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Olympics: Safety from coronavirus is topmost priority, says Bajrang Punia
His remarks came after the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) decision to not send their athletes to the forthcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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'Best prepared' to possibly postponed: Tokyo Olympics 2020's rocky road
TV news presenters burst into tears and thousands of people erupt in screams of delight as the IOC awards the Games to Tokyo in September 2013
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Coronavirus: Jason Gillespie in self-isolation after returning from England
The ECB on Friday suspended all professional cricket amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Match fixing accused Sanjeev Chawla moves bail plea in Delhi court
Chawla had earlier also challenged the custodial remand given by the Patiala House court in the case. The match-fixing racket was busted by the Delhi Police in 2000
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Coronavirus: Canada not to send contingent if Tokyo Olympics held in July
The IOC has come under increasing pressure to push back the games from sporting federations and athletes worried about the health risks as the Covid-19 global death tally went past 13,000 on Sunday
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Covid-19: Remaining PSL matches could be held in November, says PCB CEO
PCB CEO Wasim Khan on Sunday said the remaining matches may be held during the 10-day window available in November
Covid-19: French athletics chief questions IOC stand on Tokyo Olympics
IOC should already be thinking of what he called "Plan C", a postponement to 2021, says France Athletics president
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Covid-19 may delay Tokyo Olympics: Here's what athletes are saying
French Athletics Federation president said he did not understand why the IOC was refusing to postpone the Tokyo Olympics 2020; Britain's 200-m world champion has called IOC 'irresponsible'
Coronavirus impact: Fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be decided in 4 weeks
A decision on the Olympic Games 2020 may become clear quickly, but probably not sooner than next month
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US Olympic body welcomes IOC's timeline for a decision on Tokyo Games
The IOC has come under mounting pressure to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to run from July 24 to August 9.
Postponement of Tokyo Olympics 'inevitable'; Canada pulls out over Covid-19
IOC president Thomas Bach said a decision on the Games would be made 'within the next four weeks.' However, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic authorities said they wouldn't wait that long
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Covid-19: Tokyo Olympics postponement may be 'inevitable', says Japan PM
The comments from Shinzo Abe were his first acknowledgement that the 2020 Games may not open as scheduled on July 24, as the coronavirus marches across the globe causing unprecedented chaos.
All sporting events are cancelled. Value them more when they return
As much as so many of us live and breathe sport, catastrophes such as these help put things into perspective
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IPL may see a value erosion of $1 billion if 13th season gets cancelled
According to Duff & Phelps, brand Indian Premier League was valued at $6.8 bn in 2019 and the same will see an erosion of $200-350 mn if the BCCI goes in for a truncated tourney with empty galleries
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Football legend and TNC MP PK Banerjee dies after prolonged illness
The 1962 Asian Games gold-medallist, whose best days as a striker coincided with Indian football's golden era, was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia
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Covid-19: Fina postpones diving, artistic swimming Olympics qualifiers
Fina also announced that it would push off the Fina Diving World Series from March 27-29 in London, and the Fina Diving Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur originally set for June 5-7
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When PV Sindhu decided to play on at All England despite Covid-19 threat
On March 11, govt issued a revised travel advisory, cancelling all visas till April 15 and making it clear that Indian nationals returning to country from affected countries would be quarantined
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F1 hits Covid-19 blockade, Monaco GP cancelled for the first time in 65 yrs
The Dutch Grand Prix, due to return to the calendar for the first time since 1985, was set to be held at Zandvoort from May 1-3, with the Spanish race following a week later
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC exploring 'different scenarios' amid Covid-19 scare
For us, (postponement) would not be responsible now and it would be premature to start speculation when we do not have any recommendation from the task force, says IOC president Thomas Bach
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Conmebol to ask Fifa to delay qualification matches for 2022 World Cup
The first two rounds were due to be played on March 26-27 and March 31 but Fifa previously granted Conmebol a postponement.
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