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  COVID-19 impact: No international hockey events for India till June

  April 07, 2020 18:59 IST

  In a letter to Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) CEO Rajesh Rajagopalan, Hockey India informed about the postponement of the events which were a part of its Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTC).

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  Exhibition of Olympic flame in Japan's Fukushima cancelled over coronavirus concerns

  April 07, 2020 18:50 IST

  Following the government's decision to announce a state of emergency in the country on Tuesday, the Olympic organisers cancelled the exhibition of the flame.

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  Kiren Rijiju reviews SAI's steps on athletes engagement in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

  April 07, 2020 16:49 IST

  Rijiju held a meeting with regional directors of all SAI centres across the country through a video conference call and took a stock of the situation. He also deliberated upon measures needed to be taken once the lockdown is lifted.

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  'Marathon at Home': Dubai launches challenge for citizens to encourage fitness amid COVID-19 crisis

  April 07, 2020 16:39 IST

  The 'Marathon at Home' has been specially designed to keep members of the UAE community in running shape inside their home.

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  Team sport lessons should be applied to beat COVID-19: Jose Brasa

  April 07, 2020 16:14 IST

  Jose Brasa left India a decade back but he is concerned for the country in this health crisis, which has brought the world to its knees.

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  Table Tennis World Championships postponed to September

  April 07, 2020 15:23 IST

  The organising committee of the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan said in a statement that the event will be postponed to September after already being delayed once before.

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  Postponing Olympics represents big challenge in terms of workload: IOC

  April 07, 2020 14:21 IST

  The IOC will focus on the organisation of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, which will be followed by the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022 and the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in the same year.

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  Priority is health, sports can come later: Pullela Gopichand

  April 07, 2020 13:41 IST

  Gopichand insisted his players to see this period as a blessing and spend as much time as they can with their families.

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  Lockdown: Teen chess wizards keep composure; stay busy with online events

  April 07, 2020 12:26 IST

  Indian teen chess players are taking it to online tournaments.

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  Coronavirus impact: British Open cancelled, other events rescheduled

  April 07, 2020 9:31 IST

  In a joint statement, Augusta National Golf Club, European Tour, LPGA, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, The R&A and USGA on Monday announced what golf will look like for the rest of this year in the wake of the pandemic.

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  No fresh dates after New Delhi shooting World Cup cancellation: NRAI secretary

  April 06, 2020 20:42 IST

  The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) said in its statement on Monday that both the rifle and pistol, and the shotgun legs of the competition have been cancelled.

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  BWF suspends all its tournaments till July amid COVID-19 situation

  April 06, 2020 19:37 IST

  The events affected include the several BWF World Tour events headlined by the Blibli Indonesia Open 2020 (Super 1000) and a number of Grade 3, junior and para-badminton competitions, the world governing body of badminton said in a statement

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  Shooting World Cup in Delhi cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  April 06, 2020 18:44 IST

  The shooting world cup was originally scheduled to take place between March 15-26 in Delhi.

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  Stuck at Kanchenjunga, mountaineers now in a 21-day 'Big Boss' challenge

  April 06, 2020 18:00 IST

  They were to finish their training two days after the lockdown was declared on March 24 and return to their respective places with the certificates, but little did they know they will be in a real life 'HMI 21 Days Big Boss Challenge'.

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  Fighting COVID-19: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani donates Rs 5 lakh

  April 06, 2020 16:22 IST

  Pankaj Advani on Monday donated Rs 5 lakh in country's fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed more than 120 Indian lives.

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  COVID-19: Vishwanathan Anand to play online chess to raise funds

  April 06, 2020 15:22 IST

  Along with Anand, India's men and women champions such Koneru Humpy, P. Harikrishna, B. Adhiban, Vidit Gujrathi and Dronavalli Harika will play against global chess fans and players

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  Let people write me off, I am preparing for 2021 Tokyo now: Sushil Kumar

  April 06, 2020 15:06 IST

  Already on the wrong side of the 30s, Sushil was struggling to qualify for the Tokyo Games but the postponement of the quadrennial event has re-ignited his Olympic hopes.

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  Chinese high jumper Zhang Guowei announces retirement

  April 06, 2020 14:45 IST

  Zhang was well known for his playful style among track and field fans. In 2013, he cleared 2.32 meters to break Zhu Jianhua's 27-year-old national indoor record.

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  Stay strong and stay at home: Kidambi Srikanth urges people to exercise caution

  April 06, 2020 13:31 IST

  Badminton star Kidambi Srikanth is urged people to stay at home amid the deadly outbreak of coronavirus.

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  Coronavirus: Vijender Singh hopes for pro career to resume in second half of 2020

  April 06, 2020 11:59 IST

  Unbeaten in the circuit with 12 wins, Vijender is contracted with Hall of Famer Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions in the US, which has been ravaged by the deadly outbreak with the death toll nearing 10,000.

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  Wrestlemania: Drew Mcintyre dethrones Brock Lesnar to become WWE Champion; Wyatt outclasses Cena

  April 06, 2020 10:38 IST

  Edge and Randy Orton were also involved in a Last Man Standing match, in which The Rated R Superstar stood tall in the end.

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  Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and other sporting heroes light 'diyas' in fight against COVID-19

  April 05, 2020 22:23 IST

  PM Modi had appealed to the people to turn off lights and instead light diyas, candles and other forms of light for nine minutes at 9 PM on Sunday to show the nation's collective resolve to fight coronavirus.

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  Badminton Worlds to be rescheduled amid clash with new dates for Tokyo Olympics

  April 05, 2020 18:37 IST

  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said it was working with organisers in Spain's Huelva to find a new time slot, after the 2020 Olympics were postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic

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  Hoping to get a new foreign coach after Olympic postponement: Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

  April 05, 2020 17:24 IST

  Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is now hoping to avail the services of a new foreign coach in their Olympic preparation after sudden exit of Indonesian Flandy Limpele.

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  Let's take a pledge to defeat Corona together: Manu Bhaker

  April 05, 2020 15:27 IST

  Commonwealth and Youth Olympic Games champion Bhaker was among the 49 eminent sports personalities who Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to on Friday regarding spreading awareness about the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Hope to see sports events with fans in stadiums by August: Donald Trump

  April 05, 2020 13:01 IST

  The US has emerged as the new epicentre of the viral outbreak with over 8,000 deaths reported and more than 3,10,000 cases of infection.

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  Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

  April 05, 2020 11:08 IST

  Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced as this year's class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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  WWE Wrestlemania: Braun Strowman beats Goldberg to become Universal Champion; Undertaker dominates

  April 05, 2020 8:39 IST

  WWE Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch retained her title with a win over Shayna Baszler.