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Surrey hail India ‘rollover’ as virus deprives them of Windies Test

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“India consolation – This week should have seen the Oval staging the first Test between England and the West Indies but the match has been moved to the Ageas Bowl because of the coronavirus. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – Surrey have praised the “passion and loyalty” of British cricket fans after revealing 85 percent of seat-holders for what should have been this week’s first Test between England and the West Indies at their Kia Oval headquarters have decided to roll over their tickets to next year’s England-India Test at the…

Three West Indies cricketers turn down England tour

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“Darren Bravo has made nearly 200 appearances for the West Indies across all three formats. ©AFP” /> St. John’s (Antigua and Barbuda) (AFP) – Veteran bat ]]> <![CDATA[ sman Darren Bravo was among three West Indies cricketers to turn down a place in the squad for next month’s three-Test tour of England, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced Wednesday. Also missing out are fellow batsman Shimron Hetmyer and fast-bowling all-rounder Keemo Paul. “Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul all declined the invitation to travel to England for the tour and…

No place for Hales or Plunkett as England name 55-man training group

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“Frozen out – Alex Hales was omitted from the England training group announced Friday. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – Alex Hales and World Cup-winner Liam Plunkett were both left out of a mammoth 55-man England training group announced Friday. But 14 uncapped players were selected as England look to stage a full Test and limited-overs programme against West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and Australia, despite the coronavirus delaying the start of their home season until at least July. Among those recalled was David Willey, who lost his place in the one-day…

No domestic cricket in England until August – ECB

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“Fresh delay — There will be no domestic cricket in England until August 1 at the earliest . ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – There will be no domestic cricket i ]]> <![CDATA[ n England until August 1 at the earliest, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. The start of the English season had already been twice delayed by the outbreak of the coronavirus, but the previous start date of July 1 has now been pushed back another month by the pandemic. England’s postponed Test series at home…

Covid-19: PM Johnson’s lockdown message under fire as UK death toll crosses 32,000

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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London on May 11, 2020(AFP) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The Boris Johnson government on Monday came under fire from the opposition Labour, leaders of Scotland, Wales and members of the public for allegedly confusing messages on easing lockdown curbs, as the UK-wide death toll reached 32,065. Johnson dropped the hitherto core message to ‘stay home’ in a widely watched televised address on Sunday evening, but Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon pointed out that his announcement applied only to England…

UK to pilot coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app

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After the pilot of the “test, track and trace procedures” on the island, the app is expected to be made more widely available to the British public later this month.(AP file photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The UK government on Monday announced that after hitting its testing target for coronavirus of over 100,000 tests daily, it will now be moving into the track and trace phase of its fight against the deadly virus, which has claimed 28,734 lives across hospitals and the wider community in the country. UK Health Secretary Matt…

US has very ‘conclusive’ report on Covid-19’s China origins, says Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, May 3, 2020. (Bloomberg) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump promised a “conclusive” report from the U.S. government on the Chinese origins of the coronavirus outbreak, adding that he has little doubt that Beijing misled the world about the scale and risk of the disease before it became a global pandemic. “We will be giving a very strong report on what we think happened, and I think it will…

UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with Covid-19 deaths

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Meals being distributed to the people in need at a food distribution, in Gazipur Govt School, during lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Poor diet is a major cause behind the Covid-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and also a professor of evidence…

Donald Trump revises US Covid-19 toll estimate again to ‘hopefully under 100,000’

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US President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs on travel to the Camp David presidential retreat from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. (REUTERS) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump on Friday revised the estimate of US fatalities from Covid-19 to “hopefully” less than 100,000, just days after he said he feared it could go up to 60,000 and then to 70,000. His first estimate based on projections by his coronavirus task force was up to 200,000. As of Saturday morning,…