Former South Africa batting all-rounder Farhan Behardien is hoping that the new COVID-19 variant, which is causing alarm here, will not jeopardise India's tour of the country next month as young cricketers of his nation need the series "more than ever".
Alonso said he had huge respect for Hamilton and had no problems with him.
Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row for Mercedes.
AC Milan grabbed a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the blockbuster Europa League last-16 first-leg at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Chapman, Astle picked in New Zealand T20 World Cup squad; Veteran Ross Taylor ignored.
India has reversed its decision to pull out its hockey teams from next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games and will compete in the multi-sport quadrennial event 'if they qualify', a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) official said on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Another England bowler to advance in the rankings was Chris Woakes, whose five-wicket haul in the second innings lifted him to 20th position and a career-best rating points tally of 654.
Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial 'phoenix rising from the ashes' when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a do-or-die T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Sunday.
Having punched above their weight, Afghanistan now face England in the Super League semifinals of the U-19 World Cup
Images from the first T20 International between India and New Zealand, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
The Indian men's hockey team registered a comprehensive 3-0 win over reigning Olympic champions Argentina in the second match of the FIH Pro League to jump to the fourth spot in the points table, in Buenos Aires on Sunday.
Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.
Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead to Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Neymar overtook Ronaldo and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil's all-time goalscoring list after notching a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Peru on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier.
Trippier suspension temporarily halted by FIFA
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
In the email, the WTA said it wanted to "clear up false and misleading information" about the conditions players would face at the Australian Open.
'I LOVE YOU, Roger. Thank you for everything you've done in tennis and with myself. Tennis world will never be the same without you.'
Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the US Open this year.
Verstappen took his 26th career win 0.9 of a second ahead of Spaniard Sainz,
Manchester City took a major step towards retaining their Premier League title with a 1-0 win over second-placed Chelsea on Saturday, opening up a 13-point lead at the top of the table for Pep Guardiola's side.
Having already won the series, Rohit and Dravid will now like to maintain a fine balance between winning and also trying out all their available resources to see how each and every individual is placed.
IMAGES from football matches played across leagues in Europe on Sunday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The President said he made the decision in consultation with European allies but added they may not be in a position to join the US in banning Russian energy imports.
Caleb Ewan claimed his second victory in this year's Tour de France when he prevailed in a tightly contested sprint to win the 11th stage,
The right-hander's form is a far cry from the man who blasted the Black Caps to the final four years ago on his way to finishing the tournament as the top run scorer.
The WTC final presents the Black Caps with another opportunity to become world champions and if all falls into place, nothing can stop them go for glory.
IMAGES from the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix held at Baku City Circuit on Sunday
Images from the matches played across football leagues in Europe on Sunday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Rishabh Pant has silenced his critics forever, says childhood coach Tarak Sinha.
The Indian team's worries ahead of the second Test against New Zealand increased after senior-most pacer Ishant Sharma skipped Friday's practice session due to pain in his right ankle, making him a doubtful starter for the game.
New Zealand will be without Martin Guptill for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa and the start of the one-day series as he recovers from another hamstring strain.
Police officials believe that the shooter was an employee at The Henry Pratt Company building.
The IOC chief said that holding events without spectators was clearly something the IOC did not want.
Gruesome details of the 17-hour siege have been revealed
Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas finished third, ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, in a race aimed at providing more thrills for fans over the three days of track action and potentially shaking up the starting grid.
