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Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc Withdraw From Sheffield Shield Match Against Victoria

Asian News International | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Steve Smith has withdrawn due to a left elbow issue suffered during the four-match Test series against India.

Australian Open: Distressed Victoria Azarenka Knocked Out In First Round After Straight-Sets Loss

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 9, 2021

Australian Open 2021: Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka appeared to have breathing difficulties Tuesday as she crashed out of the Australian Open in a straight-sets loss to Jessica Pegula.

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka Pull Out Of Warm-Up Tournaments With Injury

Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 6, 2021

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka joined Serena Williams and Simona Halep in the list of casualties ahead of the upcoming Australian Open.

Australian Open: Daily Crowds Up To 30,000 To Be Allowed

Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 30, 2021

The Australian Open's Covid-safe plan allows a daily crowd of 30,000 for the first eight days of the Slam, then 25,000 from the start of the quarter-finals.

Unruly Scenes In Bengal Assembly After Minister's Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2021

Members of the Left parties and the Congress rushed to the well of the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday, protesting certain comments by TMC minister Tapas Roy when he was speaking on the "Jai Shri Ram" slogan incident at a programme to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.

Ex-AIADMK Leader VK Sasikala Health Stable: Hospital Ahead Of Her Jail Release

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's health condition is stable, the hospital where the former aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is admitted, saidtoday giving update on her status moments before her release from jail. The 63-year-old, who is serving jail sentence in a corruption case, was admitted to the Victoria hospital after sh...

Mamata Banerjee Heckling: BJP Had Cornered Invites To Event, Say Sources

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday January 25, 2021

The Victoria Memorial incident, where BJP supporters shouted "Jai Shri Ram" just as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rose to speak on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary at an event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata, continued to churn politics in election-bound Bengal on Sunday.

"Don't Insult After Inviting": Mamata Banerjee At Netaji Event With PM

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 24, 2021

Mamata Banerjee erupted in fury at Kolkata's Victoria Memorial on Saturday evening - at an event to honour legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 124th birth anniversary - after she was faced with chants of "Jai Shri Ram"

In PM vs Mamata Banerjee Over Netaji, Chants Of "Jai Shri Ram": 10 Points

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 23, 2021

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would have been proud of the way India is helping other countries during the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday in Kolkata as he raced West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to honour the Independence movement icon on his 124th birth anniversary. The PM and the Chief Minister made a r...

Tussle Between Trinamool, BJP Over Netaji's 125th Birth Anniversary

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Saurabh Gupta | Friday January 22, 2021

The BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress are engaged in a tussle over the celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary on Saturday. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a 6-km march in Kolkata, from Shyambazar in the north to Red Road in the heart of the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the inau...

VK Sasikala Getting COVID-19 Treatment Under Standard Protocol: Hospital

India News | ANI | Friday January 22, 2021

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala who tested positive for COVID-19 is being treated with standard COVID-19 protocol, said Victoria Hospital Bengaluru on Friday.

Disarray As 47 Players Affected After Positive Tests On Australian Open Planes

Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 16, 2021

Forty-seven players were barred from practising for a fortnight Saturday in a major setback to their Australian Open preparations after passengers on two charter flights that brought them to Melbourne tested positive to Covid-19.

Australian Open Arrangements To Be Finalised "Very Soon", Says Tournament Chief

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 1, 2020

Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said details of the event, whose January 18 start date has been the subject of intense speculation, should be settled "very soon".

Australia's COVID-19 Hotspot Goes 28 Days Without An Infection

World News | Reuters | Friday November 27, 2020

Australia's second-largest state, Victoria, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community.

Will Pucovski, Marcus Harris Smash Waughs' Sheffield Shield Record With 486-Run Opening Stand

Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 1, 2020

Will Pucovski and Marcus Harris shared in a massive 486-run opening stand for Victoria against South Australia, surpassing the previous mark of 464 set by Steve and Mark Waugh for New South Wales in 1990.