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Former Tamil Nadu Footballer Shanmugam Passes Away, Spanish PM Gives La Liga Clearance For Resumption From June 8 and More (Football Round-up)
24 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Former Tamil Nadu footballer Shanmugam passes away | Spanish PM gives La Liga clearance for resumption from June 8 | Premier League 'as confident as we can be'…
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22 Events in Five Months: Top Shuttlers Shocked By BWF’s Rescheduled Calendar
23 May 2020
Many top Indian shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal have questioned the logic of the revamp, especially considering the current situation where global travel is far from being resumed. The BWF’s…
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Manchester United Suing Makers of Football Manager, Leeds United Chief Says Incomplete Season Would Be A 'National Embarrassment' and More (Football Round-up)
23 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Manchester United suing makers of Football Manager | Leeds United Chief says Incomplete Season Would be a 'National Embarrassment' | Danish Superliga’s Aarhus…
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The Business of Football is More Important Than Football Itself
22 May 2020
While the Bundesliga’s return has thrilled many football fans across the world, the reason for them doing so reveals a darker truth about the global game. More and more spectators have been driven…
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EFL To Keep Promotion And Relegation If Season Ended Early, UEFA Chief Ceferin Optimistic About Euros Next Year and More (Football Round-up)
22 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): EFL to keep promotion and relegation if season ends early | UEFA chief Ceferin optimistic about Euros going ahead next year | Injuries under the spotlight as…
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Elite Indian Wrestlers Object to Reopening of National Team Training Camps
21 May 2020
According to reports, the wrestlers are apprehensive about reopening of national camps at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres in Sonepat and Patiala since their sport can’t be completely…
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IPL Possible With International Stars After Monsoon, says BCCI CEO Rahul Johri
21 May 2020
In a webinar Johir admitted to thinking of a schedule for the IPL to be played after the monsoons. In a long ranging interview, Johri also admitted that travel plans, quarantines, and empty stadiums…
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Olympics May Be Scrapped if They Don’t Take Place Next Year: IOC Chief
21 May 2020
IOC President Bach has clearly stated the improbability of postponing the Games further, citing employment and economic loss as reasons to completely scrap it if they do not take place in 2021.
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Can PIOs Change Indian football's Fortunes? (420 Grams S-2 Ep.38 With Michael Chopra and Renedy Singh)
21 May 2020
In this episode of 420 Grams, the panel is joined by Renedy Singh and Michael Chopra to discuss the pros and cons of inclusion of PIO players into the Indian football team set up.
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Premier League Clubs Concerned Over Extra Broadcast Rebates; Monday Matches Back On La Liga Agenda and More (Football Round-up)
21 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Premier League clubs concerned over extra rebates demanded by broadcasters | Monday matches back on La Liga agenda post restart | OGC Nice CEO Bob Ratcliffe…