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.
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.
Five air warriors to represent India in Tokyo Olympics: IAF
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The five air warriors (four athletes and one as a referee) will be a part of the Indian contingent that will represent India in the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian Air Force (IAF) announced on Thursday.
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.
India look to seal ODI series win against Sri Lanka today
Jul 20, 2021, at 07:08 pm
Colombo/IBNS: A second Indian cricket team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will be looking to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium here Tuesday.
Olympics: Another nine cases of COVID-19 detected
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Nine more people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organizers said on Tuesday.
Olympic Village is still safe: IOC health advisor
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Tokyo, Jul 19 (UNI/Xinhua) A health advisor for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on COVID-19 countermeasures reassured on Monday that the Olympic village is safe despite more positive cases reported among the Olympics-and-Para Olympics related personnel.
India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, take 1-0 lead in 3-match series
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:44 am
Colombo/UNI: A disciplined performance from the bowlers and composed knocks from Shikhar Dhawan (86*) and Ishan Kishan (59) helped India thrash Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first ODI and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series, here on Sunday.