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Sports Ministry to launch short movies on journey of Tokyo-bound athletes

The films, charting the journey from the early days to the Olympic participation of the prominent sportspersons, will be launched on Doordarshan.

We recognise Osaka's courage in sharing mental health experience: Nike

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has found support from Nike (NKE) and other major sponsors after deciding to withdraw from the ongoing French Open

Jair Bolsonaro wants Copa America in Brazil; Sergio Aguero casts doubts

Argentina forward Sergio Aguero has cast doubt on holding the Copa America just hours after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pushed ahead with late plans to host the tournament

Yes. Tokyo Olympics 2020 are ''a go'' despite opposition, pandemic

Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly yes."

Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Osaka's concerns on mental health

The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments reacted to tennis star Naomi Osaka's stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players' concerns about mental health

French Open 2021: Nadal beats Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6, advances to 2nd round

Nadal defeated Australia's Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 in the first-round match played at Court Philippe-Chatrier

ICC Champions Trophy to return in 2025; ODI WC to have 14 teams from 2027

The World Test Championship will have four editions in the next cycle (2024-2031) apart from two Champions Troph

ICC gives India time till June 28 to decide on T20 WC: BCCI Sources

The International Cricket Council has given BCCI time till June 28 to take a call on whether it would host the marquee T20 World Cup in India amid the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

French Open 2021: Bopanna-Skugor enters second round of men's doubles

India's Rohan Bopanna and Franko Skugor of Croatia sailed into the men's doubles second round at French Open with a straight-set win over Gerogia's Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andre Begemann of Germany

Novak Djokovic to participate in Olympics 2021 if fans allowed in stands

Novak Djokovic says he is planning to play at the Tokyo Olympics as long as local fans are allowed in stands

Tokyo 202: Australian softball team arrives in Japan for Olympic camp

Australia's Olympic softball squad touched down in Japan on Tuesday and was among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Birendra Lakra desperate to be in Indian hockey team

He is still unsure about his place in the Indian hockey team but defender Birendra Lakra is determined to make the cut for the Tokyo Games and make it count.

Manu Bhaker, Rahi produce strong show at European Shooting Championship

Tokyo-bound Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat finished 1-2 in the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section of the women's 25m pistol event at the European Shooting Championship

Indian boxers to have three-week training camp abroad before Olympics 2021

India's nine Olympic-bound boxers will travel abroad for a three-week training stint after getting a few days' break following a record-shattering medal haul at the just-concluded Asian Championships

Biggest moment of my career: Boxer Sanjeet after winning gold medal

Sanjeet took down Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit, who is the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist and a two-time world bronze-winner

Ranji Trophy legend Amol Muzumdar appointed Mumbai team coach

Ranji Trophy legend Amol Muzumdar was on Tuesday appointed coach the senior team for the upcoming domestic season replacing Ramesh Powar, who has taken charge of Indian women's team.

Good to have men's team around, girls can gain from them: Mithali Raj

Travelling with Indian men's team will be a good opportunity for inexperienced women players to pick their brains on rigours of Test cricket ahead of the one-off game against England, Mithali Raj said

England vs New Zealand Tests: Schedule, timings, live streaming details

The Test series between England and New Zealand will begin from June 2 at Lord's cricket ground Check England vs New Zealand full schedule, match timing, weather forecast, live broadcast details here

Naomi Osaka exposes sports' mental-health risks with French Open exit

An estimated one-third of athletes suffer at some point from a mental-health crisis that manifests as depression and anxiety, eating disorders and burnout, according to studies cited by academics and

Japanese Olympic athletes get vaccine shots as general public lags

Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said