Новости за 27.06.2020

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Saturday his main focus is to ensure the squad that delivered the Merseyside club's first top-flight title in three decades is not broken up in the near future.

Fresh cases surged to 20,060 on Saturday, just a day after breaching the 18,000 mark for the first time. While Maharashtra reported the highest jump in numbers, recording as many as 6,368 new cases, at least nine other states and Union territories witnessed their highest single-day spurt in infections.

Spain striker Iago Aspas dealt a fresh blow to Barcelona's La Liga title hopes by striking a late free kick to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to the Catalans on Saturday as Quique Setien's side twice threw away the lead in a thrilling match.

Dustin Johnson fired a nine-under-par 61 to surge into the clubhouse lead at the third round of the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship in Connecticut on Saturday.

Giant swarms of desert locusts, one of them about 5km in length, burst into Gurgaon around 11am on Saturday and snapped through some of its most populated and upscale neighbourhoods, spreading alarm and awe at a sight associated with a National Geographic programme, not looking out of one’s window.

Australian Jason Day teed off alone in the third round of the PGA Tour Travelers Championship on Saturday after requesting a coronavirus test which later was confirmed as negative.

Health minister Harsh Vardhan, who chaired the meeting, said the doubling time of Covid-19 cases has improved to 19 days from three days before the lockdown even as total Covid-19 cases surged to around 5 lakh on Saturday with the worst single-day jump of 18,552 cases.

Andy Murray insists he is on the right track following his return from injury despite losing to Dan Evans in the semi-finals of the 'Battle of the Brits' tournament on Saturday.

Alzarri Joseph hopes it will work to his advantage if England treat him as the "weaker link" of the West Indies' pace attack during next month's Test series.

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali believes that his team can defeat England in their own backyard in the upcoming three-match Test series if the batting unit clicks to post 300-plus totals.

There has been “no major or fresh infusion of assets” by the People’s Liberation Army-Air Force at Hotan and Kashgar in Xinjiang as well as Gargunsa, Lhasa-Gonggar and Shigatse airbases said defence sources. But the Indian Army and IAF moved forward surface-to-air missiles and other such systems to tackle aerial threats.

Borussia Moenchengladbach capped a successful season with a spot in next season's Champions League group stage on Saturday by beating Hertha Berlin 2-1 on the final day of Bundesliga action for 2019/20 to finish in fourth place.

Bayern Munich, already crowned Bundesliga champions last week, lifted the league trophy in an empty stadium on Saturday after crushing hosts VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on the final matchday.

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized “ignorant and uneducated” comments by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

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Karun Nair etched his name in record books when he became only the second Indian after Virender Sehwag to score a triple hundred in Tests back in 2016 against England at Chepauk. Talking about Virat Kohli, Nair said, "To see what he has been able to do in the last 10 years is something astonishing, and something that everyone wants to follow and get inspired by."

Former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan did not see a bright future for Team India’s spin attack as he feels the country is lacking quality spinners. "I think India need a spin bowling coach," he told Indian women's team coach WV Raman during a chat show ‘Inside Out'.

Spain striker Iago Aspas dealt a fresh blow to Barcelona's La Liga title hopes by striking a late free kick to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to the Catalans on Saturday as Quique Setien's side twice threw away the lead in a thrilling match.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Sunday said that national team vice-captain Rohit Sharma did not lack hard work in his early years even though his body language suggested a "relaxed" attitude to his batting. Pathan said Rohit "always talks about sensible things" and that is why he is successful as a batsman as well as captain of IPL side Mumbai Indians.

Liverpool finally ended their 30-year wait for an EPL title on Thursday when Manchester City lost to Chelsea. In a few days captain Jordan Henderson will hold that trophy for which the fans have been craving for an eternity.

Six of the 10 Pakistan cricketers bound for England who tested positive for COVID-19 have now registered negative results on re-testing, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday.

'If you play for England, we will shoot you' -- that's the kind of death threats former England all-rounder Phillip DeFreitas claims to have received during his playing days as he opened up on the raging issue of racism in sports.

Dexamethasone is part of the National List of Essential Medicine and is under government price control, which makes it highly affordable. A strip of 20-tablets of 0.5 mg each is priced at Rs 6.38. The drug is also easily available in India as local firms have been manufacturing it for decades.