COVID-19: Japan, IOC agree to postpone Olympics by a year

Tokyo (IANS) The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021.

"I proposed to postpone…

Time to be human, not Hindu & Muslim, says Shoaib Akhtar

Lahore (IANS) Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has affected the entire world, former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has urged people to help each other rising above religion and economic status.

In a video posted on his YouTube…

Health & safety of athletes is prime concern of IOA: Batra

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday said there will be no compromise on the health and safety of athletes after Canada created a flutter by becoming the first nation to pull out of the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fielding coach Sridhar's fitness tips from home for Team India

Chennai (IANS) With gyms closed and the Indian cricket team players cooped up inside their homes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, fielding coach R Sridhar is giving his boys fitness tips from home.

In a video shared on Instagram by…

No professional cricket in England before May 28

London (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that no professional cricket will take place in England and Wales till May 28 in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

The ECB said that it has begun modelling a…

No effect of COVID-19, we're training hard for Olympics: Manpreet

Bengaluru (IANS) The Indian hockey teams, both men and women, are continuing to train hard amid the rise of the coronavirus pandemic and have set their eyes on the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9.

The players…

Too early to decide fate of Tokyo 2020, says IOC chief

Beijing (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

He said that in a teleconference with representatives…

SA players to undergo self quarantine after returning from India

Johannesburg (IANS) The South African cricket team, which returned home on Wednesday following their cancelled tour of India, has been asked to self-quarantine for the next 14 days in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

"We've…

SAI postpones national camps except for athletes preparing for Oly

New Delhi (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Tuesday decided to postpone all national camps, except for those where athletes are being trained as part of Tokyo Olympics preparation amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. It has also decided…

India dying to work with Pakistan, don't want war: Akhtar

Lahore (IANS) Even as India and Pakistan continue to have hostile relations, former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar believes India's path of progress goes through Pakistan and that's why New Delhi is "dying to work" with Islamabad.

Akhtar,…