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  The owner of Baby Village, Bondi Junction - the shop where Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya reportedly visited in Sydney - squashed the reports of a bio-bubble breach and said both the players were quite respectful and followed all the protocols that were in place at the time. A new controversy sprang up recently after a section of Australian media alleged that India cricket stars Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya breached bio-bubble on December 7th during the Australia tour. Both Kohli and Pandya had reportedly visited a store in Sydney, and 20 days after both the players left the country, reports came out that the two had breached the bio-secure protocols. But Nathan Pongrass, the owner of Baby Village, Bondi Junction - the shop where Kohli and Pandya reportedly visited - squashed the reports and said both the players were quite respectful and followed all the protocols that were in place at the time. As per a report from Reuters, the masks were made compulsory at indoor venues in New Sou

  Highlights Australia coach Justin Langer said he doesn't need to coach Steve Smith Langer backed Smith to bounce back from batting slump in third India Test Langer said great batsmen don't miss out on scoring for long periods Australia batting mainstay Steve Smith is going through a lean patch in the ongoing series but  coach Justin Langer feels  the batsman will find his form in  the third Test  against India. Smith, who won the  ICC Test Player of the Decade award , had found his form ahead of the limited-overs series, but wasn't able to carry on the momentum in the longest format. Coach Langer backed Smith and warned Team India that great players do not miss out on scoring for a long period. "Imagine how good we will be when he (Smith) does start batting -- that's how I look at it," Langer said during a virtual press conference. "He hasn't had the best of series so far. He will be the first to admit that. What I know about great players (is that)

  The company insists that the BCCI chief is not being dropped as the brand ambassador and the commercials will be back on air soon. Fortune cooking oil has temporarily halted television commercials featuring former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly following a mild heart attack he suffered. But the company insisted the BCCI chief is not being dropped as the brand ambassador and the commercials will be back on air soon. Ganguly last week suffered a mild heart attack, following which he had to undergo angioplasty. The news of his health had led to a lot of buzz on social media with some seeking to link it with his endorsements. eeking to link it with his endorsements. Ganguly, whose condition is said to be stable with vital health parameters being normal, endorses Fortune Rice Bran cooking oil of the Adani Wilmar group. "We shall continue to work with Sourav and he will continue to be our brand ambassador. We have only taken a temporary break in our TV commercial till we again

  Even though 2020 saw a lot of marquee events being scrapped or postponed, 2021 is not short of big sporting events. ESPN's staff tell us what they are looking forward to the most in 2021: The return of the I-League The 2019-20  I-League  was suspended just as things were starting to heat up. Sure, (the old) Mohun Bagan had run away with the title, but with a minimum of four matches each left and just three points separating second from eighth, it would have been another belter of a season climax. The league will hope it can pick things up from where it had left off, even though they will be without their two biggest draws. East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have new prefixes, new investors, and are in the ISL now. How the I-League handles this - in terms of dipping viewership, commercial attractiveness and stakeholder interest - will go a long way in shaping the future of football in India. Economic considerations aside, there are enough sub-plots to hold the attention, in pure football

  Australia vs India: David Warner "Highly Doubtful" Of Being Fully Fit For 3rd Test David Warner was named in the Australia squad after he sat out the first two Tests with a groin injury but said Saturday it was "highly doubtful" he'd be 100 per cent if he did play. Australian opener David Warner is still fighting to be match fit for the third Test. © Twitter Highlights Australian opener David Warner is still fighting to be match fit Warner said it was "highly doubtful" he'd be 100 per cent if he did play Warner sat out the first two Tests with a groin injury Australian opener  David Warner  is still fighting to be match fit for the third Test against India in Sydney, but said Saturday it was "highly doubtful" he'd be  100 per cent if he did play . The explosive opener was named in the squad after he sat out the first two Tests with a groin injury and has been badly missed as Australia's top order struggled to build partnerships.