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File picture of Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas competes during the qualifying race for the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit in the desert south of the Bahraini capital, Manama. AFP Photo

Bahrain and Vietnam GPs have been postponed

Chinese GP in Shanghai scheduled for April 19 was postponed on Feb 12

13 March 2020 10:13 PM IST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach speaks with Paralympic Games Vice President Toshiaki Endo (back) during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece, on Thursday. AFP Photo

IOC will follow WHO advice on Tokyo Olympics cancellation: Bach

US President Donald Trump became the first world leader to suggest delaying the Games

13 March 2020 1:10 PM IST

LOST OPPORTUNITY: Dronavalli Harika. DC Photo

Women-'s GP: Harika draws with Anna Muzychuk, remains in 7th place

In lead in the first half of the event, Harika-'s chances got dented with defeats in round six and eight

13 March 2020 12:19 PM IST

Workers pack up in pit lane after the cancellation of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday, two hours before the first official practice was set to start. AP Photo

COVID19 brings sport to a grinding halt world over

F1 GP cancelled; Champions League, NBA, menâ€™s tennis, golf tours come to a standstill

13 March 2020 9:22 AM IST

Members of the McLaren team work in pit lane at the Albert Park circuit ahead of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Wednesday. AFP Photo

McLaren team pulls out of Australian Formula One Grand Prix

McLaren says it has withdrawn from the season-opening Grand Prix in Melbourne after a team member tested positive for...

12 March 2020 5:19 PM IST

The Olympic flame being lit by a woman dressed as a priestess in ancient Olympia, Greece, on Thursday. AFP Photo

Flame for 2020 Tokyo Olympics lit in Greece amid virus lockdown

The event took place amid an unprecedented health lockdown as Greece registered its first death from coronavirus

12 March 2020 4:45 PM IST

File photo of boxers MC Mary Kom, Gaurav Solanki, Vikas Krishan and Amit Panghal. PTI Photo

Boxers returning from Jordan to be home-quarantined, have all health...

13 boxers and as many coaching staff return on Thursday from Jordanian capital Amman

12 March 2020 2:29 PM IST

Formula One drivers (from left) Williams Nicholas Latifi of Canada, Ferraris Sebastian Vettel of Germany, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Renaults Daniel Ricciardo of Australia attend pre-race a press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on Thursday. AP Photo

Mercedes driver Hamilton -'surprised-' Australia race is still on...

Four drivers attend the pre-race press conference but quite far from the media representatives

12 March 2020 2:10 PM IST

LOSING STEAM HALFWAY: Dronavalli Harika. DC Photo

Harika draws 9th round game with Kashlinskaya, remains in 7th place

Players signed peace in 31 moves of a French defence game

12 March 2020 12:55 PM IST

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert who, according to inside sources, tested positive for coronavirus, the results of which were declared shortly Utahs game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was to begin on Wednesday. AFP Photo

NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus

Officials said the league expects the shutdown to last a minimum of two weeks, but cautioned that time-frame is very...

12 March 2020 9:06 AM IST

COVID19 IMPACT: Games being played in empty stadiums. AP Photo

Golf put off, badminton behind closed doors, advisory for cricketers,...

Coronavirus begins to impact sports events in India

11 March 2020 8:54 PM IST

Chinas two-time world shot put champion Gong Lijiao. AFP Photo

China-'s virus-hit Olympic training reduced to disinfection chambers,...

Isolation has increased our focus on preparation, says two-time world shot put champion Gong Lijiao

11 March 2020 4:44 PM IST