“Players will qualify for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 in Bangkok (Thailand) according to current regulations. The exception to that is current world champions will not get an automatic invitation (World Tour Regulations, Clause 8.2.3) and only points earned from World Tour tournaments will be taken into account,” BWF said in a statement on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Current world champions will not get automatic invitations to World Tour Final: BWF
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De Kock-led Proteas touchdown in Karachi
"We are expecting the tour to go ahead and we are planning our preparations with our quicks. A team going for South Africa for the Test series and a team going to New Zealand none of that changed at this stage. We are working day and night to make sure that we do go to South Africa. I think it is important for the world cricket that the show goes on," McDonald said in the virtual press-conference on Saturday. … [Read more...] about De Kock-led Proteas touchdown in Karachi
Honda India hunting for the best
Eight young riders from Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Madurai, Ariyalur and Coimbatore went through three levels of test — physical fitness, race orientation and riding skills and one-on-one interviews. It was quite clear from the way these young riders handled the various sessions that they were serious about the sport. … [Read more...] about Honda India hunting for the best
A kite for sore eyes
In Hardik Mehta’s Amdavad Ma Famous and Prashant Bhargava’s Patang, a city’s passion for kites leaps off the screen in all its infectious energy and deeply immersive spirit. Ek din tum patang ka shauq kar loge, toh zindagi ke saatth saal tak woh shauq poora nahi hoyega [If you get into flying kites even for a day, you’ll stay addicted for the next sixty years],” says an old Muslim cleric in Amdavad Ma Famous. “Yeh shauq aisa hai, bahut terrible shauq!” In case the maulana’s words haven’t convinced you, filmmaker and editor Hardik Mehta cuts from him to the sight of an old woman on a terrace – white sari, white hair in a loose bun, possibly older than the cleric – flying a kite with gusto. Mehta’s glorious 2015 short documentary, which won a host of awards across the world and was declared Best Non-Fiction Film at India’s 63rd National Film Awards, was set and shot during the festival of Uttarayan in … [Read more...] about A kite for sore eyes