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  Dustin Johnson clinches Augusta Masters with record-breaking score

  November 16, 2020 9:27 IST

  Playing in his 11th Masters, Johnson owned the event, which was delayed by seven months and held without patrons because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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  Japan's Eiki Takahashi smashes world best for 10,000m race walk

  November 15, 2020 16:55 IST

  Takahashi managed to hold off a strong challenge from 2018 World Race Walking Team Championships 20km winner Koki Ikeda, who finished second.

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  IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in Tokyo to review preparations for Olympics

  November 15, 2020 15:55 IST

  The Olympics are set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year after being postponed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic 

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  IOA chief Narinder Batra bags Capital Foundation National Award

  November 15, 2020 15:33 IST

  He was honoured with the award at the Capital Foundation Annual Lecture and Awards 2020 which was held online.

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  Sports Ministry's new incentive to fund 500 private academies

  November 14, 2020 19:12 IST

  There will be a special focus on developing sports science facilities at all the academies to improve the overall quality of training.

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  Eager to improve all facets of my game, says Gursahibjit Singh

  November 13, 2020 14:41 IST

  Having had time to address a variety of key areas, Gursahibjit believes that physical strength plays an important role for an international striker.

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  Tokyo Olympics may allow foreign fans in limited numbers

  November 12, 2020 13:01 IST

  Muto said there was no decision yet on the number of fans allowed into venues. Several baseball stadiums in Japan have experimented with fan capacity at 80%.

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  Determined to perform consistently for Indian eves, says Salima Tete

  November 12, 2020 12:21 IST

  Salima, who was part of India's triumphant campaign at the FIH Women's Series Finals and Olympic Qualifiers, added that 2019 was certainly the most important year of her career.

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  Forward Gurjant Singh hopes to prove his mettle ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  November 11, 2020 15:20 IST

  The team's core probable group has been living in a bio-secure environment at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facility since August this year after a six-week break.

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  After 8 months on hold, international Table Tennis is back

  November 11, 2020 14:02 IST

  The ITTF Women's World Cup began last Sunday in Weihai, east China's Shandong province, ending an eight-month hiatus of international table tennis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  MotoGP rider's ban for steroid doping extended to 4 years

  November 10, 2020 17:39 IST

   MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone had his ban for doping with an anabolic steroid extended to four years on Tuesday because he could not prove contaminated meat was to blame.

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  NBA 2020-21 season to begin from December 22

  November 10, 2020 15:06 IST

  The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced that they have reached agreement in principle on the start of the 2020-21 season, as well as adjustments to certain provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  Tokyo holds 1-day gym meet to show Olympics may be possible

  November 08, 2020 17:12 IST

  The non-Japanese entered after a 14-day quarantine at home and were largely kept penned up in their Tokyo hotel in strict isolation.

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  Sports Ministry upgrades six centres to CoE, sanctions Rs 67.32 crore as financial support

  November 07, 2020 17:15 IST

  The consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore is for financial year 2020-21 and subsequent four years.

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  I have learned from Manpreet, Chinglensana during national camps: Jaskaran Singh

  November 07, 2020 15:43 IST

  Jaskaran added that he would like to have more exposure in the international circuit once the Indian team starts competing again.

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  UP Police has arrested 3 for duping athletes through false Khelo India ad: SAI

  November 06, 2020 19:19 IST

  The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday said that the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested three persons, including a former kabaddi player, for fleecing athletes through a false advertisement for Khelo India Games.

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  Hockey Mizoram named best HI member unit for 2019-20 season

  November 06, 2020 16:46 IST

  Hockey India also named Rakesh Kumar as the best employee while for his outstanding efforts in officiating at international & domestic level tournaments.

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  Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID-19 safety

  November 06, 2020 15:14 IST

  This is another step in attempting to illustrate that Tokyo will be able to hold next year’s Olympics — even without a vaccine — in the midst of a pandemic.

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  I am now fit on court and ready to go: PV Sindhu

  November 06, 2020 14:14 IST

  Sindhu opened up on how she coped up with the Covid-19 induced lockdown, her reaction to the Tokyo Olympics postponement, her preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup, and also her relationship with national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand.

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  Gyanendro Ningombam replaces Mohammed Mushtaque Ahmad as Hockey India president

  November 06, 2020 14:11 IST

  Ahmad, however, remains in the federation after being elected unopposed for the senior vice-president's post at HI's Congress and Elections here.

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  Facebook deletes ISSF page, shooting body calls for help from fraternity

  November 06, 2020 14:00 IST

  Besides Twitter and Instagram, shooters from across the world rely on the ISSF Facebook page for updates from the sport's governing body. The page was created on January 14, 2010.

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  Archery Olympic selection trials in Jamshedpur from November 23

  November 06, 2020 6:35 IST

  Indian archery federation (AAI) has called for selection trials for eight spots while two members, including an archer, tested COVID-19 positive at the national camp in Pune.

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  Hockey players resume sport activities in Andhra Pradesh

  November 05, 2020 16:49 IST

  These players are mostly above the age group of 18 years are training towards the state championships which will be a trial for the Hockey India National Championships.

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  TT veteran Anthony Amalraj recovers from COVID-19 but not to take part in training camp

  November 05, 2020 15:25 IST

  Anthony Amalraj and his parents were infected with COVID-19 last month but all have now recovered.

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  SAI demands probe after several athletes duped through false Khelo India advertisement

  November 04, 2020 21:03 IST

  SAI said the advertisement used "logos of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sports Authority of India and Khelo India, which misled several athletes to believe it to be a government advertisement."

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  IOA Secy Gen Rajeev Mehta tests positive for COVID-19

  November 04, 2020 18:46 IST

  Mehta said he underwent a test after having fever last week and returned positive for the dreaded virus. He is undergoing self isolation at his Delhi residence.

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  Indian archery team's support staff member tests positive for COVID-19, training resumes

  November 03, 2020 17:00 IST

  The support staff member, who tested positive for the virus on October 30, is undergoing treatment at a special COVID-care hospital in Pune outside the premises of ASI.

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  Sakshi Malik recalls Rio Olympic bronze and her fight till the end

  November 03, 2020 16:45 IST

  A chance to win an Olympic medal was slipping away from Malik when she was trailing 0-5 against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the Repechage medal playoff in Rio, but the wrestler fought back and won the bout 8-5.