Tokyo, July 21 (AP): Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and Sweden once again stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the women's soccer tournament.
The Americans
Tokyo, July 21 (PTI): Only 30 of the 376 British athletes at the Olympics will participate in the Games opening ceremony here on Friday owing to COVID-19 concerns, media reports have stated.
"Great Brit
Rifu, July 21 (AP): Marta became the first player to score in five straight Olympics and Brazil beat China 5-0 on Wednesday in the women's soccer tournament.
Marta finished with a pair of goals for Brazi
New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma has moved the Delhi High Court over not being selected for the upcoming Tokyo games.
Sharma, who is an Arjuna Awardee and Rajiv Gan
Tokyo, July 21 (PTI): Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre and Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs were on Wednesday ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, less than two days before the
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS): Despite an enormous bunch of tennis players pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics, the event has kept some sheen. There are a few established names who will be itching to leave their mark
Tokyo, July 21 (IANS): The Australian city of Brisbane won the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics in a vote at the 138th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here on Wednesday, two days befo
Tokyo, July 21 (IANS): Despite a number of pull-outs, the women's tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics wears a healthy look with the final entry list having 15 of the WTA top-20 confirming their entries for t
Tokyo, July 21 (IANS): An Australian show jumper has been suspended from participating in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for cocaine, just two days before the start of the Games from July 23.
Jami
Silverstone, July 21 (IANS): The Formula 1 world has come together to condemn the racist abuse on social media against Lewis Hamilton after the British Grand Prix on July 18. The British driver won the race at
Tokyo, July 20 (IANS) Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toshiro Muto on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the Games if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
Tokyo reported 1,387 ne
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The iconic Howrah Bridge over Hooghly River shimmered in Olympic colours on Monday evening, making is a spectacle to watch for millions of people in the city, even as netizens took to so
TOKYO, July 20 (AP): The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Tens of thousands of athletes, off
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Pre-Olympic talk about tennis in India has always been about controversies. Before the 2012 London edition, there had been a row over player combination in mens doubles and mixed doubles,
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Haryana's Deepika stunned the reigning Youth World Champion Alfiya Pathan, to cause a major upset at the 4th Youth men's and womens National Boxing Championships at Delhi Publi
TOKYO, July 19 (AP) — Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan.
Al Fong, the personal coach for
DIMAPUR, JULY 19 (MExN): The International Shito Ryu Karate Federation’s (ISKF-India) E-Kata National Karate Championship has concluded. According to a press release, more than a 1000 entries from 60-plus
Tokyo, July 19 (IANS) India's reigning world badminton champion and Rio Olympics silver medallist, PV Sindhu, and compatriot B Sai Praneeth hit the training facilities in Tokyo early on Monday for their fir
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia feels that not all foreign coaches are tactically very strong and that even Indians could make for good tacticians provided they have th
Tokyo, July 19 (IANS): Teenage American tennis star Coco Gauff, ranked 25th in the world, has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be competing at the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23.
The 17-year-old,