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Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra.

2032 Olympics bid: India to step up campaign after pandemic

India faces competition from Thailand, Russia and Colombia for the 2026 event; Australia, China and Koreas are also in...

2 May 2020 10:53 AM IST

Red Bulls Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo (L) and Red Bulls Dutch driver Max Verstappen collide as they race at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest in 2017. AFP Photo

Hungarian GP rules out spectators for August race

According to Hungarian PM, restrictions on movement in Budapest and surroundings would not be eased until the fatality...

2 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

Frances Renaud Lavillenie clears the jumps bar during the pole vault event at the Golden Gala, the 4th stage of IAAF Diamond League in Rome. AFP Photo

Backyard athletics: top vaulters set for 'ultimate garden clash'

The trio will attempt to vault 5.00m as many times as possible in 30 minutes, a format the trio drew up in the face of...

1 May 2020 6:19 PM IST

Serbias Novak Djokovic (L) is congratulated by United States Mitchell Krueger after their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. AP Photo

Australia plans return of sport as spread of coronavirus slows

Sporting suspensions have left some codes under mounting financial pressures as revenues run dry and TV networks...

1 May 2020 9:24 AM IST

LeBron James anxiously waiting to return to the arena after the Covid-19 break. DC File Photo

LeBron James: Lakers ready to play despite call to cancel NBA

LA Lakers boasted the best record in the Western Conference, and the second-best in the league, at 49-14 when the league...

1 May 2020 8:08 AM IST

AIBA calls BFI's bluff, accuses it of not paying host fee for past...

World governing body for boxing showed a lot of patience and comprehension, agreeing on numerous successive repayment...

30 April 2020 1:16 PM IST

Athletes sidelined by 1980 boycott say today's Olympians are saving...

Athletes should not feel disappointed with the postponement, they should know that their sacrifice isn't for nothing

30 April 2020 12:56 PM IST

Formula One racing

Austrian GP must be behind closed doors, insists minister

Government officials said authorisation to stage the event depends entirely on the security plan that the organisers...

30 April 2020 10:29 AM IST

SPorts minister Kiren Rijiju. PTI Photo

Top 10 finish in 2028 Olympics is ambitious but not impossible: Rijiju

Each sports discipline will have a specialised squad consisting of present and veteran coaches and athletes to scout...

29 April 2020 6:41 PM IST

A local football team at practice.

Local sport easier to restart after virus, says health adviser

Brian McCloskey is of the view that logistics of sport at a much lower level make it more feasible as restrictions are...

29 April 2020 4:19 PM IST

IOC member from Australia John Coates. Twitter Photo

Tokyo Games not contingent on virus vaccine: IOC official

Olympic organisers have been asked by WHO to continue to plan to stage the Games

29 April 2020 3:44 PM IST

Women's hockey team has a lot to gain in one year: Salima Tete

The team is currently stationed at the SAI Centre Bengaluru where focus on individual fitness routine and workout in...

29 April 2020 2:56 PM IST