Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu wins her opening match
Shuttler PV Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on Sunday as she won her opening Group J match here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2. ...
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US beats Australia 2-1, clinches gold medal game softball spot in Olympics
Amanda Chidester hit a game-ending, two-run single in the eighth inning, Monica Abbott struck out 13 and the United States beat Australia 2-1 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the Olympic softball gold ...
Olympics: Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar finish way down in men's 10m air rifle
Indian shooters Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished a lowly 26th and 32nd, respectively, in the men's 10m air rifle event of the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday, failing to recover from a ...
Sania-Ankita pair knocked out of Tokyo Games as Ukrainian opponents make stunning return
Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina were knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics despite dominating a large part of their women's doubles opener against Ukrainian twin sisters Nadiia and Liudmyla ...
Decided in Rio Olympics itself that I will prove myself in Tokyo: Mirabai Chanu
An Olympic medal finally around her neck, star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday said she can finally take a break at home without worrying about training after managing just five trips to ...
Sensational Mirabai Chanu snatches silver at Tokyo Olympics
Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account here on Saturday ...
Sharath and Manika outplayed in Tokyo Olympics opener
India's glimmer of hope for a table tennis medal at the Tokyo Olympics vanished in no time with Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra losing to third seeds Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei in ...
India beat New Zealand 3-2 to open hockey campaign positively in Olympics
The Indian men's hockey team overcame some anxious closing moments before defeating New Zealand 3-2 in an intense Pool A match to open their Olympic campaign on a positive note here on Saturday.
Sri Lanka beat India by 3 wickets in 3rd ODI to lose series 1-2
Sri Lanka beat India by three wickets in the third and final one-dayer to lose the series 1-2 here on Friday. ...
Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Manpreet lead India's charge in Parade of Nations during Opening Ceremony
Five-time world champion Mary Kom and men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh led the way as India made its way at the Parade of Nations during the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Olympics on Friday here ...
Confident that you will excel, make country proud: Prez to Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said an entire nation’s hopes and prayers are with the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics and expressed confident that the players will excel, win laurels ...
Tokyo gold winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday announced that it would give the Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners a cash award of Rs 75 lakh apart from giving each of the participating National ...
Shamsi helps Proteas gain victory over Ireland in 1st T20I
Tabraiz Shamsi produced a performance worthy of his number one ranking in the T20I rankings, when he took four wickets for 27 runs to help South Africa to a 33-run victory over Ireland in the first ...
First batch of Indian Olympic contingent reaches Tokyo after rousing send-off
Tokyo: In high spirits and completely focussed on their goals, the first batch of India's 88-strong Olympic-bound contingent reached here on Sunday morning to participate in the Covid-hit Tokyo ...
Evin Lewis stars as West Indies wrap up 4-1 T20I series win over Australia
Evin Lewis blasted 79 off 34 balls before Sheldon Cottrell and Andre Russell picked three wickets respectively to help West Indies beat Australia by 16 runs in the fifth and final T20I on Friday ...
Rishabh Pant, support staff Garani test positive for Covid-19 in UK
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Dayanand Garani - training assistant/net bowler of Indian cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 in England and are placed in precautionary quarantine, ...
Pandemic did not impact my Olympic preparation: Sindhu
World champion PV Sindhu says that the forced break during the COVID-19 pandemic has actually made her a better player because it gave her ample time to work on her technique and skills. ...
India to send 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, 119 athletes in it
India will be sending a 228-strong contingent to the Tokyo Olympics, including 119 athletes, IOA President Narinder Batra said on Tuesday. ...
India to host 2026 badminton world championship
India will host the World Badminton Championships in 2026, the sport's global governing body, BWF, said on Tuesday. ...
India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma dies of cardiac arrest
India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma, who was admired for being a gutsy middle-order batsman at the peak of his prowess, died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest here.
