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  Personal success not as important as team achievements, says Mandeep Singh

  March 04, 2020 17:24 IST

  Indian hockey team's forward Mandeep Singh has been nominated for the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year 2019.

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  Coronavirus threat looms large over Tokyo Olympics 2020

  March 04, 2020 16:00 IST

  With each passing day, the concerns over Tokyo Olympics increase due to the deadly outbreak of COVID-19. 

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  IOC confident of 'successful' hosting of Tokyo Olympics

  March 03, 2020 20:56 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held between July 24 to August 9 this year.

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  Tamim Iqbal becomes 1st Bangladesh batsman to score 7,000 ODI runs

  March 03, 2020 16:44 IST

  Tamim Iqbal, who played his first ODI in nine months in the first match, had taken a break from cricket in the second half of 2019.

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  Games could be held any time in 2020: Japan Olympic Minister

  March 03, 2020 16:12 IST

  Seiko Hashimoto's response to a question in the upper house of parliament implies the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24 as planned.

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  Gaurav Solanki enters pre-quarters of Asian Olympic Qualifiers

  March 03, 2020 15:34 IST

  Solanki prevailed 5-0 against the two-time Kyrgyz national champion to enter the last-16 stage where he will be up against top-seeded Uzbek Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov, who got a bye into the second round.

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  Administrative woes have hurt athletes ahead of Tokyo 2020: Deepa Malik

  March 03, 2020 15:29 IST

  Malik said that the while global crisis of coronavirus is a concern, the problems for Indian para-athletes started with the Sports Ministry de-recognising the PCI and the subsequent case in the Delhi High Court.

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  Tokyo calls off test event; growing virus threatens Olympics

  March 03, 2020 14:50 IST

  The test event was to take place on March 12-15 in Tokyo and original plans called for athletes from abroad.

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  FIDE removes list of AICF office bearers from its website

  March 03, 2020 11:40 IST

  FIDE had recently recognised a new set of office-bearers of AICF after they were declared elected unopposed by the returning officer for the election.

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  Indian men's hockey team achieves all-time highest ranking, jumps to 4th spot

  March 02, 2020 19:04 IST

  India's excellent form in the first three rounds of the second edition of FIH Hockey Pro League has seen them move from fifth to fourth position.

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  Sumit Sangwan's doping ban lifted, NADA panel rules intake of banned substance unintentional

  March 02, 2020 18:53 IST

  The 27-year-old international medallist said medical records showing the enlargement of his liver following the intake of the medicine helped him prove his case.

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  Working on ''shortcomings'', says ace wrestler Bajrang Punia

  March 02, 2020 17:13 IST

  Bajrang Punia lost to Japan's Takuto Otoguro in the final of the Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi.

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  Amit Panghal gets top billing, Mary Kom seeded 2nd in boxing's Asian Olympic Qualifiers

  March 02, 2020 16:38 IST

  The Indian team arrived in Jordan on Friday last week after a training stint in Assisi, Italy.

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  Asian 20km Race Walk C'ships in Japan cancelled due to coronavirus threat

  March 02, 2020 16:28 IST

  The Asian Athletics Athletics Association (AAA) took the decision to cancel the championship after a request from the Japan federation.

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  Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament postponed due to coronavirus

  March 02, 2020 15:12 IST

  The 29th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup is postponed to September due to coronavirus outbreak.

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  Qatar MotoGP cancelled due to coronavirus threat

  March 02, 2020 11:28 IST

  With the opening round cancelled, the second round of the MotoGP season is scheduled to be held in Thailand on March 22.

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  Coronavirus threat: ISSF says shooters free to take call on participation in Olympic Test Event

  March 01, 2020 22:58 IST

  On Friday, India pulled out of the upcoming shooting World Cup in Cyprus, citing the novel coronovirus threat there.

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  We need to be consistent across all quarters: Indian hockey coach Graham Reid

  March 01, 2020 16:34 IST

  Reid was happy with his team's performance in the recently-concluded FIH Pro League matches against the Netherlands, world champions Belgium and Australia.

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  Extend Olympics qualification period in view of cancellation of events: Saina Nehwal

  March 01, 2020 11:14 IST

  Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap feel that the BWF should extend the Olympic qualification period in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak wrecking havoc on the qualifying events for the Tokyo Games.

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  Saina Nehwal suggests extension of Olympic qualification period

  February 29, 2020 23:17 IST

  In a series of tweets, Saina and her husband Kashyap said that the reduced number of tournaments leaves very little chance for players on the fringe of qualification to improve rankings.

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  Paris half-marathon cancelled amid coronavirus fears

  February 29, 2020 22:52 IST

  The Paris half-marathon is the latest sporting event to be cancelled due to coronavirus fears.

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  Diksha Dagar fourth, Aditi eighth in New South Wales Open

  February 29, 2020 18:43 IST

  Dagar finds herself seven shots behind the leader, who is 15-under and five ahead of second-placed Julia Engstrom (68).

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  Wrestling: Kyrgyzstan cancels Asian Olympic qualifiers, India not keen to host

  February 29, 2020 16:29 IST

  While India had initially shown interest, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is not too keen on hosting it anymore.

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  IOC monitoring coronavirus situation closely with WHO

  February 29, 2020 4:12 IST

  The epidemic, which has affected thousands across the globe and caused several disruption in the qualification calendar for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has now led to murmurs of it being a threat to the Olympics scheduled in July.

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  No plans to change Tokyo qualification period because of coronavirus: BWF

  February 28, 2020 17:14 IST

  Many top players such as two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and Rio Olympics quarterfinalist Kidambi Srikanth are racing against time to book their ticket to Tokyo.

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  Wrestling: COVID-19 sees indefinite postponement of Asian Olympic qualifier

  February 28, 2020 16:52 IST

  The Asian Olympic Qualifiers for wrestling that was to be held from March 27 to 29 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan has been postponed indefinitely because of coronoavirus threat.

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  India pulls out of shooting world cup in Cyprus due to Coronavirus threat

  February 28, 2020 16:07 IST

  The shotgun World Cup, recognised by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), is scheduled to be held from March 4 to 13.

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  Nepal's lack of preparedness to deal with COVID-19 may impact Everest season: Industry experts

  February 28, 2020 15:13 IST

  Many Chinese climbers have started cancelling their expedition bookings after the COVID-19 outbreak.