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COVID-19: Japan, IOC agree to postpone Olympics by a year
Tokyo: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021.
"I proposed to postpone…
Punia donates 6 months’ salary in fight against COVID-19
New Delhi: Star wrestler Bajrang Punia has donated his six months salary towards fight against coronavirus pandemic which has claimed nine lives so far in India.
"I have donated my six months' salary towards relief fund for COVID-19…
WADA issues dope testing guidelines amid coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has issued fresh dope testing guidelines in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has so far claimed over 11,000 lives across the world.
After a teleconference meeting of the WADA…
Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears
Tokyo: The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with only four months to go until the opening of the Tokyo Games.
The Tokyo 2020 Go, a chartered aircraft carrying the flame, landed at the Japanese Air…
Too early to decide fate of Tokyo 2020, says IOC chief
Beijing: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
He said that in a teleconference with…
ISL: Odisha FC part ways with coach Josep Gombau
Bhubaneswar: Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC has parted ways with coach Josep Gombau due to his family obligations, a club statement said on Wednesday.
Club President Rohan Sharma said: "Some things in life are more important…
Over one-third of Valencia squad has coronavirus
London: Spanish football club Valencia has confirmed that 35 percent of players and staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
In a statement, the club said the virus spread among the squad following last month's trip…
This day in 2012: Tendulkar completes a century of centuries
Dhaka: March 16, 2012, will be etched in the minds of cricket fans across the globe as the day when legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century. Popularly known as the 'God of Cricket', Tendulkar's record…
Let’s stay strong and fight coronavirus outbreak: Kohli
New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli has called on the world community to "stay safe and vigilant" amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak which has been now been declared as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
"Let's stay…
India-South Africa series called off due to COVID-19 threat
New Delhi: The two remaining India-South Africa ODIs in Lucknow and Kolkata were on Friday called off owing to the COVID-19 threat after the visiting players "expressed unwillingness" to continue in view of the rising positive cases in the…