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Tokyo Olympics, Day 12: Women’s hockey team, Lovlina eye medals; Neeraj Chopra in action…
Tokyo , August 3 Javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh will be in action on day twelve while boxer Lovlina Borgohain will compete in the semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Lovlina (69kg) has assured India a bronze…
Chiellini signs new Juventus contract, to stay with club until 2023
Turin , August 3 Euro 2020-winning Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini has signed a two-year contract extension at Juventus.
As a result, the centre-back will stay with the club until 2023, the club confirmed on Monday…
Tokyo Olympics: Javelin thrower Annu Rani fails to qualify for finals
Tokyo , August 3 : Javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the women's final here at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday after an underwhelming show in the Women's Long Throws Qualification -- Group A.
Qualifying performance of…
Tokyo Olympics: Semi-final against Belgium is going to be tough, says former Indian skipper Zafar…
New Delhi , August 1 Indian men's hockey team might have defeated Great Britain in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics but Hockey legend Zafar Iqbal feels the next game against Belgium will be a "tough" one for the side.
Carrying…
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu showed once again why she’s one of the best in world, says BAI…
New Delhi , August 1 Badminton Association of India (BAI) General Secretary Ajay Singhania heaped praises on PV Sindhu after the ace shuttler scripted history in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic…
Tokyo Olympics: British envoy Ellis congratulates Indian men’s hockey team for win over Great…
New Delhi , August 1 British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis congratulated the Indian men's hockey team after it defeated Great Britain 3-1 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
The Indian side got over the line against Great…
Viswanathan Anand to lead Indian team in online Chess Olympiad, Adhiban Baskaran included
New Delhi , July 31 Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand will lead India's charge in the upcoming online chess Olympiad which will be played from September 8-15.
According to Chess.com, the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad is a worldwide…
PV Sindhu storms into semi-finals of women’s singles
Tokyo, Jul 30(UNI) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the semi-finals of the women's singles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics here on Friday.
The Rio Olympics silver medalist Sindhu overcame the challenge from Japan's Akane…
Tokyo: India’s women hockey quarter-final hopes still alive after win over Ireland
Tokyo, Jul 30 (UNI) Indian eve's kept their quarter-final hopes alive after defeating Ireland 1-0 in their penultimate group match and registering their first win at Tokyo 2020 here on Friday.
For India, Navneet Kaur (57th minute) was the…
BFI wants Lovlina to win Gold at Tokyo Olympics
Bengaluru, Jul 30 (UNI) The Boxing Federation of India is pinning hopes on debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) to win gold medal at Tokyo Olympics after she stormed into the semifinal by defeating Chinese Taipei's former world champion…
Germany’s Zverev defeats Djokovic in tennis Semis at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo, Jul 30 (UNI/Sputnik) Germany’s Alexander Zverev managed to defeat the world’s number 1 ranked tennis star Novak Djokovic in the semifinal at Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Zverev won 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 against the Serbian player.
In the…
Japan breaks its Olympic record with 17 gold medals
Tokyo, Jul 30 (UNI) The hosting nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics broke its historic record by winning its 17th gold medal, in the men's fencing epee team event, on Friday.
Japan has won in this year’s Olympics two gold medals in…
2nd T20I: Depleted India lose to Sri Lanka by four wickets
Colombo, July 28 A depleted India, who were forced to make seven changes in the XI after nine players were ruled out due to Covid-related issues, stretched Sri Lanka before losing by four wickets in the last over of the second T20…
Feeling of meeting family after 2 years is beyond words, says Mirabai Chanu
Imphal (Manipur) , July 28 Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Wednesday said that the feeling of meeting family after a span of two years is beyond words.
Chanu returned to her hometown of Imphal on Tuesday and she is now spending some time…
Olympics: World No.1 shuttler, local favourite Momota ousted
Tokyo, July 28 World No.1 shuttler Kento Momota was on Wednesday unexpectedly knocked out of men's singles competition after losing to South Korea's world No.38 Heo Kwang-hee 2-0 in a group stage tie of the Olympic Games here.
Though…
Dhananjaya, Karunaratne star as SL defeat India in 2nd T20I to level series
Colombo , July 28 Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten knock of 40 runs followed by Chamika Karunaratne's cameo of 12 runs helped Sri Lanka defeat India by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series here at the R Premadasa…
Sri Lanka beat India in by 4 wickets, level series 1-1
Colombo, Jul 28 (UNI) Sri Lanka defeated India by four wickets in the second T20I to level the three-match series 1-1, here on Wednesday.
Invited to bat, a Covid-19-hit depleted Indian team - playing with only five batsmen, managed to post…
Have to focus on my mental health: Simone Biles after withdrawing midway from team final
Tokyo , July 27 American gymnast Simone Biles has cited mental health concerns as her reason to pull out of the women's team final in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
The Rio 2016 gold-medal-winning athlete doesn't want to put her "health and…
Close to 500 boxers participate in 3rd Junior Boys, 4th Junior Girls National C’ships
New Delhi , July 27 Following a spectacular outing in the Youth Nationals, Service Sports Control Board (SSCB) carried their supremacy at the 3rd Junior Boys National Boxing Championships as eight of its boxers made winning starts on the…
Tokyo 2020, Day 5: All eyes on PV Sindhu, Indian women’s hockey team search for first win…
Tokyo , July 27 The Indian women's Hockey team will kick start Day Five of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on star badminton player PV Sindhu on Wednesday.
Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on…
