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Andy Murray withdraws from Olympic tennis men's singles event

Jul 25, 2021, at 08:12 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: British tennis player Andy Murray, the two-time reigning gold medalist in men's singles, is unable to defend his honor this time following his withdrawal from the event at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh reach semi-finals in rowing

Jul 25, 2021, at 08:00 pm

Tokyo/UNI: India’s only rowing pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh reached semifinals of the men’s lightweight double sculls event at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing third in the repechage race, here on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu starts her campaign with comfortable win

Jul 25, 2021, at 07:48 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu began her Tokyo 2020 campaign with a comfortable victory over Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in her first match of Group J of the women’s singles badminton event, here on Sunday.

Australia breaks world record to win women's 4X100m freestyle relay gold at Tokyo Olympics

Jul 25, 2021, at 03:06 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Australia beat its own world record to win women's 4X100m freestyle relay gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Sunday.

ROC shooter Batsarashkina wins women's 10m air pistol at Tokyo Olympics

Jul 25, 2021, at 02:45 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: ROC markswoman Vitalina Batsarashkina won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the Tokyo Olympics with an Olympic record of 240.3 points here on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu brings India its first medal while the country had mixed luck in other events

Jul 25, 2021, at 05:39 am

Tokyo/IBNS: True to the expectation, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu  from Manipur won the first medal for India  bagging a silver in 49 kg women weight lifting  while the country had a mixed luck in other events on the second day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team lose to Netherlands by 5-1 in opening match

Jul 25, 2021, at 01:30 am

Tokyo/IBNS: Despite having an impressive start, Indian women's hockey team was thrashed by Netherlands 5-1 in the opening match in Tokyo Olympics, 2020. 

Tokyo Olympics: Indian pugilist Vikas Krishan loses to Japan's Okazawa in opening bout

Jul 25, 2021, at 12:51 am

Tokyo/UNI: Ace Indian boxer Vikas Krishan crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing 5-0 to Japan's Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa in his opening bout of the men's welterweight (69kg) category, here on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chirag-Satwik register win, S Praneeth loses opener

Jul 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Tokyo/UNI: The Indian men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy registered a stunning win over higher-ranked Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in their first Group A badminton match at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Saturday.

Narendra Modi speaks to Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu, congratulates her

Jul 24, 2021, at 10:24 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to silver medalist Mirabai Chanu and congratulated her over the Tokyo Olympics achievement.

Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz wins gold at Tokyo Olympics

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:44 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz won a gold medal in the men's cycling road race at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday.

South Korea clinches 1st archery gold at Tokyo Olympics

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:42 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Traditional archery powerhouse South Korea won the first gold medal in the sport at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday when An San and Kim Je Deok paired up to defeat their Dutch opponents in archery's mixed team final.

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Indian paddlers Manika, Sutirtha advance to 2nd round

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:37 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee advanced to second round in women's singles table tennis event of Tokyo Olympics after registering convincing victories, here on Saturday.

India men's hockey team start Tokyo Olympics campaign with 3-2 win over NZ

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:33 pm

Tokyo/UNI: The Indian men's hockey team got off to a rollicking start at 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 3-2 win against New Zealand in a Pool A match, here on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari, Jadhav knocked out in quarterfinals

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:29 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Indian archery mixed team of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav lost in the quarter-final match of the Archery Mixed Team event by 6-2 to the Korean pair of An San and Kim Je Deok at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian judoka Shushila Devi loses clash against Hungary's Csernoviczki

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:26 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Indian judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam on Saturday lost in the opening round of the women’s 48kg to Hungary’s Eva Csernoviczki by 10-0.

Tokyo Olympics: Saurabh Chaudhary reaches 10m air pistol final

Jul 24, 2021, at 09:23 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary advanced to the final of the men’s 10m air pistol event by topping the qualifications with a stunning performance in the Tokyo Olympics, here on Saturday.

Mirabai Chanu bags silver in weightlifting as India begin Tokyo Olympics campaign

Jul 24, 2021, at 08:32 pm

Tokyo/IBNS: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu excelled where it mattered most and won the silver medal to start India's campaign in auspicious note on the opening day of the competition in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games in women's 49 kg category Saturday morning. 

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver

Jul 24, 2021, at 06:36 pm

Tokyo/IBNS: Registering India's first medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won a silver in the women's 49 kg category.

Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis players Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra defeated in mixed doubles event

Jul 24, 2021, at 02:59 pm

Tokyo: India's Table Tennis mixed doubles pair of Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra started their Olympics campaign by disappointing the nation as they lost to  Chinese Taipei pair of Yun Ju Lin and Ching I Cheng in their Round of 16 clash on Friday.

ODI: Sri Lanka defeats India in a rain affected match, India win the series 2-1

Jul 24, 2021, at 02:31 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka defeated India by three wickets in a rain affected match here in Colombo on Friday.

Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women's 10m air rifle event

Jul 24, 2021, at 02:23 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women's 10m air rifle here on Saturday.

Protest against Olympic Games occurs in Tokyo near stadium during opening ceremony

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: A protest against holding Olympic Games is ongoing in Tokyo near a stadium during an opening ceremony of the event on Friday.

After one-year delay, Tokyo Olympic Games opens amid pandemic

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:38 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: After an extra year of waiting, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally opened Friday night at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium behind closed doors.

South African skipper Bavuma reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:17 pm

Dubai: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I against Ireland in Malahide on Monday.

ODI: India win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Colombo/UNI: India captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat first in the third and final ODI at the Premadasa Stadium, here on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand rowers impressive in opening session

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:06 pm

Tokyo, Jul 23 (UNI/Xinhua) New Zealand's rowing squad made an impressive start to their Olympic campaign on Friday.

Olympics: Indian men archers struggle after iconic Deepika finishes 9th in rankings round

Jul 23, 2021, at 11:03 pm

Tokyo/UNI: Indian men archers - Pravin Jadhav, Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai struggled in their opening ranking round competition while world No 1 Deepika Kumari finished at the 9th spot in women's individual ranking round on the inaugural day of Tokyo Olympics, here on Friday.

IOA announces financial bonanza to medal winners in Tokyo Olympics

Jul 23, 2021, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday announced a handsome  financial bonanza to the indian medal winners in the Tokyo Olympic Games beginning on Friday.

India win toss, elect to bat first in third ODI against Sri Lanka

Jul 23, 2021, at 08:30 pm

Colombo/IBNS: Indian cricket captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first in the third One Day International (ODI) match against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium here Friday.