In a major blow to an already down and out New Zealand, their fast-bowling trio of Trent Boult,&nbsp;Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ODI series against India as none of them managed to recover from their respective&nbsp;injuries in time. All 3 pacers had suffered injuries during New Zealand's&nbsp;3-match Test series vs Australia in December last year. There was some delight in the Kiwi camp though as Tom Latham who broke his finger in the 3rd Test has been cleared to play. The 3-match ODI&nbsp;series starts from next week.

In a major blow to an already down and out New Zealand, their fast-bowling trio of Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ODI series against India as none of them managed to recover from their respective injuries in time. All 3 pacers had suffered injuries during New Zealand's 3-match Test series vs Australia in December last year. There was some delight in the Kiwi camp though as Tom Latham who broke his finger in the 3rd Test has been cleared to play. The 3-match ODI series starts from next week.

After parting ways with Chinese smartphone&nbsp;manufacturer Vivo&nbsp;for the title sponsorship&nbsp;of the IPL, the Governing Council has now invited tenders for finding a new sponsor for the season. The rights available are for the current season only and will expire on 31st December 2020. The deadline to submit a bid for the title&nbsp;sponsorship ends on 14th August at 5 pm. It is understood that BCCI&nbsp;will be making a heavy loss in this deal as earlier&nbsp;Vivo&nbsp;ended up paying more than ₹400 crore&nbsp;per season &amp; the new sponsors could lock a deal in approximately half that amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;

PTI,&nbsp;Bengaluru:&nbsp;Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has recovered 'completely' from COVID-19 and was on Monday discharged from a private hospital here, the state government said.
The 77-year old leader was admitted to the Manipal Hospital on August 2 after he tested positive for coronavirus.
"After recovering from COVID-19 completely, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has been discharged from the Manipal Hospital," an official statement said here.

A silver lining on India's Covid cloud. Country's Covid-19 recoveries have crossed 15 lakh-mark, with a recovery rate of almost 70 percent, the government stated on Monday. The country reported the highest ever single-day cases of Covid-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours. According to the govt data, 54,859 people recovered from the deadly contagion on Sunday. Total Covid-19 recoveries across the country now exceed the number of active cases by more than 9 lakh, the health ministry said on Monday. There are 6.3 lakh active Covid cases in the country now.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee has tested for coronavirus. Mukherjee tweeted on Monday that on a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, he tested positive for Covid-19. The former President has requested the people who came in contact with him in the last week to self isolate and get tested for Covid-19.&nbsp;

Indian hockey which has been rocked by Covid-19 has had his 6th casualty as forward&nbsp;Mandeep Singh&nbsp;has also been tested positive for the virus.&nbsp;The 25-year-old from Jalandhar is asymptomatic and is being treated along with the other five players by doctors in Bengaluru.&nbsp;5 Indian hockey players including&nbsp;captain&nbsp;Manpreet Singh&nbsp;were diagnosed with Covid-19 last week&nbsp;after returning to the national hockey camp at the SAI South Centre in Bengaluru following a month-long break.&nbsp;The camp was due to start on August 20 and the players were earlier stranded at the centre for over two months when a national lockdown was imposed to contain the virus.

India's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the death toll climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said.
The recoveries surged to 15,35,743 with a record 54,859 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 69.33 per cent. The case fatality rate has dropped to about 2 per cent, the ministry said.
There are 6,34,945 active cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The total coronavirus cases now stands at 22,15,074, including 44,386 deaths, according to the ministry data.
This is the fourth consecutive day that the Covid-19 cases have increased by more than 60,000.
As many as 4,77,023 samples were tested on Sunday, taking the total to 2,45,83,558, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Spanish football side Atletico&nbsp;Madrid has confirmed that two of their players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal clash. The team got their tests conducted at their training base in Madrid ahead of their travel plans for Lisbon where they play German club, RB Leipzig,&nbsp;in the quarter-finals. The Spanish side also informed the UEFA&nbsp;authorities and the medical team in Portugal which will oversee the tournament. The two positive players were not named by the club and were kept in home quarantine as they were found to be asymptomatic.&nbsp;

Cricket can be played anywhere but no one expected a full-fledged 32-team tournament on a tiny strip of land in between the mountains. An organiser managed the unthinkable as he managed to complete a 32-team tournament in the mountains of Abbottabad in Pakistan as hundreds of villagers turned up to watch a thrilling finale. The tricky topography and the fear of getting injured was not a problem for the cricket-crazy fans&nbsp;as they celebrated their team's success after the final win.

The BCCI&nbsp;is eyeing to start the domestic season after the completion of the Indian&nbsp;Premier League in November. A senior BCCI&nbsp;official told PTI&nbsp;that BCCI&nbsp;will start the season with Syed&nbsp;Mushtaq&nbsp;Ali T20 tournament and will also host Ranji&nbsp;Trophy. Due to lack of time, there will be no Vijay&nbsp;Hazare,&nbsp;Duleep&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Irani trophy this season. The date for the return of domestic cricket is set for 19th November and some of the IPL&nbsp;stars might miss out on the opening week of cricket as they will have to follow strict quarantine rules once they return from the UAE. The proposal to restart the domestic leagues after the Covid-19 induced break now waits for BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly's approval.&nbsp;

Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended Mercedes' winning streak in this season of the Formula 1 by winning the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix&nbsp;at the Silverstone in England. In a race where all drivers were dictated terms by tires and strategy, Verstappen&nbsp;drove to the chequered flag on hard tires while everyone else followed a different strategy. Defending champion Lewis Hamilton who is chasing Michael Schumacher's&nbsp;7 World titles record finished 2nd followed by his teammate&nbsp;Valterri&nbsp;Bottas. The race also ended Mercedes' winning streak this season as they had won all 4 previous races this season. Courtesy the win, Verstappen&nbsp;has jumped&nbsp;to the 2nd spot in the Drivers' Championship&nbsp;but is still 30 points behind leader Hamilton.&nbsp;

Taking a leaf out of the Delhi govt's book, Assam on Sunday announced that it will provide Covid-19 patients preferring to stay in home isolation a pulse oximeter and first-line supportive medicine completely free in Guwahati, news agency ANI reported. The state government has also activated Tele Medicine service for Covid-19 patients through 104 helpline, which will be expanded to other places soon. Assam has recorded over 57,000 Covid-19 cases and 140 virus related deaths so far.

As many as 743 employees of Tirumala Tirupati temple have tested positive for Covid-19 since its opening for darshan to devotees. Executive officer of the temple board Anil Kumar Singh said on Sunday that 402 of those infected have recovered while 3 have died due to the infection. The temple management has rejected the criticism that it is being kept open only for making money amid the outbreak, saying that the temple was opened on public demand on June 11 after govt relaxed lockdown norms. The temple board insisted that it is spending more money on Covid precautionary measures.

PTI, New Delhi: Scaling up testing capacity, over seven lakh samples have been examined for COVID-19 in a day taking the cumulative tests conducted so far to 2,41,06,535, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
The number of recoveries too has surged to 14,80,884 with 53,879 coronavirus patients having recuperated and discharged in 24-hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing the recovery rate to 68.78 per cent. The fatality rate has further dropped to 2.01 per cent, it said.
The ministry said the number of single-day tests has been growing exponentially and India has been testing over six lakh samples daily for several days.
"A record 7,19,364 samples have been tested on Saturday, the highest in a day so far. India is conducting around 500 tests for detection of COVID-19 per minute and the per-day testing capacity has increased over five lakhs," Scientist and media coordinator at ICMR, Dr Lokesh Sharma said.
Such elevated level of testing will also lead to high number of daily positive cases, the health ministry said, adding states have been advised to firmly focus on comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation and effective treatment, following the Centre-led strategy of 'test, track and treat'.
The number of recoveries has surged to 14,80,884 with 53,879 coronavirus patients having recuperated and discharged in 24-hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing the recovery rate to 68.78 per cent. The fatality rate has further dropped to 2.01 per cent, the ministry said.
Recoveries are over twice the number of active cases (6,28,747) of coronavirus infection at present.
"The number of recovered cases has touched another high of 2.36 times the active cases. All patients are all under medical attention either in home isolation or in hospitals," the ministry said.
From 7.69 per cent on April 5, the recovery rate improved to 26.59 per cent on May 3, 48.37 per cent on June 7 and to 68.78 per cent as on date, it said.
"The widening gap between recovered and active cases, indicative of the higher number of recoveries as compared to those either in hospitals or in home isolation, is 8,52,137 at present," the ministry said.
It said the high number of recoveries is a result of focused implementation of various actions taken by the Centre, state and Union Territories towards ramping up hospital and clinical management infrastructure for providing quality clinical care based on the standard of care, as advised by the Union government in its Clinical Treatment Protocol.
"Due to these efforts, the case fatality rate has further slumped, touching an improved rate of 2.01 per cent today," the ministry said.
With a record single-day increase of 64,399 cases, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 21.53 lakh, while the death toll climbed to 43,379 with 861 new fatalities being reported in a day, the health ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.

Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Sunday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to the Government Bowring hospital in Bengaluru for treatment.
The Minister said he is praying to God for a quick recovery so that he can get back to public work at the earliest.Sriramulu is the fifth minister in Karnataka to have tested positive for coronavirus. Prior to him, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Forest Minister Anand Singh, Tourism Minister C T Ravi, B C Patil were found infected by the virus.
Besides him, leader of opposition Siddaramaiah too tested COVID-19 positive.
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PTI, New Delhi:&nbsp;Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday attributed the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital to "patients from outside getting tested here".
On Saturday, 1,404 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths were reported in Delhi, taking the tally of cases to 1,44,127.
While 1,130 people recovered from the infection on Saturday, there are 10,668 active cases. The death toll rose to 4,098, Jain told reporters.
The number of active cases on Saturday rose to 10,667, from 10,409 the previous day, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin.
"There have been reports that coronavirus cases are increasing in the national capital. Many patients from outside Delhi are getting tested here, hence the rise in the number of cases.
"There is otherwise a decline in cases here," Jain told reporters.
The health minister also said hospital admissions have also increased due to the patients coming from outside Delhi.
In June, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had overruled the AAP government's decision to reserve hospital beds in city-run and private hospitals only for residents of the national capital afflicted with the coronavirus infection.

As nations continue to break grim novel coronavirus records, New Zealand under the leadership of Prime Minister&nbsp;Jacinda&nbsp;Ardern is leading the battle against the deadly.&nbsp;The island nation for the 100th straight day on Sunday reported no new cases of the infection&nbsp;and the current 23 active cases were detected at the country&rsquo;s borders.&nbsp;With a&nbsp;total of 1569 infections and 22 deaths so far, the pre-coronavirus&nbsp;lifestyle&nbsp;is gradually springing back in the country. A strict lockdown&nbsp;imposed on March 19, when only 100&nbsp;residents&nbsp;were infected, helped the country of 5 million people to overcome the&nbsp;pandemic. While the country is being praised for successfully eliminating the community transmission, the South Pacific nation has also&nbsp;geared up&nbsp;for the possibility of a second wave of infections.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently recovered from the deadly Covid-19, has listed his anxieties over being able to find work opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic as a septuagenarian.
Taking to his blog, Big B said it may be 'packers' for the senior workforce in the film industry as legal procedures take time to come to effect.
With the government guidelines restricting people of ages over 65 not to work or resume shooting, Big B kindly asked his fans if there were 'alternate jobs for him'.

A record single-day spike of over 64,000 new coronavirus cases has pushed India's Covid tally past the 21 lakh-mark, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Sunday morning. Of these, over 14.8 lakh patients have recovered so far. This is the third consecutive day that more than 60,000 fresh Covid-19 infections have been recorded. The country also recorded 861 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the number of fatalities due to the virus to 43,379. Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, on Saturday passed 5 lakh cases. The state has close to 1.5 lakh active cases, the highest in the country.

The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally. With one out of every 66 residents infected, the United States leads the world in Covid-19 cases, according to a Reuters analysis. The country has recorded more than 1,60,000 deaths, nearly a quarter of the world&rsquo;s total virus fatalities. Trump had earlier this week said that it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine by the time of the November 3 presidential election.

Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, according to the latest tally from the country's health ministry. The Latin American country which the second worst hit by the virus after the US, reported close to 50,000 new cases and 905 deaths from the infection in the past 24 hours. But the official figures are most likely an undercount, with experts estimating that the total number of infections could be up to six times higher due to insufficient testing, reports said.

PTI,&nbsp;London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday applied brakes on further easing of lockdown measures, due from this weekend, in England, fearing a spike in the COVID-19 cases.
Addressing a briefing at Downing Street in London, Johnson said, "we must squeeze the brake pedal" to keep the virus under control and also announced that face coverings will become mandatory across many more indoor settings, such as cinemas, besides just public transport and shops and supermarkets.
"The prevalence of the virus in the community, in England, is likely to be rising for the first time since May," said Johnson, referring to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
&ldquo;That means until August 15 at the earliest casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and the remaining close-contact services must remain closed. Indoor performances will not resume, pilots of larger gatherings in sports venues and conference centres will not take place, and wedding receptions of up to 30 people will not be permitted," he said.
The UK PM insisted that progress against coronavirus continues, with the daily and weekly number of deaths falling, but warned that some European countries are "struggling" to control it.
&ldquo;The UK must be ready to react," he said.
According to the ONS, there is now evidence to suggest a slight increase in the number of people in England testing positive on a "nose and throat swab in recent weeks". This is based on the organisation's infection survey &ndash; taking swabs from people selected at random in homes in England. Last week, the ONS estimated that there were 2,800 new infections each day and that one in 2,000 people &ndash; 28,000 in total &ndash; were infected in homes in England.
However, Johnson rejected suggestions that the UK had moved too quickly in lifting the lockdown restrictions in the first place.
"The answer lies with all of us following that guidance and doing the right thing. Hands, face, space &ndash; get a test," he said, in reference to the hygiene and social distancing precautions against the deadly virus.
He insisted that localised lockdowns "are working", as it emerged overnight on Thursday that northern England would be put under stricter lockdown than the rest of England following a local spike in infection rates.

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