Semi ipl final

More than 20,000 coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League, the Twenty20 tournament's medical partner said Thursday. The world's richest cricket league, starting on September 19, is being held in United Arab Emirates this year because of the pandemic, and likely with no spectators. Most of the 200 players from the eight teams arrived last month and spent six days in isolation in their hotel rooms. They were tested for the coronavirus on their arrival and then again two days later. After a final test two days after that they moved into a secure "bio-bubble". The same rules apply for support staff, match umpires, officials from organisers the Board of Control for Cricket in India and others, who together number several hundred. VPS healthcare, the tournament's Abu Dhabi-based official medical partner, said Wednesday that 3,500 tests have been done so far. "During the course of the tournament, we will be conducting over 20,000 tests," a … [Read more...] about More than 20,000 coronavirus tests planned during IPL

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Dominic Thiem of Austria serves the ball in the third set during his Men's Singles semifinal match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Day Twelve of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP) Second seed Thiem ousted third-seeded Russian and last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a closely fought three-setter that was packed with powerful baseline rallies and impressive serving. … [Read more...] about Thiem, Zverev into US Open final

“In the first half, we didn’t play well, but the players were comfortable, so just focusing on expertise. I reminded my players that they only lost two goals, nothing else. Football is 90 minutes. They kept playing until the last minute until the referee blew the whistle to finish the game," Chung said at the press conference after the match. … [Read more...] about HCM City FC to meet Hà Nội FC in National Cup semi-finals

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Serena Williams (R) of the United States taps rackets with Tsvetana Pironkova (L) of Bulgaria after winning their Women's Singles quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 9, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (photo: Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP) Williams, seeded third, came from a set down to overcome unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova and keep alive her bid for a 24th singles Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows. … [Read more...] about Serena, Medvedev move into US Open semi-finals

Le Huynh Duc, head coach of SHB Da Nang and former star forward for the national team, said: "When I was the top scorer of the domestic league in 1998, he called me up to the national team for the Tiger Cup hosted in Vietnam. Although he only coached me for that one tournament, my impression about him has never faded. He cared a lot about the players although he was strict." … [Read more...] about Alfred Riedl: the man who kickstarted Vietnamese football’s ascent