Coronavirus: Cannes film festival not to take place as planned in May

March 20, 2020 8:41 AM

Coronavirus: Cannes film festival not to take place as planned in May

<span style="color: #222222;">The Cannes film festival will not take place as planned in May because of the coronavirus. The world's biggest film festival was due to take place between May 12 and 23.<br />''<br />''But its board said in light of the pandemic they are now looking at rescheduling it to the end of June-beginning of July. Several other film festivals, including Tribeca, SXSW and Edinburgh have already been cancelled or rescheduled.&nbsp; &nbs...

Euro-2020 football tournament postponed by one year due to COVID-19 threat

March 17, 2020 8:56 PM

Euro-2020 football tournament postponed by one year due to COVID-19 threat

The Euro-2020 football tournament has been postponed by one year until 2021 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. This was stated by the Norwegian Football Association. It said that the decision was taken at an emergency video conference convened by  European football&apos;s governing body, UEFA involving major stakeholders, today. The Norwegian FA said, it was decided that the tournament will now take place from 11th June to 11th of July next year. The tournament was due to take place from 1...

All national camps except those preparing for Olympics postponed due to COVID-19

March 17, 2020 1:29 PM

All national camps except those preparing for Olympics postponed due to COVID-19

Sports Authority of India, SAI has decided to suspend academic training in National Centre of Excellence and Sports Trainning Centres till further orders in view of COVID-19. Sports Minister&apos;s Office said, all national camps will be postponed except for those where athletes are being trained for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Famous celebrities also tested positive with Corona virus

March 17, 2020 9:34 AM

Famous celebrities also tested positive with Corona virus

<span style="color: #222222;">CoronaVirus, that has infected more than a lakh people in the world hasnt spared even the rich and famous.<br />''<br />''Hollywood Star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have confirmed that they tested positive for Covid-19 in Australia, and many other famous faces have also come down with the virus.<br />''<br />''Hanks first shared the news on Instagram that he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus last week. We fel...

Famous celebrities also tested positive with Corona virus

March 17, 2020 9:34 AM

Famous celebrities also tested positive with Corona virus

<span style="color: #222222;">CoronaVirus, that has infected more than a lakh people in the world hasnt spared even the rich and famous.<br />''<br />''Hollywood Star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have confirmed that they tested positive for Covid-19 in Australia, and many other famous faces have also come down with the virus.<br />''<br />''Hanks first shared the news on Instagram that he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus last week. We fel...

Ezequiel Garay among five Valencia staff found to be positive for Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 9:24 AM

Ezequiel Garay among five Valencia staff found to be positive for Coronavirus

Spanish football club Valencia confirmed the five players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, including Argentinian defender Ezequiel Garay. Valencia said all those affected were now at home, in good health and obeying self-isolation measures. Garay, who was set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, became the first player in La Liga to confirm a positive test earlier yesterday. The club announced on February 28 they would be suspending all non-sporting activity with the...

Two remaining ODIs between India and South Africa called off due to COVID-19 threat

March 13, 2020 8:53 PM

Two remaining ODIs between India and South Africa called off due to COVID-19 threat

The two remaining India-South Africa One Day Internationals in Lucknow and Kolkata have been called off owing to the COVID-19 threat as the country&apos;s sports calendar continued to go haywire because of the global pandemic. The  Board Secretary Jay Shah told agencies that with the IPL being postponed, it only made sense that at this point in time, this series is also called off. The South African team will come to Delhi and leave by taking the earliest available flight,  he added. The gam...

ATP suspends Tennis tour for six weeks amid Coronavirus threat

March 13, 2020 9:31 AM

ATP suspends Tennis tour for six weeks amid Coronavirus threat

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced a six-week suspension of the men&apos;s professional tennis tour due to escalating health and safety issues arising from the global outbreak of coronavirus. All ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour events scheduled up to and inclusive of the week of April 20 will not take place. The six-week suspension comes in the wake of the World Health Organisation&apos;s declaration that COVID-19 constitutes a global pandemic and the 30-day travel ...

Coronavirus: 'Namaste' emerges as most preferred form of pleasantries

March 13, 2020 9:16 AM

Coronavirus: 'Namaste' emerges as most preferred form of pleasantries

<span style="color: #222222;">With the declaration of coronavirus pandemic, Namaste, an Indian way of greeting, instead of the normal handshake, has emerged as the most preferred form of pleasantries to reduce physical contact with others.<br />''<br />''Prince Charles on Wednesday spotted greeting people with a namaste at the London Palladium. The video of Prince of Wales bringing out his hand for a shake and then suddenly switching to namaste has gone viral. With th...

Coronavirus: 'Namaste' emerges as most preferred form of pleasantries

March 13, 2020 9:16 AM

Coronavirus: 'Namaste' emerges as most preferred form of pleasantries

<span style="color: #222222;">With the declaration of coronavirus pandemic, Namaste, an Indian way of greeting, instead of the normal handshake, has emerged as the most preferred form of pleasantries to reduce physical contact with others.<br />''<br />''Prince Charles on Wednesday spotted greeting people with a namaste at the London Palladium. The video of Prince of Wales bringing out his hand for a shake and then suddenly switching to namaste has gone viral. With th...