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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.

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  Indian Open, all badminton meets suspended until April 12

  March 14, 2020 9:01 IST

  Barring the ongoing All England Championships, all badminton events have suspended until April 12.

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  All England Championships: India's challenge ends as PV Sindhu exits in quarters

  March 14, 2020 8:31 IST

  Nozomi Okuhara defeated PV Sindhu 12-21, 15-21, 13-21 in the quarter-finals of the All England Championships on Friday.

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  Table Tennis: India's Mudit Dani off to flying start at Oman Open

  March 13, 2020 18:14 IST

  Mudit Dani will now face Portugal's Marcos Freitas in the round-of-32, while Manush Shah will face a tough challenge from compatriot Achanta Sharath Kamal.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Top shuttlers say BWF putting players at risk, taking things too lightly

  March 13, 2020 14:57 IST

  International stars, including London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and ex-top 10 player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, expressed their concerns and asked the BWF to suspend all its upcoming tournaments.

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  Fresh concerns over Indian Open badminton after Delhi Govt bans sports activities

  March 13, 2020 13:38 IST

  The Indian Open is scheduled to begin on March 24 and will host top shuttlers from across the world.

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  We will make preparations as planned: Japan rebuffs Trump's suggestion to postpone Olympics

  March 13, 2020 13:27 IST

  US President Donald Trump had earlier suggested that the Olympics could be postponed by a year to avoid athletes playing inside empty stadiums.

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  Postponing Olympics better than playing in empty stadium: Donald Trump

  March 13, 2020 13:06 IST

  Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters at the White House that postponing the Games for a year would be better than seeing "empty stadiums all over the place".

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  PGTI postpones all tournaments post March 16 due to coronavirus pandemic

  March 13, 2020 13:12 IST

  In India, the shooting World Cup and the Indian Open golf tournament were postponed, while badminton's India Open will be played without any spectators.

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  AICF postpones all events till May 31 over coronavirus scare

  March 13, 2020 11:52 IST

  The AICF also asked the state associations to avoid any state-level events till April 15.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: NHL follows NBA, announces suspension of season

  March 12, 2020 23:37 IST

  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday it is pausing its season, one day after the NBA suspended play after a player tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19.

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  16 Indian archers not competing as World Cup first stage in Guatemala cancelled

  March 12, 2020 23:06 IST

  The event in Guatemala had no direct qualification implications for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

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  PV Sindhu in quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen bows out of All England Championships

  March 12, 2020 22:43 IST

  Sindhu next meets the winner of the round of 16 match between fourth-seeded Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark.

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  No change in Tokyo's Olympics plans: Japan government spokesperson

  March 12, 2020 20:56 IST

  The remarks made at a press briefing by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, came as the World Health Organization (WHO) a day earlier declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

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  AFI says Federation Cup will go ahead, but withdraws invites to foreign athletes in view of COVID-19

  March 12, 2020 20:13 IST

  AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said the national meet will go ahead as it is an Olympic qualifying event but will follow the government guidelines issued in the wake of rising threat of the novel coronavirus.

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  BAI apprises BWF of government's latest travel advisory

  March 12, 2020 19:27 IST

  BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing that the event will be held without any spectators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak.

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  FIBA suspends all competitions amid coronavirus spread

  March 12, 2020 19:20 IST

  FIBA added that it will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and will evaluate the options for the resumption of competitions as the situation allows.

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  List of sports events affected by the coronavirus outbreak in India

  March 12, 2020 18:39 IST

  Here is the list of sports events affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak in India.

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  Amid coronavirus precautions, Tokyo Olympic flame is lit in Greece

  March 12, 2020 16:44 IST

  Standing in front of the ruined Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, a Greek actress playing the part of a pagan priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays on a silver torch, causing fire to spurt forth.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Parupalli Kashyap sends SOS to Health Ministry from England

  March 12, 2020 16:18 IST

  The government on Wednesday suspended all visas, barring a few categories like diplomatic and employment, in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus as cases across India rose to more than 60.

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  Nita Ambani features in 10 most influential women in sports

  March 12, 2020 15:57 IST

  Nita is the wife of the richest Indian Mukesh Ambani and has been on the board of Reliance Industries since June 2014.

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  Expect good show by Indian hockey in Tokyo: Harbinder Singh

  March 12, 2020 15:06 IST

  Harbinder is mighty impressed with the way both the men's and the women's team performed in 2019 and is now hoping that they continue with that and win a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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  Boxers returning from Jordan will be asked to stay home-quarantined, have all health clearances: BFI

  March 12, 2020 14:47 IST

  A total of 13 boxers and almost an equal number of coaching staff arrive back on Thursday after clinching an unprecedented nine Olympic slots in the qualifiers which concluded on Wednesday in Amman.

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  NBA suspends season due to coronavirus; March Madness going without fans

  March 12, 2020 14:17 IST

  A Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus and it was decided to pause the season after Wednesday's round of games.