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Martial arts: Doha IJF Masters postponed 30 Mar 2020 - 08:13 am

Doha: The Qatar Taekwondo, Judo & Karate Federation (QTJKF) announced yesterday that it has postponed the 2020 IJF Masters. The event was scheduled...

Get yourself fit while staying at home, say Qatari sportspersons 29 Mar 2020 - 06:28 pm

Qatari athletes and associations have taken to the social media to share their workout regimes that can be followed by everyone without any...

QOC extends suspension of all sport activities 29 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) announced that it has extended the suspension of all local sport activities and events until April 14 to...

Al Tamimi hopes to pass the 'test' and make a strong comeback 29 Mar 2020 - 08:56 am

Doha: Qatar's top ranked squash player Abdulla Al Tamimi says he considers the current global situation a 'test' and will be ready to...

Qatar Football Association extends suspension of all local sports activities 28 Mar 2020 - 04:04 pm

Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced that, based on the circular issued by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) No. 8 of 2020 to...

UEFA chief says season can still be saved 28 Mar 2020 - 02:37 pm

Rome: The head of UEFA said European football leagues were still looking at all options and not ruling out finishing this season --...

Barcelona to cut player wages due to coronavirus 27 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm

Madrid - Barcelona are taking measures to cut the wages of their players and staff to reduce the economic effects of the coronavirus...

Tendulkar digs deep for India's coronavirus fight 27 Mar 2020 - 12:43 pm

Mumbai - Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has contributed 5 million rupees ($67,000) to India's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to...

First Japan players test positive for coronavirus 27 Mar 2020 - 10:42 am

Tokyo - Three members of the Hanshin Tigers have tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced on Friday, becoming the first baseball...

QAF postpones local competitions and foreign participations 27 Mar 2020 - 10:20 am

The Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) has postponed all local competitions for all groups and has suspended foreign participations by the national team champions...

ICC postpones World Cup qualifiers due to coronavirus 26 Mar 2020 - 10:27 am

Mumbai - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday that all qualifying events for the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup and 50-overs version...

IOC working toward July-August Olympics in 2021 - Yomiuri 26 Mar 2020 - 09:57 am

Tokyo: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is working with sports bodies to arrange a July-August window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021...

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021 24 Mar 2020 - 05:11 pm

Tokyo: The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled...

Boxing: Sheikh Fahad’s bouts in Spain postponed 24 Mar 2020 - 08:26 am

Qatari professional boxer Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid bin Jassim Al Thani has made a comprehensive change to his training program after his bouts...

Clubs’ competitive potential would be hit for various years: says La Liga President Tebas 23 Mar 2020 - 12:47 pm

The global corona virus crisis is going to severely affect the European clubs’ competitive potential over the next few years, says La Liga...

Canada withdraws from 2020 Games as Japan, IOC consider postponement 23 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am

Toronto/Tokyo- Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare...

IOC wrestles with logistics amid growing opposition to Games 22 Mar 2020 - 07:25 pm

ATHENS: The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games as athletes, teams and...