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END OF THE LONG WAIT: Achanta Sharath Kamal. DC Photo

Sharath Kamal ends decade long title drought, clinches Oman Open

Down by game, 37-year-old Indian recovered well to outclass top seeded Marcos Freitas of Portugal

15 March 2020 10:09 PM IST

IOC President Thomas Bach (2nd left) arrives at the ------ along with Head of the Hellenic Olympic committee Spyros Kapralos and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the flame lighting ceremony at the closed Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, last Wednesday. AP Photo

Crucial decision on Tokyo Olympics likely after Tuesday

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to hold emergency coronavirus crisis talks with member countries...

15 March 2020 8:48 PM IST

Japans Yuki Fukushima (2nd R) and Sayaka Hirota (R) pose on the podium with their trophies and medals after their win over Chinas Du Yue (L) and Li Yin Hui (2nd L) in their All England Open Badminton Championships womens doubles final in Birmingham, central England, on Sunday. AFP Photo

Fans fret in the absence of sporting solace to get through COVID-19...

Once All England Badminton ends in Birmingham tonight, sports lovers will have nothing to look forward to

15 March 2020 8:30 PM IST

In this file photo taken on December 1, 2018, Tyson Fury (L) taunts Deontay Wilder in the ninth round of their WBC Heavyweight Champioinship fight at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. AFP Photo

Tyson Fury won-'t lose world title over doping allegation: WBC chief

A newspaper report alleged that a farmer was offered money to provide an alibi for Fury-'s failed drugs test in 2015

15 March 2020 7:03 PM IST

Indias top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal. PTI Photo

Achanta Sharath Kamal storms into Oman Open final

The 37-year-old Indian veteran takes on top-seeded Marcos Freitas of Portugal for the title

15 March 2020 6:18 PM IST

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IOA delegation-'s visit to Tokyo cancelled

For the first time India will have its Olympic Hospitality House in Tokyo during the Summer Games

15 March 2020 6:07 PM IST

Passengers wait outside an exhibition center converted into a transit point for screening overseas arrivals in Beijing on Sunday. From quarantining travelers from overseas to nabbing those sneaking in with fevers, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent the new coronavirus from coming back to where it first broke out. AP Photo

Wuhan soccer team fleeing Spain to escape virus!

Wuhan Zall could not leave because of the restrictions in China, but expedited its departure due to the worsening...

15 March 2020 1:53 PM IST

A person walks by closed betting windows at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, in Arcadia, California, where horse races were held without spectators as Coronavirus precautions. AP Photo

Kentucky Derby in doubt as racing goes behind closed doors

Renowned trainer Bob Baffert feels the event could be held either in June or in September

15 March 2020 1:12 PM IST

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, who tested negative for COVID-19, hugs his father in this file picture. AP Photo

Toronto Raptors-' players test negative for coronavirus, one result...

The team decided to do the testing in Toronto after their game against the Jazz in Utah

14 March 2020 4:22 PM IST

File photo of Indian womens hockey team with their Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne (C) in New Delhi last June. PTI Photo

COVID19 impact: Indian women-'s hockey team-'s Dutch coach puts off...

The risk is too great that I can-'t return to India, says Sjoerd Marijne

14 March 2020 3:55 PM IST

UFC womens strawweight champion Weili Zhang of China (R) gets kicked by former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 7. AP Photo

UFC to fight on; company boss Dana White feels sports world is...

Events previously scheduled for areas where large gatherings are now banned have been moved to other places

14 March 2020 1:25 PM IST

South African 800-metre Olympic champion Caster Semenya reacts after winning the womens 200m final during the Athletics Gauteng North Championships at the LC de Villiers Athletics Stadium in Pretoria on Friday. AFP Photo

Semenya switches to 200 to be able to turn up in Tokyo

Female atheletes are banned from running middle distances at top-level meets unless harmone levels are within...

14 March 2020 11:25 AM IST