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Mary Kom with her children during last Christmas. DC File Photo

Mary Kom finds some freedom in self-isolation

-'Right now, all I know is that my children are very happy. For 10-15 days, they have got their mom and that too without...

20 March 2020 12:24 PM IST

British Olympic Association CEO Andy Hunt. AP Photo

Tokyo Games: British Olympic chiefs not to endanger the health of...

BOA supports IOC-'s decision-making process but made it clear that the well-being of their athletes and wider delegation...

20 March 2020 10:13 AM IST

Jeremy Lin. DC File Photo

Jeremy Lin rips Trump for -'empowering-' racism with Chinese virus...

The first Asian-American to win an NBA title asked Trump defenders if they can honestly say there is ZERO anti-Chinese...

20 March 2020 9:34 AM IST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach at a press conference recently in Lausanne. AFP Photo

-'Premature-' to postpone Tokyo Olympics, says IOC chief

He told New York Times that IOC will act on advice from its own taskforce and the World Health Organization

20 March 2020 9:16 AM IST

A DC file photo of an NBA game between LA Lakers and Atlanta Hawks.

NBA teams Lakers and Sixers announce coronavirus positives

Boston Celtics and Dnver Nuggets also announced positive cases on Thursday but did not reveal the names

20 March 2020 9:06 AM IST

Japanese three-time Olympic Judo gold medallist Tadahiro Nomura (L) and three-time Olympic wrestling gold medallist Saori Yoshida display the flame as they step out of the special aircraft that brought 2020 Tokyo Olympic flame at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture, on Friday. AFP Photo

Olympic flame arrives in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020

It was a muted reception as even some 200 local children who were due to welcome the flame were kept away

20 March 2020 8:49 AM IST

Kimi Raikkonen (centre), Sebastian Vettel (right) and Valtteri Bottas celebrate after winning the qualifying session in 2017 Monaco GP in Monaco. DC File Photo

Iconic Monaco GP among 3 more F1 races postponed

The other two Grands Prix to be cnacelled are the Dutch and Spanish events, scheduled for earlier in May

19 March 2020 9:20 PM IST

Telanganas Kuppusamy Premkumar (right) clears a hurdle. DC File Photo

Friday-'s Indian Grand Prix cancelled; next month-'s Fed Cup postponed

Athletics Federation of India had no option but cancel following a directive from ministry

19 March 2020 8:20 PM IST

Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch as Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos stands next to her during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, in Athens, on Thursday. AP Photo

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020

Authorities cancelled the torch relay-'s Greek leg after a crowd mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler at a cauldron...

19 March 2020 5:35 PM IST

International Athletics Federation president Sebastian Coe at the opening ceremony of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. PTI Photo

Athletics chief Sebastian Coe admits Olympics could be postponed

-'I had a conversation the other day with the IOC and other federations. Nobody is saying we will be going to the Games...

19 March 2020 5:17 PM IST

Indian Womens hockey team celebrates after qualifying for Tokyo Olympics at the end of FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 with a win against USA at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Nov. 2, 2019. PTI Photo

Women-'s hockey team braves COVID-19 pandemic, to train at SAI South...

Resting well is also emphasised before we resume intense training from next week, says striker Navneet Kaur

19 March 2020 5:04 PM IST

Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. AP Photo

Horse racing in Australia goes on amid pandemic

It ensures racing can exist without on-location spectators, with diehards able to watch and wager from home

19 March 2020 3:55 PM IST