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  WFI donates Rs 11 lakh in fight against pandemic, cricketer Poonam Yadav Rs 2 lakh, SAI Rs 76 lakh

  March 30, 2020 21:04 IST

  Yadav, who played a crucial role in India's campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in which India finished runners up, pledged to donate Rs 2 lakh for the cause.

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  After new dates announced for Tokyo Olympics, IOA asks NSFs to start planning

  March 30, 2020 20:24 IST

  The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the global health crisis forced the unprecedented decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

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  No more Olympic qualifiers until fair access can be guaranteed for all athletes: IOC

  March 30, 2020 19:35 IST

  The IOC also confirmed that the Olympics will now be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 -- almost exactly a year after it was originally scheduled to be held.

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  Tokyo Olympics to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021

  March 30, 2020 17:39 IST

  The Olympics were postponed last week owing to the deepening coronavirus outbreak.

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  Tokyo Olympic head expects call from IOC’s Thomas Bach on potential dates for rescheduled games

  March 30, 2020 16:07 IST

  The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers last week postponed the Olympics until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Coronavirus impact: Table tennis world team championships postponed again

  March 30, 2020 16:03 IST

  The ITTF met on the weekend to make the postponement decision and it will propose new dates this week.

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  COVID-19 fund: Table tennis star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran pledges to donate Rs 1.25 lakh

  March 30, 2020 15:42 IST

  Sathiyan on Monday pledged to donate Rs 1.25 lakh to fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed nearly 35,000 people globally.

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  Mary Kom donates one month's salary to combat coronavirus pandemic

  March 30, 2020 14:56 IST

  Mary Kom on Monday said she will donate her one month's salary as Rajya Sabha MP, amounting to Rs 1 lakh, to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.  

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  Mercedes F1 team helps to develop breathing aid for coronavirus patients

  March 30, 2020 14:50 IST

  Mercedes worked with engineers at the University College London and clinicians at University College London Hospital to adapt and improve a device that bridges the gap between an oxygen mask and the need for full ventilation.

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  Tokyo Games postponement rekindles Dipa Karmakar's Olympic hopes

  March 30, 2020 13:52 IST

  Karmakar, who finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been struggling with injuries ever since she underwent a surgery to treat an Anterior Cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in 2017. 

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  IOA promises support, contribution to fight coronavirus pandemic

  March 30, 2020 11:50 IST

  In a statement posted on the body's Twitter handle, IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said: "We are deeply grateful to all the front-line workers who are risking their lives to fight this pandemic."

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  Manu Bhaker pledges to donate Rs 1 lakh towards coronavirus fight

  March 30, 2020 10:35 IST

  Manu Bhaker also urged everyone to be supportive during the crisis that the country is going through amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Kobe Bryant's towel from his final NBA game sold for $33,000

  March 30, 2020 10:23 IST

  The towel which Kobe Bryant used in his final NBA game has been sold for $33,000.

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  Tokyo's coronavirus infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions

  March 30, 2020 9:20 IST

  The rise in coronavirus cases in Tokyo after the postponement of Olympics sparked questions if Japan understated the extent of the outbreak.

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  Visa extends athlete sponsorship to 2021 after Olympic delay

  March 30, 2020 8:32 IST

  The athletes were contacted on Friday to be given the option of extending their sponsorship terms with Visa.

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  Pakistani squash great Azam Khan dies of coronavirus in London

  March 29, 2020 23:09 IST

  Azam, who won the British Open title successively between 1959 and 1961, had tested positive for COVID-19 last week and died at London's Ealing Hospital on Saturday.

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  COVID-19 pandemic: ITTF suspends events until June 30

  March 29, 2020 21:57 IST

  Apart from ITTF events suspension, the ITTF Executive Committee also had proposal of new dates for the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships to be announced in the coming week.

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  15-year-old India shooter Esha Singh donates Rs 30 thousand to fight coronavirus pandemic

  March 29, 2020 18:13 IST

  "I pledge to contribute 30 thousand Rupees from my savings to PM CARE FUND to Fight Covid 19 Desh hai to hum hai," Esha wrote on her twitter handle.

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  Boxing Federation starts online coaching for 9 Olympic-bound boxers amid coronavirus lockdown

  March 29, 2020 17:10 IST

  Nine Indian boxers -- M C Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohani (69kg), Pooja Rani (75kg), Amit Panghal (52kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) -- have qualified for the Tokyo Games

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Olympic flame to be kept in Tokyo

  March 29, 2020 17:03 IST

  The flame will be brought back to Tokyo from Fukushima but Tokyo 2020 has not decided where to keep it before the torch relay starts next year.

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  National Inter-State Athletics C'ships in June postponed as AFI decides to prepare new calendar

  March 29, 2020 16:28 IST

  The Athletics Federation of India said that a new competition calendar as well as fresh training programme for national campers will be prepared by the Planning Committee after discussions with coaches and foreign experts.

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  Double Asian Para Games champion Sharad Kumar donates Rs 1 lakh in fight against coronavirus

  March 29, 2020 15:59 IST

  Sharad Kumar has donated Rs 1 lakh to the Prime Minister's relief fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Italy's sports minister plans to extend ban on events

  March 29, 2020 15:21 IST

  Minister Vincenzo Spadafora told Italian daily La Repubblica that talks about restarting the Serie A soccer league on May 3 are “unrealistic.”

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  Staying healthy is important at the moment, not sports: Olympic marathon champion Kipchoge

  March 29, 2020 14:48 IST

  Kipchoge has retreated to his home in Eldoret, after his training camp in Kaptagat was closed down by the Kenyan government.

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  IOA assures full support as India battles COVID-19 pandemic

  March 29, 2020 13:50 IST

  The pandemic has so far claimed over 30000 lives across the world while infecting more than 6.5 lakh people, and the country's top Olympic body said they are always there to assist.

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  New York Knicks owner tests positive for coronavirus

  March 29, 2020 12:10 IST

  The NBA has been suspended for more than two weeks, after players tested positive for the virus. At the time, the Knicks were 21-45 in the season

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  Tokyo Games: Signs suggest summer dates for 2021 Olympics

  March 29, 2020 10:41 IST

  The postponed games were to have opened on July 24 and closed on Aug. 9. Mori suggested some decisions could be made as early as this week when the organizing committee's executive board meets.

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  Kiren Rijiju donates one-month salary for fight against COVID-19 pandemic

  March 29, 2020 9:29 IST

  The country is under a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 30,000 lives globally.