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Coronavirus pandemic: English cricketers playing in Pakistan Super League to return home immediately due to virus threat
•Several top players from England including Moeen Ali, James Vince, Samit Patel, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, David Malan, Chris Jordan, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, Tom Banton are taking part in the PSL
Chilean protestors set fire to seats, pelt police with missiles at Copa Libertadores match between Universidad de Chile and Internacional
•The match between Universidad de Chile and Brazil’s Internacional, the first of a two-leg qualifying encounter, continued as firemen fought the blaze on the terraces, South American media reported
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sprint legend Usain Bolt returns to track to inaugurate newly-completed stadium for Games
•Sprinting great Usain Bolt ran on the track at Tokyo’s newly-completed National Stadium on Saturday during an event to celebrate the opening of the venue set to be the centrepiece of next year’s Olympics.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: From Javed Miandad ruling batting charts to Abdul Qadir's dominance, all important stats from Tests in Pakistan
Umang Pabari •A Test match will be played in Pakistan after 3,935 days as Azhar Ali and Co take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series, with the first one starting on Wednesday in Rawalpindi.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan Sports Council announces completion of main stadium for event
•Tokyo’s National Stadium will be officially unveiled on 21 December, with the Emperor’s Cup football final being the first sporting event to be held there on New Year’s Day.
Sri Lanka agrees to play two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi as five-day cricket returns to Pakistan after a decade
•The upcoming series' first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from 11-15 December, while the second Test will be held in Karachi from 19-23 December.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Karachi's wait for ODI return continues after series opener gets washed out without a ball bowled
•The 10-year wait for ODI cricket continues for Karachi after the first one-day international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was called off without any play on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach says Tokyo better prepared than any other city hosting Games
•Thomas Bach who was visiting Tokyo has said that the city is better prepared one year before the games than any other city which has hosted the Olympics
Tokyo Olympics 2020: City on course to deliver unique Games despite initial hiccups in preparation
•The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have recovered from the initial hurdles and are now on track to complete all preparations on schedule
Some home truths about the Lutyens Bungalow Zone
Jaganshah •In New Delhi’s elite social circles and corridors of power, considerable prestige and social capital adheres to a ‘Lutyens bungalow’, of which there are about a thousand in all, with 90 per cent owned by the government