Chartered planes, hotel selection: IPL franchises begin preparation for UAE
Cricket | July 18, 2020 13:50 ISTThe IPL franchises have begun zeroing-in on hotels, with increasing possibility of the 13th edition of the league taking place in the UAE.
The IPL franchises have begun zeroing-in on hotels, with increasing possibility of the 13th edition of the league taking place in the UAE.
Indian cricketers, who have not played since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, could well resume their training in Dubai
Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif said that the facilities are ready for the glitzy T20 league.
The UAE has earlier hosted the first phase of IPL 2014 due to the Lok Sabha elections clashing with the tournament in India.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has postponed the launch of its first interplanetary mission to the Red Planet titled ‘Hope Mission Mars’. The UAE Space Agency and its collaborators have cited the weather conditions for announcing the 'new date' for the historic mission.
Etihad Airways is gradually resuming services to more destinations across its global network. This follows the easing of travel restrictions by UAE regulatory authorities on outbound and inbound travel for citizens and residents. All travel remains subject to the entry and health regulations set by the UAE authorities, and those at the end destination.
SpiceJet said it has operated six flights under the mission from Ras Al-Khaimah, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam so far bringing back over a thousand Indian nationals to Ahmedabad, Goa and Jaipur.
The board's first choice is staging the tournament at home but that is looking increasingly unlikely with India have the third largest case load of coronavirus cases behind Brazil and USA.
India has announced nine more repatriation flights from the UAE, ticket sales for which will open later on Friday.
The final announcement is expected soon as the BCCI is still awaiting an official decision on the fate of the T20 World Cup which was to be held in Australia in October-November.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is likely to be held overseas, according to a report.
A jobless Indian visitor to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in desperate need of financial help to settle an outstanding hospital bill of 112,000 dirham ($30,493), a media report said on Monday.
Wasim Khan rejected speculation that the event could be scrapped to make space for the currently suspended Indian Premier League.
There is speculation that the BCCI is looking for an October window to hold the event in case the T20 World Cup in Australia is not held this year.
Bollywood star Mouni Roy is in Abu Dhabi over two months now, stranded because she cannot return home owing to the continuing COVID-19 lockdown. Mouni flew to UAE on a four-day working trip in March, for a magazine photo shoot, and stayed with an old friend.
A 105-member medical team from Kerala left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a mission to treat COVID-19 patients there early on Wednesday, as part of an initiative of VPS healthcare group based in the gulf nation.
Aster DM Healthcare has brought the first batch of 88 ICU nurses from India to support the UAE's ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, with support from the Indian Consulate and UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Thermal temperature scanner has been set up at Cochin International Airport. First repatriation flight of Air India Express from Abu Dhabi will land in Kochi shortly.
India has sent three naval ships to evacuate its citizens stranded in the Maldives and UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a defence spokesperson said in the early hours on Tuesday.
An Indian salesman in the UAE has won a whopping 10 million dirhams at an Abu Dhabi draw, a media report said. Dileep Kumar Ellikkottil Parameswaran, from Kerala’s Thrissur, works with an auto spare parts company in Ajman and earns 5,000 dirhams (USD 1,361) a month
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