* Swiss Embassy refuses visa for Indo archery teamThe Indian team’s trip to Switzerland for the Archery World Cup in Lausanne has been called off after the Swiss Embassy’s refusal to issue short-term visas due to Covid-19 restrictions, reported Mike Rowbottom of the Inside the Games last week. Lausanne is due to host the second World Cup of the season, following last month’s in Guatemala City, from 17-23 May. * Germany, Italy, Denmark progress after ICC scrap T20 WC 2022 qualifiersCoronavirus concerns have forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to cancel three sub regional Europe qualifiers for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (WC) in 2022. Next year’s ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia. In the mean time, a visit to Japan by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach next week has been postponed and is being rearranged for June, Fuji News Network reported early this week.

Source: The Nation May 14, 2021 20:48 UTC