THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Wimbledon canceled for 1st time Bajrang Punia assured of seeding at Olympics, since WWII because of virus placed No.2 in latest world rankings LONDON, Apr 1: wiped out this year because of Hundreds of thousands of NEW DELHI, Apr 1: Star champion Takuto Otoguro(JPN), Nurislam Sanayev is ranked the coronavirus. The start of the people have caught COVID-19, Punia collected 18 points and fifth in this weight and trails Wimbledon was canceled on French Open was postponed and thousands have died. For Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia pushed himself to within one Dahiya by six points. Wednesday because of the coro- from late May to late September. most people, the new coron- is assured of a top-four seeding in point of the Russian defending World Championship silver- navirus pandemic, the first time As of now, the U.S. Open is avirus causes mild or moderate the 65kg category at next year's world champion. medallist Deepak Punia is ranked since World War II that the old- still scheduled to be played in symptoms, which can include Tokyo Olympics even if he skips The 57kg is led by reigning second in 65kg behind Iranian est Grand Slam tennis tourna- New York from Aug. 31 to Sept. fever and cough, but also milder the last ranking series tourna- ment won't be played. 13. cases of pneumonia, sometimes ment, going by the latest world The All England Club Wednesday's decision means requiring hospitalization. The Aston Martin’s return to Formula standings. announced after an emergency Novak Djokovic and Simona risk of death is greater for older The fast-rising Ravi Dahiya meeting that the event it refers to Halep will not get a chance to adults and people with other One in 2021 confirmed also seems set for a top-four simply as The Championships is billing at the mega-event, which being scrapped for 2020. LONDON, Apr 1: "A brand with the pedigree will be held from July 23 to Wimbledon was scheduled and history of Aston Martin needs August 8 next year. to be played on the club's grass Aston Martin shareholders to be competing at the highest Wrestling's world governing courts on the outskirts of have approved the British luxury level of motorsport," Stroll said. body UWW announced the fresh London from June 29 to July 12. carmaker's return to Formula One "I think it's the most exciting rankings which placed Bajrang at Instead, the next edition of as a constructor in 2021, it was thing that's happened in recent number two in the 65kg category. the tournament will be June 28 confirmed Wednesday in a deal memory in Formula One and it's Dahiya is fourth in the very com- to July 11, 2021. Also that will see the Racing Point incredibly exciting for all stake- petitive 57kg category. Wednesday, the ATP and WTA team rebranded. holders in the sport, especially the Russian Olympic champion announced that the men's and The announcement came after fans." Gadhzimurad Rashidov leads the women's professional tennis a consortium led by Canadian bil- He added: "Aston Martin has 65kg rankings. Four Points sepa- world champion and number one great Hassan Yazdani, who tours would be suspended until lionaire Lawrence Stroll injected been competing very successfully rate Rashidov (60), Punia (59) from Russia Zaur Uguev (60 underwent knee surgery earlier at least July 13. They already ?260 million ($322 million) of in various classes of motorsport and Kazakshtan's Daulet points). this year and had no choice but to had been on hold through June new capital into a fundraising throughout its history, but we now Niyazbekov (56) for the top seed- World runner-up Suleyman skip the Matteo Pellicone and 7. effort of ?536 million ($664 mil- have an opportunity to create a ing. Atli is firmly in the number two Asian Championships. Wimbledon first was held in lion). works team in Formula One." But the Russian and Indian position after runner-up finishes He commanded a 20-point 1877 and has been contested defend their Wimbledon titles health problems. "On Monday 30th of March, Plans to rebrand the Racing Point wrestlers have such commanding at the World and European lead over Deepak but the Indian every year since, with the excep- from 2019. According to the World the shareholders of Aston Martin team were announced in January leads over the field that they can Championships. He has 58 points wrestler closed that gap on tion of two stretches: from 1915- The cancellation also takes Health Organization, people Lagonda approved a ?536m when Stroll led a rescue deal for sit out of the final ranking series and is followed by Stevan Micic Yazdani with a 14-point Asian 18 because of World War I, and away what might have been one with mild illness recover in fundraising, underpinned by an the struggling luxury carmaker. event and still earn a top-four (48) and Dahiya (45). championship bronze-medal fin- from 1940-45 because of World of Roger Federer's best chances about two weeks, while those injection of ?260m of new capital Aston Martin has enjoyed a seeding at the Olympic Games. Dahiya needs a 12-point fin- ish. War II. to try to add to his 20 Grand with more severe illness may from Yew Tree Consortium - a title partnership agreement with Rashidov owns the top spot in ish at the final Ranking Series Deepak leads Russian Artur "It has weighed heavily on Slam titles, including a record take three to six weeks to recov- group of investors led by Red Bull Racing over the past 65kg after finally claiming his event to secure one of the top- Naifonov by seven points after our minds that the staging of The eight at Wimbledon, where he er. Lawrence Stroll," Racing Point four years, an arrangement that long-awaited world gold in Nur- four seeds. There is slim chance the conclusion of the continental Championships has only been lost a fifth-set tiebreaker to Regular day-to-day life has said in a statement. will come to an end after the forth- Sultan last season. that the Indian wrestler can grab championship season. interrupted previously by World Djokovic in the last final after come to a halt in many ways in "As part of this investment Mr coming season. Punia began the year ranked the number one seeding. No Indian figures in top-10 of Wars," club chairman Ian Hewitt holding a pair of championship many parts of the world in Stroll will become Executive The British manufacturer last number three with 25 points after For that to happen, Dahiya the 74kg, 97kg and 125kg cate- said in a press release, "but, fol- points. Federer, who turns 39 in recent weeks, and sports has Chairman of Aston Martin and entered an F1 works team in 1960. his world bronze medal. He has would need Uguev, Atli and gories, the three other olympic lowing thorough and extensive August, is currently recovering reflected that. Aston Martin will create its own Aston Martin is cherished by overthrown world finalist Micic to sit out of the final weight categories. consideration of all scenarios, from knee surgery and planned The NBA, NHL and Major works F1 racing team." Stroll's Hollywood actors, global sports Niyazbekov for the number two Ranking Series event and win The top four in each category we believe that it is a measure of to return in time for the grass- League Baseball are on hold son Lance currently drives for his stars and British royalty. ranking. gold in a bracket with more than will be seeded at the Tokyo this global crisis that it is ulti- court circuit. indefinitely; the Kentucky Racing Point team alongside Fictional superspy James Punia added 16 points to his 11 wrestlers to earn the 16 points Games, pushed to 2021 due to the mately the right decision to can- In a statement last week, the Derby, Masters and Indianapolis Mexico's Sergio Perez. Bond's carmaker of choice had world championship total after he he needs to clear his top-three COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI) cel this year's Championships, All England Club said that post- 500 were pushed back several Stroll, who bought Racing made its debut in 1964 film erased a three-point deficit rivals. and instead concentrate on how poning the two-week event months until September; the Point when it was formerly 'Goldfinger' and more recently against Jordan Oliver (USA) to we can use the breadth of would not come "without signif- European soccer championship known as Force India in August featured in 2015's 'Spectre'. The win the 16-point Matteo Pellicone Wimbledon's resources to help icant risk and difficulty" because scheduled to end in London on 2018 when it was on the verge of brand features once more in the Ranking Series gold medal. Hockey India contributes Rs 25 lakh those in our local communities of the grass surface. The club the same day as the Wimbledon going bankrupt, has previously latest instalment, "No Time to Although he stumbled in the and beyond." also said then that it already had men's final was postponed from made clear his desire to take on Die", due out this year. (Agencies) Asian finals against 2018 world for fight against COVID-19 pandemic Wimbledon joins the grow- ruled out "playing behind closed 2020 to 2021. (Agencies) the F1 front-runners. NEW DELHI, Apr 1: want to do whatever little we can ing list of sports events called doors" without spectators.