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International Table Tennis Federation.

ITTF announces new dates for World Team Championships

The event was originally scheduled for March 22 to March 29 in Busan, Korean Republic

7 April 2020 3:10 PM IST

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka at a press conference in Lausanne late last year. AFP Photo

Coronavirus not an opportunity for athletes to dope: WADA president

The 35-year-old former Polish sports minister said he hoped it would not take long to return testing to its full power'

7 April 2020 11:37 AM IST

Williams F1 team during preparations. PTI Photo

F1 team Williams furlough staff as drivers take pay cut

British-based Williams announced their cost-cutting moves a week after McLaren opted to take the same financial measures

6 April 2020 7:18 PM IST

Shooting event. PTI Photo

Delhi shooting Word Cup cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic

The tournament was to be held in two parts -- Rifle and Pistol from May 5-12 and Shotgun from June 2-9, but the enitre...

6 April 2020 6:50 PM IST

Britains cyclist Mark Cavendish celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Germanys Andre Greipel in the seventh stage of the Tour de France in 2015. AP Photo

Cycling ace Cavendish opens up about battle with depression

Cavendish said he refused to take anti-depressants but did seek expert counselling

6 April 2020 4:06 PM IST

Sushil Kumar with the 74kg gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, AUstralia. PTI Photo

I am preparing for Tokyo Games: Sushil Kumar

Postponement of Olympics gave sushil Kumar, who will 37 next month, a new lease of life

6 April 2020 3:17 PM IST

British boxer Nigel Benn had announced a comeback at 55 last year. DC File Photo

British boxing great Benn reveals coronavirus heartbreak

Benn's 23-year old son Conor is a promising pugilist with an unblemished record

6 April 2020 2:38 PM IST

Virus scrapped your marathon? In Japan, there's an app for that

One app for those who want to finish the marathon in one go and another for those who want to complete it by running...

6 April 2020 1:54 PM IST

World Championships Silver medalist Chinas Zhang Guowei competes in the high jump event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Thursday. PTI Photo by

China's twerking high jumper Zhang Guowei retires at 28

The Popular Chinese athlete told his 3.4 million followers that he is sorry he is retiring because he can't jump anymore

6 April 2020 12:58 PM IST

Vijender Singh with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Vijender Singh hopes for pro career to resume in second half of 2020

'Obviously, I am at a loss but there is nothing that can be done. So, you just make peace with it and wait for things to...

6 April 2020 11:49 AM IST

McLaren CEO Zak Brown and Team Principal Andreas Seidl.

Formula One in 'very fragile state', warns McLaren boss Brown

The situation is so bad that he visualises four teams disappearing 'if this isn't handled the right way'

6 April 2020 8:35 AM IST

Kevin Garnett (L) Kobne Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and

Bryant, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

Bryant was also a five-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, just as Duncan was with the San Antonio Spurs

4 April 2020 10:01 PM IST