MONACO: The World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been rescheduled to 15-24 July in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Oregon World Championships were originally scheduled for 6-15 August, 2021, but have been rescheduled to the…
MONACO: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, World Athletics has postponed the bidding processes for 2023 World Athletics Series events.
The bidding processes for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships and the 2023 World Athletics Relays will now open in November.
Bidding processes for future World…
MUMBAI: This is certainly a surprising development. Not in the manner the Big 3 of world cricket gave the royal ignore to the International Cricket Council's call for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to host ICC events in the next cycle of 2023 to 2031.
There were enough media reports indicating that the BCCI, ECB and Cricket…
NEW DELHI: Amid the current situation surrounding COVID-19 pandemic, Hockey India Wednesday announced a contribution of Rs 2.1 million towards the Odisha Chief Minister's Relief Fund in order to help the hockey-loving state in its fight against the global pandemic.
With the number of cases on the rise in the state of Odisha,…
LONDON: Formula 1’s rulemakers have approved a motion to extend the shutdown period by a further two weeks, as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Last month, governing body the FIA opted to bring F1’s traditional summer shutdown period forward to the spring and extend it by seven days to three weeks.…
ROUNDGLASS SPORTS Private Limited is now reportedly the sole owner of I-League outfit Punjab Football Club (earlier Minerva Punjab FC) after buying out the 50% stake that is currently with original promoters Ranjit Bajaj and his spouse Henna Singh.
Bajaj and Ms Singh have resigned as the directors of Punjab FC, Goal reports…
MONACO: World Athletics announced Monday that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympic Games is suspended effective from 6 April until 30 November included, following consultation with its Athletes' Commission, Area Presidents and Council.
During this period, results achieved at any competition will not be considered for…
LAUSANNE: As part of the work of the “here we go” task force currently addressing the list of questions raised by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) qualification task force has approved a series of amendments to the tokyo 2020 qualification system principles.
The…
NEW DELHI: The financial impact of coronavirus pandemic on Indian sport is beginning to take shape with I-League clubs reportedly preparing to minimise their losses by activating the ‘Force Majeure’ clause in player contracts.
The clubs have already issued termination notices to a few footballers, particularly overseas…
MUMBAI: Two of India's most storied football clubs - Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal - will join a global campaign by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation to encourage people to remain “active” as millions across the world stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The football clubs are among several…