Latest Sports Updates 13-05-2021 @ 7.00 p.m.IST

Football

Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto.This is to allow English fans to travel under Covid-19 restrictions.

Badminton

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth still has slim hopes of qualifying for Tokyo Olympics.BWF has assured it will issue the statement on qualification system for Olympics.Srikanth is currently 20th in Race to Tokyo.Players in top 16 until mid-June can make it to Tokyo.

Shooting

Indian pistol shooter Chinky Yadav said she suffered mentally after being dropped from Tokyo Olympics.She won a quota in 25m pistol.However NRAI selected Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat.

Tennis

Novak Djokovic reached quarterfinals of Rome Masters after 6-2,6-1 win over Davidovich.Serbian advanced to his 15th quarterfinal in as many appearances in Rome.There was huge win for Indian Rishab Agarwal in ITF $15k Spain as he knocks out the second seed Oriol Roca Batalla in a close 3-set round 1, after coming through the qualifiers. This is the the first top-400 win of his career. Batalla is also a former top-200.

Multi-Sport

IOC said negative public opinion in Japan gives no threat to Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Basketball

Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks sealed NBA playoffs berth.

 

By Shailesh

Source:Internet