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Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand. PTI PhotoSports
Funding a group helps create more champions: Gopichand

According to the national badminton coach, successful models worldwide are coach-driven, sports science and...

28 April 2020 5:37 PM IST

Kento Momota of Japan hitting a retrurn against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark during their mens singles quarter-final match at the Fuzhou China Open badminton tournament in Fuzhou in Chinas eastern Fujian province. - Kento Momota was banned from badminton for gambling in 2016. Fast forward to 2019 and the Japanese has enjoyed one of the most successful years of any sportsman on the planet. (Photo by STR / AFP) / TO GO WITH BADMINTOSports
BAI ready to host India Open in December-January

BWF wanted to know if India Open can be held in September but given the uncertain situation now, BAI opted for Dec-Jan

28 April 2020 3:53 PM IST

Former Japanese prime minister and Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Yoshiro Mori gestures during a press conference. AFP PhotoSports
Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not overcome by next year:...

Japanese though the delayed Olympics will be a chance to show world's triumph over virus, but questions persist if Games...

28 April 2020 12:04 PM IST

In this June 11, 1997 photo, Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen (R) embraces an exhausted Michael Jordan following their win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. AP PhotoSports
Smash hit Jordan documentary fills TV void for NBA fans

'The Last Dance' details the career of the NBA legend who led the Chicago Bulls to six titles in the 1990s

28 April 2020 10:04 AM IST

Houston Rockets James Harden (13) goes up for a shot as Portland Trail Blazers Hassan Whiteside (21) and Rodney Hood (5) look on during their NBA game. AP PhotoSports
NBA set to allow individual workouts not before May 8

The decision followed governments going easy on stay-at-home orders on non-essential business activity

28 April 2020 8:44 AM IST

Drug discovery scientist Phillipp Schafer (L) and protein scientist Simon Varzandeh work in the laboratory of British pharmatech company Exscientia at Oxford Science Park in Oxford, in southern central England. AFP PhotoSports
Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine, says Japanese medical...

He called for more testing as the current rate was not enough to judge whether infection rates in the country were...

28 April 2020 8:24 AM IST

Formula One racingSports
Formula One: French GP cancelled; British organisers planning race...

F1 season was due to begin in March but no races have been possible so far; French GP is the 10th race to be affected by...

27 April 2020 2:22 PM IST

Real Madrids Benzema (L) celebrates with his teammate Vinicius. AP PhotoSports
'Live' and slightly dangerous, stars on their sofas compete for fans

In Covid-19 lockdown, stars are opening up to their fans over social media, but at times giving out more than what is...

27 April 2020 9:03 AM IST

Chess for charity. Twitter PhotoSports
Online chess event featuring Anand, Chahal raises Rs 8.8 lakh for...

Anand had taken part in a simultaneous online event on April 11 during which an amount of Rs 4.5 lakh was raised for the...

26 April 2020 8:27 PM IST

Recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019 cricketer Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. PTI PhotoSports
National Sports Awards process delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Nominations for the awards are generally invited in April while the ceremony to confer them is held on August 29

26 April 2020 6:28 PM IST

WHAT SOCIAL DISTANCING? Indian wrestler Rahul Balasaheb Aware (Blue) during his bout against Irans Majid Almas Dastan at Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi. PTI PhotoSports
Will sport ever be the same on return from pandemic?

Some of India's top sportspersons give their views on how their disciplines would be like when competitions restart

26 April 2020 2:02 PM IST

Fights resume in Nicaragua because boxers have to eatSports
Fights resume in Nicaragua because boxers have to eat'

Although officials did not announce attendance figures, even free tickets failed to fill more than a tenth of the 8,000...

26 April 2020 11:06 AM IST

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