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  US sprinters Deajah Stevens, Gabby Thomas suspended for whereabouts failures

  May 02, 2020 9:39 IST

  Stevens won the US national title in the women's 200 meters in 2017 and was a finalist in the 200m at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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  BWF reschedules 2021 World Championships to November to avoid clash with Tokyo Olympics

  May 01, 2020 17:57 IST

  The world championship is an annual event, although not held in an Olympic year. But, with the 2020 Tokyo Games postponed to next year, it will be the first time that the prestigious event will be conducted in the Olympic year.

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  Michael Jordan once rejected USD100 million for two-hour appearance: Agent David Falk

  May 01, 2020 17:24 IST

  During his time with the Chicago Bulls in the 90s, Jordan won six NBA titles and was also named finals' Most Valuable Player (MVP) on all six occasions.

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  2021 Commonwealth Youth Games postponed to 2023 due to clash of dates with Tokyo Olympics

  May 01, 2020 17:05 IST

  The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 this year but the quadrennial event was postponed by a year last month owing to the pandemic, which has so far claimed over 2 lakh lives globally.

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  Dilpreet Singh reveals how coach Reid's pep talk revived his hockey career

  May 01, 2020 16:55 IST

  The 20-year-old had shown a lot of promise when he made his senior India debut in 2018 and was touted as the next big thing in Indian hockey.

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  Reports about cancelling NBA season 'not true': LeBron James

  May 01, 2020 14:39 IST

  LA Lakers' LeBron James said that nobody wants to cancel the NBA, adding that his team is 'ready' to take the court.

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  Safety measures cost Jordan Spieth hole-in-one during charity game

  May 01, 2020 12:01 IST

  Spieth saw his 110-yard shot hit the spacer and fall into water hazard nearby. Later, he said he is going to count it as it seems like a good omen.

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  Swimmers must improve for Top 10 finish in 2028 Olympics, says Kiren Rijiju

  April 30, 2020 23:40 IST

  Pointing out how swimmers from Asian countries such as China and Japan have been giving a tough competition to Americans, Europeans and Australians, the Sports Minister said that genetically India is well-equipped to master the sport.

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  No more archery Olympic qualification events in 2020, rankings frozen

  April 30, 2020 21:32 IST

  Archery's global governing body also said that the world rankings will remain frozen and that it has extended the hiatus on all international competitions overall to August 31.

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  COVID-19 vaccine a must for resumption of sports, should approved by WADA: Sai Praneeth

  April 30, 2020 17:42 IST

  While the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s coordination commission head John Coates said a vaccine is not necessary for the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer, Praneeth doesn't see global sports events returning unless one is found.

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  Olympics-bound Shivpal Singh rues missing Diamond League due to coronavirus pandemic

  April 30, 2020 15:43 IST

  Eight events of the 14-leg Diamond League series, where only top athletes are invited to take part, have been postponed so far amid uncertainty of whether any athletics competition will be held at all this year due to the pandemic.

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  Tokyo Olympics: Golf's qualification dates extended to June 2021

  April 30, 2020 15:21 IST

  The adjustment to the qualifying system for the Tokyo Olympic Games was made by the IGF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to accommodate the new dates of the competition in 2021

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  COVID-19: "Austrian Grand Prix can be be held only without a crowd"

  April 30, 2020 15:15 IST

  Formula One boss Chase Carey had said earlier in the week that F1 is looking to start the season with the Austrian GP after the French GP was called off.

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  Can't risk losses due to BFI's failure to fulfill its obligations, says AIBA

  April 30, 2020 14:36 IST

  In a statement, the AIBA said that despite multiple reminders, the BFI failed to fulfil its obligations and that they cannot risk further losses.

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  Cost of Olympics postponement will run into several hundred million USD: Thomas Bach

  April 29, 2020 20:32 IST

  The 2020 Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While it was earlier scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020, the new dates are July 23 to August 8, 2021.

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  German, Dutch and Finnish MotoGP races called off due to COVID-19 pandemic

  April 29, 2020 18:40 IST

  "The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has obliged the cancellation of all three events," a statement on MotoGP's official website, motogp.com, said.

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  Top 10 finish in 2028 Olympics is ambitious but not impossible: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

  April 29, 2020 18:06 IST

  Rijiju said talent scouting for 2028 Olympics has already begun and the process will get further boost once the nationwide coronavirus-forced lockdown is lifted.

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  Impossible to hold Tokyo Olympics until COVID-19 is contained: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

  April 29, 2020 16:26 IST

  Answering a question related to Olympics, Abe said it is important for all athletes and spectators to feel safe and for that to happen, the virus will have to be contained.

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  AICF panel criticises secretary Deshpande, accuses him of spreading false information

  April 29, 2020 16:24 IST

  Secretary and convenor of the five-member panel Naresh Sharma took strong objections to Despande's recent statement against the decisions taken by the AICF general body meeting held online recently.

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  Lot of scope to improve game in one year: Salima Tete

  April 29, 2020 15:49 IST

  Having debuted for India in early 2017 against Belarus, Tete became a young prodigy who was touted to be the next big thing in Indian hockey.

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  BWF postpones Thomas and Uber Cup Finals again, to be held on October

  April 29, 2020 15:37 IST

  The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from May 16-24 but on March 20 was postponed to August 15-23 due to the worsening global health crisis which has led to the death of more than 2 lakh people so far.

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  AIBA acted in haste, says BFI after India loses 2021 men's World C'ship hosting rights

  April 29, 2020 10:31 IST

  In a statement on Monday night, AIBA handed over the championship, originally allotted to India in 2017, to Serbian capital Belgrade.

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  India lose hosting rights of 2021 men's world boxing championships after failing to pay host fee

  April 28, 2020 22:40 IST

  AIBA was forced to terminate the agreement signed in 2017, "after New Delhi didn't fulfill its obligations to pay host fee as mentioned in the Host City Agreement terms."

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  Mary Kom joins BFI's interactive session on injury-management for boxers

  April 28, 2020 19:05 IST

  In an attempt to boost youngsters, Mary Kom shared her personal experiences of her growing up years and explained how she lacked the awareness or the facilities for the best exercises

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  BWF suspends US Open 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

  April 28, 2020 16:09 IST

  Earlier this month, the BWF had announced the suspension of a number of HSBC BWF World Tour, BWF Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments which are scheduled to take place in May, June and July.

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  'Shooters felt competitive spirit, pressure in online international shooting championship'

  April 28, 2020 15:50 IST

  Former India shooter Shimon Sharif has successfully organised the second edition of the virtual tournament last Saturday and he is optimistic of this becoming a regular affair at a time when the world is under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Badminton Association of India ready to host India Open in December-January

  April 28, 2020 15:39 IST

  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) had last week sent a letter to BAI, asking it for a slot to conduct the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, which was suspended last month along with the other Tokyo Games qualifiers due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Olympics will be scrapped if not held next year: Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori

  April 28, 2020 16:04 IST

  Following the continuous rise in the global pandemic, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government, last month, mutually decided to postpone the Olympics to July 2021.