SP Balasubrahmanyam was tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of August.

Celebrated playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam died on Friday at a hospital in Chennai where he was being treated for COVID-19 since last month.

Popularly known as SPB, the 74-year old veteran singer breathed his last at around 1.04 pm. SPB, who captivated millions of hearts by his supreme singing talent for over five decades, was admitted to the MGM Healthcare here on August 5 after testing positive for COVID-19.

The sports fraternity joined the rest of the country to pay their condolences while many star athletes reacted to the sad news on Twitter.

One of the greatest singers of all time, #SPBalasubramaniam sir’s soulful voice will remain i...

Liverpool’s Divock Origi celebrates scoring their seventh goal with teammates (Source: Reuters)

Liverpool teenager Curtis Jones scored twice in a 7-2 victory over Lincoln in the League Cup, and defending champion Manchester City edged past Bournemouth 2-1 on Thursday.

Liverpool advanced to a fourth-round meeting next Thursday with Arsenal, which also plays at Anfield in the Premier League on Monday.

Phil Foden’s late goal secured City’s progress to a match next week with Burnley. Bertrand Traore made a scoring start to his Aston Villa career in a 3-0 win at Bristol City that set up a meeting with Stoke.

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The 19-year-old Jones scored Liverpool’s third and fourth goals before halftime, cutting in from the...

Dean Jones passed away in Mumbai on Thursday. (File)

Former Australian batsman and popular cricket commentator Dean Jones’ passing away at a Mumbai hotel on Thursday shocked cricket fans from across countries. Social media is full of Jones images and videos doing commentary and analysis.

Following his death due to cardiac arrest, a screenshot of Deano’s conversation with the PSL team members has surfaced where the former Islamabad United coach was making effort to help team member Asif Ali in his struggle to save daughter from cancer.

General Manager of Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s franchise Islamabad United Rehan ul Haq, who had spent a lengthy spell with Dean Jones, during his three-year stint with the team shared a ...

Bayern beat Sevilla to win Super Cup (Source: Bayern/Twitter)

Javi Martinez is Bayern Munich’s Mr. Super Cup.

Seven years after scoring an extra-time goal to help Bayern win its last UEFA Super Cup, Martinez netted the winner in the 104th minute Thursday as the German club beat Sevilla 2-1 in the European curtain raiser in a stadium partially filled with fans.

Martinez rose above a crowd of players to head in the rebound when Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou parried David Alaba’s speculative shot.

CHAMPIONS! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/eLqF00kaPW

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) September 24, 2020

Bayern midfielder Thomas Muller hailed Martinez as “Mr...

Dean Jones was 59, a swashbuckling batsman who had played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs. (Reuters)

HOURS AFTER former Australian cricketer and commentator Dean Jones succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hotel, Kiran More was in a state of shock. “We had met for breakfast and I later saw him running in the hotel hallway, something he always did in the bio-secure environment. I even threw a pillow at him in jest. He was then going up to his room as he had called a person to fix his laptop…that person later told me that Jones had suddenly fallen on the floor,” the former India player said.

Jones was 59, a swashbuckling batsman who had played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs before he became a popular commentat...

KL Rahul captain of Kings XI Punjab celebrates his century. (BCCI/IPL)

Kings XI Punjab batsman KL Rahul, opening the innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, scored the first century of season 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

His unbeaten 132 off just 69 balls took KXIP to a commanding total of 206/3 in 20 overs. Rahul’s breathtaking knock comprised 14 dazzling fours and seven huge sixes.

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— Dr. Akash Shukla 🇮🇳 (@Akashsh14759919) September 24, 2020

Enroute to his hundred, Rahul also became the fastest Indian to complete 2000 runs in the IPL.

He needed 60 innings to reach the milestone...

Virat Kohli dropped KL Rahul twice in two overs. (BCCI/IPL)

KL Rahul smashed the first century of the 2020 Indian Premier League to propel Kings XI Punjab to a daunting 206 for 3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.

Rahul played the role of sheet anchor, scoring 132 off 69 balls that were laced with 14 boundaries and seven sixes.

However, the right-hander was also given a couple of reprives by none other than Bangalore captain Virat Kohli who dropped a sitter when he was batting on 83.

Trying to smash Dale Steyn’s low full toss, Rahul didn’t get enough to clear the long boundary in Dubai. Kohli moved to his right and seemingly overran a bit...