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  IOC official says no May deadline for decision on Tokyo Olympics

  March 16, 2020 17:40 IST

  Dick Pound, a former IOC vice president, said last month that the end of May loomed as a possible deadline for the IOC to make a call on the Tokyo Olympics.

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  Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be closed

  March 16, 2020 17:34 IST

  The committee said the accreditation cards that had been issued for Thursday's ceremony at the stadium in Athens where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896 would not be valid.

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  Ban on FMSCI president J Prithiviraj overturned

  March 16, 2020 17:25 IST

  The Indian Motor Sport Appellate Committee (IMSAC) on Monday overturned a ban imposed on FMSCI president J Prithiviraj from officiating in national championships.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: When was the last time major sporting events were all suspended together?

  March 16, 2020 17:18 IST

  The global outbreak of coronavirus has led to major sporting events across the world either being postponed or cancelled.

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  Anti-doping body ready to look into allegations about Tyson Fury

  March 16, 2020 16:23 IST

  Fury and his cousin Hughie were handed retrospective two-year bans by UK Anti-Doping in 2017 after initially testing positive in 2015 for nandrolone, which they blamed on eating uncastrated wild boar meat.

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  COVID-19: IOC to talk to international federations and athletes

  March 16, 2020 16:20 IST

  Many international sporting events have been postponed or cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis, though the Japanese government and the IOC continuously express their full commitment to delivering a safe Olympic Games in July this year.

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  Never let amputated leg become an obstacle on court: Manasi Joshi

  March 16, 2020 16:10 IST

  Manasi said while she studied and pursued a career in software engineering, she was always inclined towards sports and had been coaching for badminton as a hobby since the age of 10.

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  Keep practicing, focus on your training: Kiren Rijiju shares inspiring video for Indian athletes

  March 16, 2020 16:07 IST

  The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 6,000 lives and infected close to 160,000 people worldwide, has led to the cancellation or postponement of all sporting events across the globe.

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  Hockey India postpones all junior, sub-junior national championships due to COVID-19

  March 16, 2020 15:13 IST

  The decision was taken by the Hockey India Executive Board following growing concerns around COVID-19 situation in India, where more than 100 people have so far tested positive and two have died. The global death toll has crossed 6,000 and the number of infected is over 150,000.

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  Dream to make India sports superpower: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha

  March 16, 2020 14:48 IST

  Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that he dreams to make India a sports 'superpower'.

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  Commentary to keep Anand busy after COVID-19 restrictions delay return to India from Germany

  March 16, 2020 11:03 IST

  The coronavirus pandemic has brought international sports to grinding halt with events either cancelled or postponed for the next fortnight.

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  Where do India's Olympic chances stand amid COVID-19 cutting through qualification fixtures

  March 16, 2020 13:07 IST

  The rapid rise in coronavirus threat across the world had led to sports associations and federations to suspend or postpone a number of sporting events.

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  Vitorio Gregotti, the Italian architect of Barcelona's Olympic stadium, dies of coronavirus

  March 16, 2020 8:48 IST

  The architect died of pneumonia after being contracted with COVID-19 at the age of 92.

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  Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying win All England titles

  March 15, 2020 23:04 IST

  The second-seeded Axelsen, a former world champion, beat Chinese Taipei's top seed Chou Tien-chen 21-13 21-14 in a lop-sided final to add another feather to his hat.

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  No sporting solace to get through COVID-19 mayhem: What do we do? wonder fans

  March 15, 2020 20:13 IST

  Before the coronavirus crisis caused mass cancellations and postponements in the last three days, March was to be a busy sports month. But as things stand now, there is no live action there for the fans once the All England Championships of badminton wind up in Birmingham.

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  Coronavirus impact: IOC staff to work from home starting Monday

  March 15, 2020 18:33 IST

  According to a statement by the IOC, all its Lausanne-based staff will work from home starting Monday, until further notice, with the exception of some essential functions.

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  Oman Open: Sharath Kamal storms into final of men's singles

  March 15, 2020 18:23 IST

  Sharath Kamal pulled off a stunning victory against Russia's Kirill Skachkov to enter the men's singles final in Oman Open.

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  Sports Minister and IOA delegation's visit to Tokyo for Olympic preparation cancelled

  March 15, 2020 18:14 IST

  Besides Rijiju, the other members of the delegation included Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra, secretary-general Rajeev Mehta, Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh, sports secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya and Sports Authority of India director general Sandip Pradhan.

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  Super Rugby to be suspended after weekend games due to coronavirus

  March 15, 2020 16:38 IST

  SANZAAR, the body that runs Super Rugby, said the tournament would be off for the “foreseeable future” with only seven of 18 rounds of the regular season completed.

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  UFC holds fight card in Brasilia amid coronavirus pandemic

  March 15, 2020 12:15 IST

  UFC held 12 bouts in Brasilia with only the fighters, their camps, the television production crew and a few dozen essential personnel inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium.

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  'Right now is strange' - NASCAR and IndyCar call off racing

  March 15, 2020 8:38 IST

  NASCAR called off Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next weekend's events at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were already scheduled to be run without spectators.

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  Fit-again Goyat makes winning return to pro circuit

  March 14, 2020 21:06 IST

  Goyat prevailed in just two rounds of what was to be a six-round contest as his rival's corner "threw in the towel in the second round".

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  COVID-19 brings cricket to halt in cricket-mad India; football, badminton, hockey also affected

  March 14, 2020 20:52 IST

  The world's most powerful and cash-rich cricket board on Saturday went into a huddle with the eight franchise owners of IPL, which has been postponed from March 29 to April 15.

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  Japanese PM hopes Olympics will be held as planned

  March 14, 2020 20:38 IST

  The preparations for the Olympic Games have been hit hard since the outbreak of the coronavirus in January.

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  Coach Graham Reid insists good defence can win matches, says defender Birendra Lakra

  March 14, 2020 17:21 IST

  India displayed some spectacular attacking hockey in the FIH Hockey Pro League matches last month, beating the likes of Australia and Belgium.

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  Coronavirus impact: Indian women's hockey team coach Marijne puts off plans to visit family

  March 14, 2020 15:29 IST

  Marijne had earlier tweeted about his travel plans, saying he was forced to cancel his family visit because of the risk associated right now.

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  How can you eat bats and dogs: Shoaib Akhtar lashes out at China

  March 14, 2020 12:53 IST

  Coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,30,000 people.

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  2020 London Marathon postponed due to coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 11:30 IST

  The organizers have said that every runner with a place will be able to use their place in the rescheduled event without any further payment.