What sports are planning to resume post COVID19 Pandemic?

NBA is back - Jul 31 to Oct 12

NBA models a 22-team format for Jul 31st return in Orlando. Each of the 22 teams will play 8 regular season games in Orlando for seeding purposes for the playoffs.

Woj explains how the NBA’s 22-team format will play out for the 2019-20 season

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FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifying Matches Get New Dates

The new dates for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Preliminary Competition and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 have been announced.

  • October 8, 2020: India vs Qatar (Home-match)

  • November 12, 2020: Bangladesh vs India (Away match)

  • November 17: India vs Afghanistan (Home match)

India are already out of contention for a berth in the 2022 World Cup, but the Blue Tigers are still in the reckoning for a spot in the Asian Cup.

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Djokovic launched Adria Tour to kick off today

The event conducted by Novak Djokovic will be played from June 13 to July 5 in Balkans and will include big names like Thiem, Cilic, Zverev and Dimitrov.

The exhibition match will be a fundraiser for the lower-ranked players who have been severely hit due to the abandonment of tournaments.

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Formula 1 resumed on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix!

Mercedes claimed a major victory with Valterri Bottas winning the first race of racing’s new season!

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Japan’s national women’s football league has set its return date on 18 July for both first and second division teams. The first two rounds will be played behind closed doors but the league will consider, depending on the spread of infection, if they will allow fans from the third round onwards

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World Athletics has announced its rescheduled calendar for the Diamond League and Continental Tour Gold meetings.
August

  • 11 Turku – Continental Tour Gold
  • 14 Monaco – Diamond League
  • 16 Gateshead – Diamond League
  • 20 Szekesfehervar – Continental Tour Gold
  • 23 Stockholm – Diamond League

September

  • 2 Lausanne – Diamond League
  • 4 Brussels – Diamond League
  • 6 Silesia – Continental Tour Gold
  • 8 Ostrava – Continental Tour Gold
  • 12 Gateshead (tbc) – Diamond League
  • 15 Zagreb – Continental Tour Gold
  • 17 Rome/Naples – Diamond League
  • 19 Shanghai – Diamond League
  • 26 Nairobi – Continental Tour Gold

October

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I-League 2nd division will be the 1st major sports event in India since the pandemic started . With it likely to be held in a crowded metropolis like Bengaluru , the task on hand for AIFF becomes even more difficult .

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