From pain to pleasure: Novak Djokovic's rocky road to magnificent seven

• Djokovic is now just two behind Nadal's total of 17 Grand Slams and five shy of Roger Federer's record of 20
• Djokovic's ability to thrive among the greats has never been in doubt, but the size of his heart often led to questions

Kevin Pietersen proposes 'condensed' IPL without fans at three 'secure' venues

'I think the fans need to understand they can't watch a live game at the moment and they might not be able to watch a live game for the foreseeable future,' the former England cricketer said

Wimbledon cancelled for first time since World War II because of coronavirus

The tournament was scheduled to take place from 29 June-12 July

ECB launches $76 mn aid package for English cricket in response to coronavirus

The 18 first-class counties and their boards, as well as the MCC, will immediately each receive a share of some $50 million in their respective bank accounts on Wednesday

As chances of holding IPL 2020 fade, players stare at the prospect of no pay

• 'The system of IPL payments is that 15% is paid a week before the tournament starts. 65% more is paid during the tournament,' says an IPL franchise official
• Right now, BCCI is looking at an alternate window as chances of a curtailed IPL in May look dim but nothing concrete has come out

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open 23 July next year

• The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were due to open on July 24 this year and run for 16 days
• The Olympics will be held from 23 July to 8 August, 2021

Dhoni once said he wants to make ₹30 lakh and live peacefully: Wasim Jaffer

The former Indian opening batsman was replying to a fan's question on his 'favourite memory with M.S. Dhoni'

Covid-19: BCCI donates ₹51 cr to PM-CARES Fund for disaster management

'India stands united with our PM @narendramodi in these challenging times,' tweeted BCCI Secretary Jay Shah

'Brilliant fifty,' says PM after Raina pledges ₹52 lakh for Covid-19 aid

While the CSK player is set to give ₹31 lakh to the PM-CARES Fund, he will hand ₹21 lakh to the UP CM's Disaster Relief Fund

Baichung Bhutia in AFC's video awareness campaign in fight against COVID-19

Other Asian stalwarts featuring in the video awareness campaign include former Saudi Arabia talisman Yasser Al Qahtani, Hong Kong's history-making coach Chan Yuen Ting, as well as Australia forward Adam Taggart

What F1 can take from virtual F1

The first F1 virtual race last week had one thing that F1 has aspired—and failed—for the longest time: closeness of competition.

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe, IOC agree to delay Tokyo Olympics by one year

• Tokyo Olympics become biggest sporting event halted by coronavirus
• The games will be held by next summer at the latest, Shinzo Abe said in Tokyo

'Don't have an answer right now,' says Ganguly on fate of IPL 2020

• 'We are at the same place where we were on the day we postponed. Nothing has changed in the last 10 days,' says BCCI President
• Amid the ongoing complete lockdown due to Covid-19, it is becoming increasingly difficult for all the stakeholders to work out an alternate plan

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2020 drew 74.9 million TV viewers

• Of the 5.3 billion viewing minutes, female audience made up for 39% of viewership
• Female audience accounted for 40% of the viewership during the final match

Don't think Dhoni will find place in T20 World Cup squad: Gavaskar

'The team has moved on. Dhoni is not someone to make big announcements so I reckon he would silently retire from the game,' says Gavaskar

Coronavirus: Duff & Phelps downgrades IPL valuation up to $1,000 mn

• BCCI has postponed the 13th edition of the T20 (twenty20) league until 15 April
• The central and state governments have mandatorily banned public gatherings in view of health, safety concerns

Euro clubs on virus tenterhooks

The unprecedented break in European club football came at a time when tantalising battles were heading for endgames in the five big leagues

It is possible to move dates for Olympics: World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe

• Sebastian Coe however said that changing the dates of the Olympics is a difficult proposotion because of the impact it would have on other sports events
• Olympics are slated to start form 24 July

Coronavirus update: Copa America postponed from 2020 to 2021

• The announcement came shortly after UEFA's similar decision to also push back Euro 2020 by 12 months
• The decision was taken in conjunction with UEFA's decision to postpone Euro 2020 to 2021