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President of the Indian Olympic Association Narinder Dhruv Batra with president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach. AP Photo

IOA welcomes IOC decision, says athletes are relieved

Athletes are now free from the worry of having to train during the epidemic and perform their best in four months from...

24 March 2020 7:46 PM IST

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Yoshiro Mori (L) and CEO Toshiro Muto at the news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, where they announced the postponement of the Games until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak. AP Photo

IT'S OFFICIAL: TOKYO OLYMPICS POSTPONED

Japan, Olympics chief agree to postpone 2020 Games by one year as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic

24 March 2020 7:04 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walks past an Olympic rings sculpture. AFP Photo

Shinzo Abe proposes 1-year postponement for Tokyo Olympics

Pressure mounts on IOC as Olympic Committees of Britain, New Zealand and Germany seek postponement

24 March 2020 6:13 PM IST

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CPAI urges Sebi to close stock markets till Mar 31

Association of National Exchanges Members of India has also requested Sebi to close stock exchanges for at least two...

24 March 2020 5:45 PM IST

Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands clears the bar during the high jump event in the womens heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in 2019. AP Photo

World Athletics ready to shift 2021 World Championships for Olympics

If Tokyo Olympics are postponed to 2021, one of the major events it would clash with is World Athletic Championships

24 March 2020 2:18 PM IST

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station in Fukushima Prefecture. AFP Photo

It'll be 'Olympic torch visits' as there will be no torch, no...

'Torch Relay' or 'Torch Visits' could be a very short event or the longest if it runs into 2021

24 March 2020 2:13 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) with Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto (L) at a recent cabinet meeting. AP Photo

Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach to discuss the way forward for Tokyo Games

Tuesday's telephonic call also oncludes Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori and...

24 March 2020 1:55 PM IST

PRESTIGIOUS TASK: India football captain Sunil Chhetri. PTI Photo

FIFA names Sunil Chhetri along with Lionel Messi in its campaign...

FIFA and WHO have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned...

24 March 2020 1:43 PM IST

In this file photo, Scuderia Ferraris German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the Monaco street circuit in Monte-Carlo in 2015. AFP Photo

2020 Formula One season could be a 15-18-race affair

While admitting that it was impossible to know exactly what the schedule will look like, F1 boss Chase Carey said he...

24 March 2020 1:39 PM IST

A medic stands at the isolation ward of Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Two deaths in Hyderabad spark Covid-19 concerns

Telangana health authorities tracing their contacts

24 March 2020 1:01 PM IST

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Fed ramps up help to US economy on life support

The Federal Reserve warned of "severe disruptions" from the virus as it rolled out another series of measures to pump...

24 March 2020 11:34 AM IST

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai for a meeting with IPL franchise owners on March 14. PTI Photo

IPL dilemma deepens amid COVID-19 pandemic

With nothing concrete to discuss, BCCI cancels con call with franchise owners

24 March 2020 11:20 AM IST