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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.

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 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.

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.

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.  

COVID-19: West Indies-Australia second ODI postponed

Jul 23, 2021, at 04:11 pm

Bridgetown:  The second CG Insurance ODI between West Indies and Australia has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result from a non-playing member of the West Indies staff, Cricket West Indies said on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian archer Deepika Kumari finishes 9th in rankings round

Jul 23, 2021, at 02:25 pm

Tokyo/UNI: World No 1 Archer Deepika Kumari opened India's campaign on the inaugural day of Tokyo Olympics and finished at 9th spot in women's individual ranking round, here on Friday.

Tokyo Olympics organizing committee says 19 more people, linked to games, caught COVID-19

Jul 23, 2021, at 02:21 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Summer Olympics said on Friday that 19 more people linked to the games had been diagnosed with COVID-19, including three of them in the Olympic village.

India field its largest ever contingent in Tokyo Olympics

Jul 23, 2021, at 01:54 am

Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS ) India have fielded its largest ever contingent  in Olympics aiming to better its earlier best medal tally of  six earned in London 2012, as the quadrennial and biggest sporting  event on earth begins under the shadow of Covid-19  in Tokyo Friday.

Kotak Mahindra Bank collaborates with Inspire Institute of Sport to aid athletes

Jul 23, 2021, at 12:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) on Wednesday said it has tied up with Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) to help fulfil the aspirations of budding wrestling and boxing athletes from across the country.

Rishabh Pant recovers from COVID-19, rejoins Team India

Jul 22, 2021, at 04:05 pm

London/IBNS: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant Thursday rejoined the national men's team after recovering from COVID-19.

IOC elects Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host

Jul 22, 2021, at 12:14 am

Brisbane: International Olympic Committee Members on Tuesday voted to elect Brisbane 2032 as host of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad.

Big gains for Rizwan, Livingstone in MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings

Jul 21, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Dubai: Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan and England middle-order batsman Liam Livingstone have made huge progress in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after finishing as the leading run scorers for their teams in the three-match series won 2-1 by England.

Tokyo organising committee reports 10 new COVID-19 cases in Olympic village

Jul 21, 2021, at 06:41 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Another 10 people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan, including an athlete, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organising committee announced on Wednesday.

Tokyo organizing committee is now reporting 10 new COVID cases in Olympic village

Jul 21, 2021, at 02:19 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Another 10 people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan, including an athlete, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organizing committee announced on Wednesday.

Second ODI: Chahar's heroics help India beat Lanka by 3 wickets, seal series

Jul 21, 2021, at 02:15 pm

Colombo/UNI: Deepak Chahar's fine all-round performance with both bat and ball helped India beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the second ODI and take 2-0 unassailable lead in three-match series, here on Tuesday.

Second ODI: Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against India

Jul 20, 2021, at 10:29 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second ODI of the three-match series, here on Tuesday.