We must get used to playing in empty stadiums: Sindhu

New Delhi: Playing in empty stadiums is going to be the norm in the immediate aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic and athletes must get used to it amid lingering fear among people, reckons PV Sindhu, one of India’s top sportspersons. “People would be scared to come and watch matches and we should get use to playing without without spectators, empty stadiums. That will happen,” Sindhu said.

Chennai

Marimuthu approaches CAS against doping ban

Indian athlete Gomathi Marimuthu gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the four-year ban handed to her for failing a dope test. Gomathi was stripped of the gold medal she won at the 2019 Doha Asian championship in the 800m event and banned for four years.

Silverstone

Daruvala finishes fourth in action-packed sprint race

India’s Jehan Daruvala jumped six places in an action-packed final three laps to finish fourth in the sprint race here on Sunday, his best result so far in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was a much-needed result for Daruvala, who had to endure slow starts in the earlier races due to clutch issues including the feature race on Saturday, when he finished 12th after starting seventh on the grid. — Agencies