New Delhi: Hockey India on Saturday donated an additional Rs 75 lakhs towards the PM-CARES Fund to take its total contribution to Rs 1 crore to...
New Delhi: Star Indian sprinter Hima Das on Friday expressed sadness at incidents of attacks on police personnel and doctors trying to discharge their duties during...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to India’s top athletes, including cricket stars such as current captain Virat Kohli, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly...
New Delhi: Pressure is building up on the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to call off the upcoming shooting World Cup in New Delhi after the...
New Delhi: The COVID-19 outbreak has forced people to stay at their homes. The world scrambles to ensure containment of the coronavirus that has led the...
New Delhi: Coronavirus has stopped all the sporting events across the world. Some preventive measures, including lockdown were taken by the Government, forcing sportspersons to go...
New Delhi: WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on behalf of the wrestling body, on Monday pledged to donate Rs 11 lakh for the fight against...
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has donated his one month salary over and above Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive to all BJP MPs to contribute...
New Delhi: They were at the forefront of pursuing glory for the nation as athletes and now some Indian sporting heroes are playing a key role...
New Delhi: Star Indian sprinter Hima Das has donated her one month’s salary to the Assam government to help the state combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Das,...
Tokyo: Hundreds of luxury apartments overlooking Tokyo Bay that were due to be converted from the Athletes’ Village have already been sold — just one of...
New Delhi: His much-awaited Olympic debut has been delayed by a year but star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is unfazed as he feels humanity needs...
Chennai: The world governing body of chess, FIDE, has postponed the Olympiad, scheduled for August 5-17 in Moscow, to 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move to a work-from-home policy for the majority of its staff. The ICC’s top...
New Delhi: India observed a “janata curfew” as millions of citizens including sports persons stayed at home on Sunday, between 7 am and 9 pm to stop...
Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued new guidelines to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. Noting that the spread of COVID-19...
Kolkata: Legendary Indian footballer and coach Pradip Kumar (PK) Banerjee passed away on Friday after prolonged illness. He was under medical supervision at a nursing home....
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said athletes arriving back from high-risk COVID-19 affected countries will have to be in mandatory quarantine but refused to...
New Delhi: The sports ministry on Thursday advised all National Federations to refrain from conducting tournaments and selection trials till April 15 besides asking them to...
Stockholm: AC Milan’s evergreen star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said Wednesday he had launched a fundraiser for Italian hospitals battling the coronavirus pandemic. “Italy has always given...
New York: Kevin Durant is reportedly among four Brooklyn Nets players who have tested positive for the new coronavirus and are in isolation. The injured Durant, who...
New Delhi: Four minors, including two track and field athletes, have been placed under provisional suspension after they returned positive for banned substances in tests conducted...
New Delhi: All national camps, except for those where athletes are preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, were on Tuesday postponed until further order in view...
Chennai: The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on sports calendars across the globe, resulting in cancellation and postponement of events, but it has also provided...
https://sportslounge.co.in/tag/coronavirus/New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Rajeev Mehta on Monday said he is hopeful that Kho Kho, a traditional Indian sport, will be included...
Chennai: The All India Chess Federation on Thursday postponed all national championships till May 31 in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The AICF also asked the...
Lausanne: Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika drew with Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk in the 10th round to remain seventh on the points table of the FIDE Women’s Grand...
New Delhi: Coronavirus has played havoc with sports events in India. A look at the list of sports events affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in India....
Dharamsala: The Sports ministry has asked all national federations, including the BCCI, to follow the Health Ministry’s advisory and avoid large gatherings in sports events keeping...
Los Angeles: Sport across the United States and Canada was gripped by coronavirus fears, with the NBA suspending its season after a Utah Jazz player tested...
New Delhi: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Thursday decided to put on hold all national and state championships till April 15, keeping in mind government...
Tokyo: Cancelling the 2020 Olympics is “unthinkable” although the classification of the coronavirus as a pandemic will likely have some impact on the Games, the Tokyo...
Lausanne: Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika drew her ninth-round game against Alina Kashlinskaya of Russia to remain seventh on the points table of the FIDE Women’s Grand...
Dharamsala: The novel coronavirus outbreak and inclement weather here have affected the ticket sales for the opening ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa....
Tokyo: Postponing or cancelling the Tokyo Olympics is “inconceivable”, Japan’s Olympic minister said Wednesday, as the new coronavirus outbreak raises fears the event could be scrapped....
Amman (Jordan): Olympic-bound Commonwealth Games champion Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asia/Oceania Qualifiers after an eye injury forced him to pull...
New Delhi: Shivpal Singh has become the second Indian javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra to book a spot for the Tokyo Olympic Games. He sealed the...
