One of the reasons being cited is that he returned because of his children while a few suggested that his uncle was killed in Punjab.
The global chess body considered the appeal made by India as three games were affected due to server problems.
The reason behind the delay could be the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Abu Dhabi, which is one of the main venues of the tournament apart from Sharjah and Dubai, sources said.
Following is the list of National Sports Award winners for the year 2020.
Raina’s uncle was killed in the attack, while other family members were seriously injured.
While it is expected that Raina will be issuing a statement later in the day, sources close to the franchise said that one of the biggest draws in IPL desperately needs some downtime to be with his young family at the moment.
A total of 74 sportspersons and coaches have been chosen for the awards. Among the absentees are two of the five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winners.
The National Sports Day in India is celebrated every year on August 29 to highlight the importance of sports in the entire country.
Chand started playing hockey when he joined the Indian Army at the age of 16, as a sepoy.
The Super Kings landed in Dubai on August 21 and were expected to start training on Friday.
The 26-year-old will skip Saturday’s virtual ceremony for the National Sports Awards distribution.
TV9 Bharatvarsh replaces EXPO 2020 Dubai as Royals’ front of jersey brand after the much awaited mega-event was postponed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sams, whose impressive performances in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Thunders earlier this year have seen him earn a national call-up.
Speaking to IANS, Madan Lal said that no cricketer should, even by accident, break the COVID-19 protocol in the UAE, where the IPL starts on September 19.
When asked about the best moments from his career, Akashdeep said that he enjoyed being part of India’s success at the Men’s Series Finals and Olympic Qualifiers last year.
The offer was sent personally to Jaspal as the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is not aware of any such development. “We have no idea about it,” said an NRAI official.
Earlier, Olympic-bound pugilist Vikas Krishan and British boxer of Pakistani-origin Amir Khan had shared same views and hoped the tension between both the nations would end soon.
Anderson has moved back to the top-10 after briefly dropping out of it since the preceding home series against the West Indies.
Tyka, Fancode, IB Cricket and Double Horse have also partnered with the franchise.
Uthappa moved from Kolkata Knight Riders to Rajasthan when he was signed by the Jaipur franchise this year. He has already reached the UAE with his new team and feels the team is full of energy.
Barcelona’s season had ended in a humiliating 2-8 Champions League quarter-final defeat to Bayern Munich. Following which, questions have been raised over Messi’s future at Camp Nou.
Quizzed if he has any deadline as to how long he would wait to hear from East Bengal before deciding on his next move, Rivera said: “I will wait for East Bengal. But I cannot wait forever.
Meanwhile, Bhutia revealed that he has submitted a proposal to establish an academy in the vicinity of the stadium which will, in turn, encourage more youngsters to take up football.
Pjanic recently officially joined Barcelona, with the club announcing in June that he would be coming to Spain from Juventus.
PSG exchanged a few pieces and managed to create goal chances – all of them drowned out by Neuer, who made a game to go down in history.