Milan signing of Mauro Icardi on ian sports press. spent with us and wish him a permanent deal, following This is the firstmajor the best for his future profes- Paris Saint-Germain have the striker’s loan from Inter transfer in Europe since the sional career”. signed Argentina international Milan during the 2019-2020 crisis linked to the Covid-19 The 27-year-old joined Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan season,” the French club said pandemic. Inter from Sampdoria in on a four-year deal after taking in a statement. The 27-year-old Icardi’s 2013 and scored 124 goals for up the option to buy the on- Icardi, who has eight recruitment could signal the the team. loan forward, the two clubs an- caps for Argentina, but also departure of Uruguayan strik- But despite being twice nounced on Sunday. holds an Italian passport, has er Edinson Cavani, 33, the top Serie A top scorer in 2015 and Icardi joined PSG this signed a four-year deal until scorer in the history of the 2018, he failed to win any tro- season and impressed with June 30, 2024. club, whose contract expires phies in Italy, fell out with the 20 goals in 31 games, before Given the current economic on on June 30. Inter Milan hierarchy in Febru- the Ligue 1 campaign was situation the French champi- Icardi’s debut season may ary 2019 and was stripped of stopped and his club crowned ons succeeded in reducing the not have finished yet with the the club captaincy. champions because of the fee “to under” €60 million ($66 Champions League still to be He was frozen out when coronavirus pandemic. million), as opposed to the €70 concluded, perhaps in August. Antonio Conte took over as Mauro Icardi scored 20 goals for PSG since joining last August on-loan from Inter Milan. (AFP) “Paris Saint-Germain are million initially requested, ac- Inter Milan thanked coach this season.

Quick read Man City’s Mahrez has watches worth £300,000 stolen: Reports Sancho scores first LONDON: Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez had three luxury watches worth more than £300,000 ($370,000) stolen when thieves raided his penthouse apartment, according to British media reports on Sunday. More than £50,000 in cash along with Cartier bracelets and rare football shirts worth up to £150,000 were also taken from the Algeria international. The watches were reported to be a £230,000 hat-trick as Dortmund Richard Mille timepiece, a £40,000 Rolex Daytona and a £35,000 Rolex Day Date. Mahrez, 29, was said to not have been at home when the offenders used a key fob to access his apartment and three others in the Manchester city centre block on April 24. The Sun quoted a letter sent to residents which read: “Four apartments were accessed without grind down Paderborn authority using a fob which had general access throughout the building. “The fob in question is now in our possession, has been fully deacti- vated and cannot be used again.” The robbery continued an alarming sequence of Premier League stars being targeted by thieves. (AFP)

Hungarian football fans return to stadia after virus lockdown MISKOLC (HUNGARY): Fans returned to Hungarian football stadia at the weekend after a two-month break due to the coronavirus, a first in Europe where other leagues have resumed behind closed doors. The Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) decided on Thursday to allow clubs let fans in for the first time since March on condition that every second row in stadia remains empty, and that only every fourth seat is occupied. Outside the Diosgyor club stadium in the northeastern city of Miskolc Saturday before its game with Mezokovesd their supporters said they were glad to be back and meet fellow fans again. “We’ll keep the rules as there could be closed-doors games again if we screw up,” said Richard Kovacs, 36. Some 2,255 spectators attended the game, one of six to take place in Hungary at the weekend, with the stands speckled with scattered fans. “The virus hasn’t disappeared so we must keep the distance,” said 18-year-old student Csaba Gasparics wearing a Diosgyor facemask. “We are only worried if we win or loses, not about the epidemic,” said Gabor Lengyel, 41. Apart from in Budapest where Hungary’s biggest club Ferencvaros has a large fan base, typical crowds are small with a nationwide average last season of around 3,000. “We were already maintaining social distancing in the stadiums very well,” one web user joked after the MLSZ announcement. Other European countries that have relaunched their leagues in May, or are about to do so, are play- ing behind closed doors. Hungary, which has a population of 9.8 million, had by Sunday recorded 3,876 cases and 526 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions have gradually been eased across the country and Budapest fully reopened its bars and res- taurants on the weekend. (AFP) English midfielder Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick in Borussia Dortmund’s 6-1 win over Bundesliga strugglers Paderborn. (AFP) Moenchengladbach’s French forward Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring. (AFP)

DPA difference from Bayer Lev- home when keeper Leopold confidentP aderborn could not who took a knee in celebrat- Berlin erkusen as Marcus Thuram’s Zingerle spilled a 54th minute maintain their level of perfor- ing in support of the current double led them over Union. cross from Emre Can. mance in matching Dortmund protests in the US, completed Football and life Champions League hopefuls Both Sancho and Thuram Just three minutes later and would tire. his brace midway through the Borussia Dortmund and Borus- paid tribute to George Floyd, Julian Brandt was provider for Florian Neuhaus tested second half by converting again sia Moenchengladbach proved killed at the hands of Ameri- Sancho to tap in and he lifted visiting keeper Rafal Gikie- from Alassane Plea’s cross. will never be the way too strong for Bundesliga can police this week, in their his shirt to reveal “Justice for wicz with an audacious effort Gladbach coach Marco strugglers Paderborn and Un- goal celebrations. George Floyd” on his vest. from the half-way line but did Rose said “everyone supported” ion Berlin with 6-1 and 4-1 wins Bayern crushed Fortuna And the England interna- make the breakthrough in the Thuram’s sign against racism. same, feels Messi respectively on Sunday. Dusseldorf 5-0 on Saturday to tional drilled a brilliant second 17th minute. Plea himself got on the Bottom side Paderborn follow-up their crucial 1-0 win to settle the tie straight after Several defenders failed to scoresheet with a fine finish DPA strange situation for us and resisted bravely but Jadon at Dortmund on Tuesday. Fifth- Huenemeier’s spot kick, which halt Neuhaus’ run across the late on. Barcelona for anyone who has to change Sancho’s hat-trick, Thorgan placed RB Leipzig, the final side harshly awarded against Can box and he found the net via Union had cut the defi- their usual working dynamics. Hazard, Achraf Hakimi and in Champions League conten- for handball. the post. cit moments after the restart Barcelona forward Lionel “A lot of people have had arare strike from veteran tion, can go third again with a Hakimi and Schmelzer, “That is naturally a nice through Andersson’s close- Messi says neither football nor a really bad time because this Marcel Schmelzer took Dort- win at Cologne on Monday. with his first goal since 2013, number,” Neuhaus said of range finish from a free kick life itself will be able to return situation has affected them mund within seven points Dortmund were with- struck before Sancho broke scoring Gladbach’s 3,000th but rarely looked capable of to normal after the coronavi- in some way, as happened to of leaders Bayern Munich out teenage striker Erling clear to complete his hat- Bundesliga goal. “But I am taking something. rus pandemic. all those who lost their family despite Uwe Huenemeier’s Braut Haaland who picked trick. The three goals in the much happier about the win “When we produce so Spanish football has been and friends and couldn’t even penalty consolation. up an injury against Bay- final five minutes added a fair in the battle for the Champi- many mistakes then at the on hold since March because barely say goodbye to them. But with just five games re- ern and initially struggled to reflection to the scoreline as ons League.” end it will be difficult to win a of the health crisis, which has “There can be nothing maining in the season delayed break down determined Pad- Paderborn faded. Union have taken just one game,” admitted Union coach seen over 27,000 deaths in the worse than losing the people by the coronavirus epidemic an erborn, who look increasing- “I have said almost noth- point since the restart in the Urs Fischer. country, although La Liga will you love the most, that cre- eighth successive title for Bay- ly doomed eight points from ing,” coach Lucien Favre said of middle of the month and never Promoted Union are 14th resume from June 11. ates enormous frustration for ern is considered inevitable. the play-off place. his approach at half-time. “Just threatened an equaliser before and just four points above “Football, like life in gen- me, and seems the most unfair Gladbach went behind Eventually quality told that we had to keep playing.” Thuram’s back-post header. the bottom three having not eral, I think will never be the thing of all.” Barcelona are two Dortmund into third on goal though and Hazard nudged The Swiss explained he was French forward Thuram, won in six. same,” Messi told El Pais on points clear of rivals Real Ma- Sunday, with quotes also drid at the top of La Liga, with published on Barcelona’s 11 games remaining. club website. The rest of the Spanish “The return to training, season will be completed be- Liverpool’s training return a ‘massive lift’ for Klopp competitions and what was hind closed doors and with a previously done normally now strict security protocol to en- AFP “We never had nine weeks the season does restart. “It’s our pre-season; how played behind closed doors will have to be started again, sure optimum safety condi- London without football training in our The Reds’ first game back I said, we don’t expect a long and it was suggested Liver- but progressively. It will be a tions for the players and staff. lives since we played football, is scheduled to be the Mersey- break in between the seasons, pool may have to move to a Jurgen Klopp admitted on pretty much. That’s all different side derby against Everton and so this is a very important neutral venue in a bid to stop Sunday that it has been a “mas- but interesting as well,” Klopp Klopp is building his players’ fit- period for us.” Liverpool are fans gathering outside. sive lift” to see his Liverpool told Liverpool’s website. ness towards that date. now awaiting confirmation on “That’s what we were all squad back training together as “We enjoy the situation, “We don’t have to be match- schedules and venues after sen- waiting for,” Klopp said. “But they prepare for the return of that’s really all good. And it fit now. We try it with in- ior police chiefs raised con- now it’s always like this. You the Premier League. makes all the difference for creasing intensity, day by cerns about the club playing were waiting for that, some- The English top flight is us, to be honest, to come to- day, but we have to be any possible title-clinching body tells us we could start, set to restart on June 17 and gether and have this hour or fit on the 19th or 20th, match at Anfield or anoth- that’s good. teams have been able to re- two here together. whichever day they will er team’s stadium. “Now we know, from sume group training after “You get this contact, give us against Everton, I All match- a training point of view, weeks of isolation due to the feedback as well on the pitch think,” Klopp said. es will be what we have to do when coronavirus lockdown. directly, not via a computer “That’s the moment and when we have to be It has been an especially or a screen. It’s a massive, when we want to be at 100 per cent in the best frustrating time for Liverpool massive lift.” at 100 percent. It’s way, how we can train in boss Klopp, whose side were Liverpool have a 25-point round about three different intensities. That was two wins away from clinching lead over second placed Man- weeks until then, very important. the Premier League title when chester City, putting their that’s good. We Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi (centre) with teammates the season was halted because first Englishtitle for 30 years want to use that Manager Jurgen Klopp is relieved to have his during a training session last week. (AFP) of the pandemic in March. within touching distance if and we will. Liverpool squad back together. (AFP) 12 Monday, June 1, 2020 Sports Sri Lanka cricketers Dhoni played big role in my resume outdoor training after coronavirus halt elevation to captaincy: Kohli AFP personal matters,” it added in Colombo a statement. Agencies to be in the (playing) XI regu- “The players taking part in NEW DelhI larly, wanting to put my foot Sri Lanka’s cricket team, the camp represents a general down and say I didn’t play all mainly the bowlers, will resume squad chosen from across all Virat Kohli said his elevation the games but I wanted to be training Monday under strict formats, and primarily consist to captaincy has a lot to do with discussed whether this guy is health measures after a two- of bowlers, as they need more Mahendra Singh Dhoni keenly good enough to play or not.” and-a-half-month hiatus forced time for ‘conditioning’ before observing his cricket smarts Kohli admitted that he by coronavirus, the country’s going into active competition.” for six to seven years. does not really know whether governing body said. The Test series against Eng- During an Instagram chat the game of cricket will change Cricket came to a halt on land was put off indefinitely af- with teammate Ravichandran or not once action resumes March 13 when the visiting ter the pandemic halted major Ashwin, Kohli spoke about during this coronavirus period. England team pulled out on sporting events worldwide. how he was always keen on “Game changing a lot? the second day of a four-day Sri Lanka has reported taking responsibility and be- Man, I do not know what practice match ahead of their 1,620 infections and 10 deaths coming the India captain was a is going to happen. It is so two-Test series. since the first virus case was de- part of that process. strange thinking even of A 13-member squad will tected on January 27. “I think a large portion of practice sessions like instinc- take part in a 12-day training Coach Mickey Arthur had me becoming captain was also tively you want to clap/hi- session, starting with fitness customised home-training re- to do with him (Dhoni) observ- five, but you cannot do that, sessions from Monday at a ho- gimes for many players in the ing me for a long period of time. you will meet people after tel in the capital Colombo, Sri national team after the lock- It just can’t happen like he goes a long time, and you would Lanka Cricket said on Sunday. down was imposed. and selectors say ‘you become have to fold hands and stay Sri Lanka are preparing to Former Sri Lankan sports captain’,” Kohli replied to a away,” Kohli told Ashwin host India for a limited-overs minister Dayasiri Jayasekara specific question on the process during the interaction. series in July. in 2017 slammed the national of becoming the leader of the “I know it sounds strange, However, India’s cricket team as “too fat and unfit to team, on Saturday. it might be a permanent fea- board has said it will wait for field five-day Test matches”. “The guy who is there, he India skipper Virat Kohli with Mahendra Singh Dhoni during a One-Day International match. ture until there is some sort of more clarity regarding curbs on The comments came af- takes responsibility and says cure or vaccine that comes out, international travel before mak- ter they suffered a humiliating okay I think this is the next guy self at first slip and pick wick- ho (we can try this, we can try Kohli stated. we will need to make that a ing a decision on the tour. one-day series defeat against and I will tell you how he is go- etkeeper Dhoni’s brains on that), what do you think? He “I was inclined to taking re- part of our routine,” he added. Ground training will start bottom-ranked Zimbabwe and ing and then slowly that transi- tactical moves. would deny a lot of things but sponsibility. Becoming captain However, the Indian skip- on Tuesday, the governing an early exit from the Champi- tion is formed. “I think that is the transi- he would discuss a lot of things of India was not even in my per also reckons that people body added. The players will be ons Trophy. “I think he played a big role tion that slowly happens, then as well, so he got a lot of con- wildest dreams, to be honest. won’t find it hard to acclimatise joined by a four-member team Sri Lanka later overhauled in that and that trust you have with your entry in the game fidence thatI can do this after We all started playing at a sim- to the new challenges to players of coaches and assistants. the coaching team and Arthur to build over, say six-seven you start talking to the captain him,” the India skipper said. ilar time, I made my Test debut because of the coronavirus. “Members taking part in has said he was keeping in years, it just doesn’t happen regularly. before you, you (Ashwin) made “We all find it strange, with the camp will not be allowed touch with each player to moni- overnight,” Kohli said. “I was always in MS’s (Dho- Responsibility oriented it just after in the next series. all things in life, it won’t be that to leave the hotel premises or tor their progress before inter- The transition happened ni) ears, standing next to him, Taking responsibility is “And after that it was all difficult to make a part of our the practice venue to attend national competition resumes. when Kohli would station him- ‘yeh kar sakte ho, woh kar sakte something he has always liked, about wanting to play, wanting lives,” Kohli concluded.

Vettori donates part of salary Peyton Manning as an NFL to Bangladesh board staffers analyst is worth waiting for Agencies 41-year-old former spin- DHAKA bowling all-rounder has TCA/DPA out TV and could be willing decided to donate was not New York to make a move in 2021? Af- Former New Zealand cap- disclosed in the report. ter all, his remarks came just tain and Bangladesh’s spin According to ESP- With Peyton Manning now two days after the Free World Sri Lanka are preparing to stage a series against India in July. bowling coach Daniel Vet- NCricinfo, Vettori is the saying he has not said “no for- (which also includes network tori has asked the BCB to highest-paid member of ever” to an NFL TV analyst gig, suits) experienced his bril- give a part of his salary to the the Bangladesh coaching it’s time for some network to liant verbal skills during Board’s low-income staffers staff, earning US$250,000 sign him to a futures contract TNT’s “The Match: Champi- amid the financial hardship for his 100-day contract that without a set start date. ons for Charity” golf event in ECB welcomes British being caused by the COV- runs till the end of the sched- Manning, who won the Su- Hobe Sound, Florida. ID-19 pandemic. uled T20 World Cup later per Bowl with the Indianapolis Manning had it all going: Govt advice over restart Bangladesh Cricket this year. Colts and the Denver Broncos He was funny (he encour- Board (BCB) CEO Niza- BCB has also donated and retired in 2016, would be aged the non-existent crowd AFP at their clubs again,” an ECB muddin Chowdhury said Taka 3.61 crore (US$428,000 worth the wait. to cheer for him), analyti- London statement said on Sunday. Vettori has officially com- approx.) to help tackle the “I said ‘no’ to this year. cal (while discussing strat- “Over the coming week, municated his decision. crisis. The country’s cricket- This doesn’t feel like the right egy with his partner Tiger The England and Wales we will seek to understand “Vettori has said that we ers, including those in the time,” Manning said on “The Woods) and a step ahead in Cricket Board will step up the specific guidance from should donate a specificpart Under-19 category, and the Rich Eisen Show.” “This just his thinking (he said he would plans to restart the sport be- Government’s medical teams of his salary to the BCB’s players’ association too have doesn’t feel like the right not wear Woods’ traditional hind closed doors after the so that we can provide sup- low-income staff. He has of- contributed in the fight against time. I hate having this sort black and red garb, fearing British Government gave the port for cricket clubs who ficially informed the cricket COVID-19. of ‘check-with-me-next-year- Georgia head football coach green light to return to action. will be eager to see their operations committee,” BCB Sports bodies across the type-deal,’ but that’s really Kirby Smart would use video Government officials have communities safely playing CEO Nizamuddin Chowd- globe are staring at massive how I have approached this Peyton Manning: Double Super of him wearing Bulldog colors confirmedcricket and other in small groups.” hury told the Dhaka-based financial losses due to the cur- chapter. I believe in taking it a Bowl winner. as propaganda). sports will be able to resume The Government’s ap- Prothom Alo newspaper. rent halt in activities amid the year at a time.” Moving quick- The ease in which Man- from next week after the pub- proval of stage three of the The amount that the deadly pandemic. ly on Manning is not without made his league a mostly ca- ning communicated on a big lication of health and safety return to elite sport came only precedent. NBC already signed ble TV product. Barkley be- stage, playing golf with Woods guidelines designed to prevent two days after the ECB pushed quarterback Drew Brees to a came the face of the NBA. against Phil Mickelson/Tom the spread of coronavirus. back the start of the domestic Bangladesh’s spin contract. Brees is still playing The long-lasting effect re- Brady and the rain pounding The ECB will now study season until August 1. bowling coach for the New Oreleans Saints sulted in TNT having the pre- down, justified all who rave the document to determine International cricket is Daniel Vettori. this season. Not making a mier NBA studio operation for about his potential in a broad- how it can help the process of pencilled in to return on July quick move can wind up burn- all these years and ESPN still cast booth. its sport emerging from the 8 after Cricket West Indies ing a network for years. desperately searching for an In “The Match,” Manning pandemic lockdown. approved in principle the With ESPN/ABC and NBC NBA studio team that works. was in the unique role of par- “We are extremely heart- tour of England. in the NBA business, Turner ticipant/analyst. ened by Saturday’s announce- Plans have been drawn Sports, many moons ago, A difference maker His performance should ment from the Secretary of up to create “bio-secure” en- signed Charles Barkley to a Like Barkley, Manning serve as a pointed reminder State, which will support the vironments around each Test studio contract. The lasting could be that kind of difference to those suits who are in- return of professional, do- match, which are tentatively results of the Barkley hire was maker. terested in Manning - if mestic cricket behind closed scheduled to start on July 8, NBC getting out of the NBA Was it just a coincidence you wait and don’t sign him doors, and provides a mean- 16, and 24 and are to be held business when then-com- Manning decided to tell Ei- now, you may never get the ingful next step for recrea- behind closed doors in South- mish, the late David Stern, sen he hasn’t totally ruled opportunity again. tional players to begin playing ampton and Manchester. Clippers coach Rivers has been ‘Doc on Demand’ during pandemic

TCA/DPA still lighting up Nagy’s phone more time than ever to talk through quarterback Philip was awesome.” Doc Rivers being able to be candid with books including, “The Energy Los Angeles - text messages from players about them and Rivers has Rivers, a friend of the Clippers told the Bears about the time them,” McVay said. Bus,” a Rivers favourite that and coaches hoping to submit become an in-demand guest coach, Doc dropped into the he scored 54 points in a high The rave reviews surprise sparked their friendship. “If Los Angeles Clippers coach more questions. speaker by filling some of that Colts’ meeting to stress urgen- school game, only to have his no one who knows Rivers. you can help (players) get bet- Doc Rivers needed no per- “I’ve heard a lot of peo- void with his expertise. cy. If you are a true contender, father push him to play even Brendan Suhr watched the ter, they’ll listen to you. If you suading. ple talk to groups and Doc, to In late April, he stressed he implored the Colts, “you harder. How in 2007 he ar- same thing happen in 1983 can’t, it might feel like a waste As soon as Chicago Bears me, not to take anything away the importance of each Ram better go for it now.” ranged a Duck Boat tour of when, as an assistant coach on of their time. Bring something coach Matt Nagy floated the from anybody else, but that accepting and dominating “Even in a Zoom Boston for Paul Pierce, Ray Atlanta’s staff, he marvelled at that makes them better. That’s idea of joining a virtual team was one of the most powerful their role while mixing in sto- setting,” Philip Allen and Garnett soon after how the team’s second-round what Doc does.” meeting as a guest speaker, the hour-and-15-minute discus- ries about the drive that fuelled Rivers said in an the Celtics’ superstar trio was pick from Marquette “came lifelong fan of the team since he sions that I had selfishly for Michael Jordan and Kevin email, “his pres- formed - an outing he used to in and filled up the room” as Amazing credentials was an elementary schooler in myself and we had as a team,” Garnett. ence and ability have the trio envision travel- a rookie. Little has apparently Rivers understands the ap- the Wrigley Field stands watch- Nagy said. “Man, there was so “You’re sitting there look- to engage was ling the same route the follow- changed. At a recent coaching peal of his credentials - his 938 ing Gale Sayers was all in. much good stuff in there. A lot ing at all the guys and how felt and ing summer during a champi- clinic organized by Suhr, Riv- career coaching victories are “Talking to the Bears, of the stuff I don’t even want locked in they onship parade. ers discussed what he’d learned 12th all-time in the NBA - and the whole team, are you kid- to tell because I don’t want were, for a full from coaching his son, Austin, isn’t ignorant of his reputa- ding me?” Rivers said. “I was other people to know.” hour,” coach Sean More vocal with the Clippers. It left Suhr tion as one of the NBA’s best jacked up about that.” Nagy McVay said after- Bears players wanted to in tears. quotes. That doesn’t mean the thought his team would be Bad news for Bears ward. “I don’t think know about Kawhi Leonard’s Rivers repeated the same self-described introvert feels too. But he wasn’t prepared In recent weeks, Rivers’ I can keep our leadership style. story to the Bears and Nagy, comfortable with the notion for the response to Rivers’ stories from 13 years as an guys’ attention He’s quiet, Rivers told a father of four basketball- that he has become a sideline May 21 appearance. Riv- NBA player and 21 as a coach for a full hour.” them, but became more vocal obsessed sons, couldn’t get sage. Instead, he said his suc- ers spoke to 125 players and have been heard by hundreds Last week, after as the season went on. enough. cess owes largely to two dec- coaches for 30 minutes, took across the NFL during virtual an invitation “He’s got such a great abil- “He’s just a very good teach- ades of doing exactly what the questions for 45 more and meetings with the Los Angeles from Indian- ity in my mind of demonstrat- er, and the best teachers make Rams, Colts and Bears did with easily have gone another Rams and Indianapolis Colts. apolis coach ing the care for the players but concepts relevant, compelling him - seeking out others he hour. As the meeting ended, At a time when live sports are Frank Reich and applicable,” said Jon Gor- admires in hopes of gleaning a a flood of notifications were few and far between, there is was relayed Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers don, an author of motivational valuable insight.