Melbourne [Australia], January 17 (ANI): Australian Open on Sunday announced that 25 players have been put under quarantine after one passenger on the charter flight tested positive for coronavirus.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held its Apex Council Meeting on Sunday in which the board decided to take a call on the domestic season after further discussions with state units. New Zealand will tour India as part of preparations for the 2021 WT20.

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 17 (ANI): After being postponed a few times, the second ODI between UAE and Ireland is all set to be played on Monday, with the UAE authorities giving the go-ahead for the resume competitive action.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 3,081 more COVID-19 cases, and 50 deaths on Sunday, taking the state's coronavirus count to 19,90,759 cases.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Tamil Nadu has reported 589 new COVID-19 cases, 770 discharges, and seven deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,30,772, said State Health Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): On the second day of the pan-India inoculation drive, as many as 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated against COVID-19 at 553 sessions in six states of the country on Sunday, said the Union Health Ministry.

Paris [France], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Minister of State for European Affairs at the French Foreign Ministry Clement Beaune said on Sunday that France was discussing with other European countries measures to strengthen border control inside the EU over the spread of coronavirus.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): Kerala reported 5,005 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths on Sunday, taking the active cases to 68,991 in the state.

Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): NASA conducted a hot fire on Saturday of the core stage for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon.

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Delhi reported 246 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital to 6,32,429, said the Delhi health department on Sunday.