OLIVER HOLT - MAIL ON SUNDAY CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: A year to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and, right on cue, the spectre of doping rides back into town.

Russia could be set for a new ban from major international sporting events like next summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games over claimed inconsistencies in anti-doping data.

Russia have been banned from the world's top sporting events for four years, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Qatar World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: American athletes are planning podium protests at the Olympics to express anger at the presence of Russian athletes if they win medals at next summer.

ROB DRAPER AND PETER ALLEN IN PARIS: A criminal trial will start on Monday with some huge names on the International Olympic Committee sweating to see if they are named in court.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Russia has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport for more time to prepare an appeal against their four-year ban from international sport.

The international fixtures in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Soweto on July 4, 31 and August 7 will begin at 6pm local time - which is 1am in Japan where the Olympic Games are being held.

The spread of coronavirus has brought the world of sport to its knees after multiple multi-million pound tournaments were postponed or cancelled as the death toll continues to rise.

The current funding cycle ends in March 2021, so no longer covers the Olympics as intended, and the budget is yet to be set for the four-year period to Paris 2024, which many fear is going to be slashed.

The earning potential of Team GB stars could dramatically increase before Tokyo 2020 if the British Olympic Association gets approval to relax 'stifling' sponsorship rules.

Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to International Paralympics Committee chiefs.

LeBron James may have two Olympic gold medals to his name already but the NBA superstar has cast doubt about whether or not he wishes to compete for a hat-trick of titles.

Cindy Crawford shared the best celebrity throwback snap from 2003 charity with Jennifer Aniston and Gabriel Union: That's a lot of  girl power in one photo.'

On Thursday, Kourtney Kardashian reminisced on a previous family trip to Wyoming. '[D]aydreaming,' the eldest Kardashian sibling captioned the series of photos on Instagram.

The 34-year-old did not let the wind stop her from taking another gorgeous bikini picture on Saturday where she flaunted her flat stomach and toned limbs in a pale pink bikini

Maybe they'll have better luck the second time around.

Egypt have confirmed their plans to name Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in their squad for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo, risking the wrath of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.

The retired American swimmer, who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, including 23 golds, suffered depression and has offered to support anyone who needs help.

The Commonwealth Games have moved to tackle a potential scheduling nightmare around Birmingham 2022 after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed until 2021.

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Australian Olympic Committee remains confident in south-east Queensland's bid to host in 2032.

Christine Ohuruogu runs her first outdoor 400metres of the year on Saturday when she will be reunited at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

When Lord Coe sold the legacy of a London Games for youth around the world to the International Olympic Committee he had in mind the effect it would have on youngsters like Joshua Ohuruogu.

When world 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu told her younger sister Victoria she intends to carry on competing until the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she heard a slight groan.

Holding the Olympics in empty stadiums (Shizuoka velodrome pictured today) could be the best way to avoid calling it off completely, UK Cycling chief Stephen Park has claimed.

She is regularly responsible for breaking the internet with virtually all of her doings, and Saturday was no exception.   

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT: When he returned from Rio, Sbihi's rocket trajectory began to flatten. Those astonishing ergo numbers dipped. His struggles became an open secret.

The killer coronavirus outbreak across the globe has lead to a host of sporting events being cancelled, postponed or placed in serious doubt with the Six Nations among impacted events.

The Swiss maestro has never won singles gold in the Olympics, coming closest when he finished runner-up to Andy Murray in London in 2012.

A glittering summer of sport is set to be wiped out by the impact of coronavirus - with social restrictions imposed earlier this week set to be in place for the next six months.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Jamie Murray has admitted that he has no plans to partner his brother Andy in the Olympics this year, preferring to stay with his regular partner.

A senior Olympic chief revealed on Monday night a decision has been made to postpone Tokyo 2020 - with the Games now set to be held next summer.

On this weekend every year, Rebecca Judd and her exclusive squad of influencer girlfriends descend on California's famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Liverpool are set to lose Mo Salah for the start of next season after Egypt bosses said they are confident he will commit to playing in the Tokyo Olympics.

In images that surfaced online the rover's journey through Mars' landscape is laid bare. One the left is an image taken shortly after Curiosity landed on Mars while the right shows a snapshot from October.

Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has predicted that next year's coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games may ultimately be amongst the great games ever, if not the greatest. The Sydney-born Coates, who oversees planning for the Tokyo Olympics for the International Olympic Committee, told the AOC's annual general meeting on Saturday that he would put aside any of his parochialism while hoping that Tokyo would supplant Sydney as the best ever. At the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Games, then IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch described the Australian event as the best Olympic Games ever during the closing ceremony. The best-ever"claims for Tokyo by Coates, who did not go into further details, come despite spiraling costs for the Japan games, which will now begin on June 23, 2021. Japan is officially spending $12.6 billion to organize the Olympics, but a government audit report last year said it was at least twice that much. It's all public money except for $5.6 billion .

The global spread of coronavirus has led to officials postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. For athletes, the delay evokes mixed emotions. WSJ spoke to five athletes from around the globe to understand what the postponement means to them. Photo composite by George Downs

Watching my old boxing videos to prepare for Olympics: Manish Kaushik

कोरोना संक्रमण के बीच देश के कई हिस्सों में भारतीय सेना के जवान लोगों की मदद के लिए आगे आए हैं. झारखंड के एक गांव में सीआरपीएफ के जवानों ने 72 किलोमीटर पैदल चलकर 400 लोगों तक राशन पहुंचाने का काम किया है. वहीं, देश के छोटे-छोटे बच्चे अपनी पेंटिंग के जरिए लोगों को संदेश दे रहे हैं. आइए देखते हैं कुछ चुनिंदा तस्वीरें...

भारत (India) को सेमीफाइनल मुकाबले में पाकिस्तान ने हरा दिया था, जिसके बाद एक बार फिर भारत का सपना टूट गया

धड़कन रोक देने वाले मुकाबले में स्‍पेन को हराकर भारत ने 16 साल बाद हॉकी में गोल्ड जीता था

Saurabh Chaudhary's coach Amit Sheoran said for his ward it doesn't matter if the Tokyo Olympics are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years

Manu Bhaker was being touted to shine for India at the Tokyo Olympics before coronavirus forced the summer games to be postponed by a year.

Grammy winning singer Adele recently shared a picture from her birthday celebration that created a stir on social media due to her weight loss.

James Cameron's 'Avatar' sequels are some of the most anticipated projects in the history of film business.

Disha Patani turns playmate for her adorable pet dog Goku.

Actress Amyra Dastur is quite active on social media and keeps her fans entertained with her gorgeous pictures from her photoshoots and film sets.

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja connected with family over video conferencing and enjoyed quarantine snacks on the occasion of their second marriage anniversary.

On Friday, 'Prabhas 20' director Radha Krishna Kumar shared some pictures from the film's launch ceremony.

Manpreet Singh said that the Indian Hockey Team have mapped out their course to qualify for the 2020 Olympics