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March 30, 2020 11:42 AM

ITTF suspends events till June 30, freezes world rankings

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has suspended all planned events till June 30 and froze the world rankings due to the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ITTF Executive Committee met yesterday to discuss the effects of the Corona virus outbreak on the international table t...

March 27, 2020 9:50 PM

Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar today donated 50 lakh rupees to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  The iconic batsman also took to Twitter to urge fellow countrymen not to ostracize any fellow citizen who might have contracted the dreaded virus. Earlier on Wednesday, the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly pl...

March 25, 2020 8:07 PM

COVID-19: Sourav Ganguly to donate Rs 50 lakh worth rice for underprivileged

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has come forward in support of those affected by the 21-day lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, pledging to donate rice worth 50 lakh rupees for the underprivileged. The Cricket Association of Bengal announced in a statement that Ganguly along with Lal Baba Rice will pro...

March 25, 2020 6:43 PM

Former footballer Abdul Latif passes away

Former India midfielder Abdul Latif, who was also a key member of bronze medal winning team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games died in Guwahati on Monday. He was also represented India in Asia Cup Qualifier in 1968 in Myanmar and Merdeka Cup in 1969 in Kuala Lumpur. Latif represented Mohammedan Sportin...

March 25, 2020 8:21 AM

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

Japan's Prime Minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee Shinzo Abe today agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games by a year in an extraordinary move, unprecedented in peacetime, as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. The move would be a devastating blow for the cit...

March 23, 2020 8:27 PM

AFI postpones Federation Cup National Senior Championships

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) today officially announced the postponement of the Federation Cup National Senior Championships to be held next month in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federation Cup, which was to serve as a qualifying event of the Tokyo Olympics, was scheduled to be held...

March 23, 2020 8:25 PM

Canada becomes first country to withdraw from 2020 Tokyo Olympic

The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted for the first time that the games could be postponed. Australia has said, it is clear the games cannot g...

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