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Players of India talk during the men's pool A match of the Tokyo Olympic Games field hockey competition against Japan at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Past masters India eye Olympic semifinal berth after 41 years

Barring a 1-7 defeat against Australia, the Indians so far had a perfect campaign, registering 4 wins out of 5 to finish second in Pool A

31 Jul 2021 6:00 PM

PV Sindhu in action at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday.

Sindhu loses semi-final clash, to play for bronze on Sunday

Tzu-Ying defeated Sindhu 21-18, 21-12 in the semifinals and now the Badminton star will play for bronze on Sunday

31 Jul 2021 4:54 PM

India's Pooja Rani at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Boxer Pooja Rani bows out after losing to Li Qian in quarters

Boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) lost to China's Li Qian 5-0 as the Indian bowed out from the Tokyo Olympics

31 Jul 2021 4:22 PM

Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil.

No finals for Anjum Moudgil, Tejaswini Sawant in women's rifle 3P shooting

Shooting on day eight of the competition, Moudgil shot 390/400 in the kneeling position and 395/400 in prone to place fifth at that stage

31 Jul 2021 3:29 PM

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the bronze medal match of the tennis competition against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Angry Djokovic loses to Carreno Busta in Olympics bronze-medal match

The 20-time major champion's Golden Grand Slam hopes were dashed by Alexander Zverev on Friday

31 Jul 2021 3:21 PM

India's Amit Panghal exchanges punches with Colombia's Yuberjen Martinez in the Men's Flyweight Round of 16 boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. Martinez won 4-1. (Photo: PTI)

Panghal's Olympic disappointment, coaches dissect what went wrong

Only Satish Kumar (+91kg) has managed to win his opening bout among the mens boxers

31 Jul 2021 3:08 PM

Kamalpreet Kaur of India reacts after her throw during the qualification round of the women's discus throw at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

After fighting depression, nervousness of first Olympics, Kamalpreet shines in Tokyo

The discus thrower stands within striking distance of fetching India a historic athletics medal after qualifying with brilliant a 64m throw

31 Jul 2021 2:11 PM

India's Lovlina Borgohain clenches her fist after winning her bout against Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei during the women's welterweight (64-69kg) category boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. Borgohain won 4-1. (Photo: PTI)

Lovlina Borgohain: Diverse Assam's new unifying factor

The boxer who guaranteed India's second medal at the Tokyo Olympics was celebrated by her home state Assam for her achievement

31 Jul 2021 12:27 PM

Britain's James Guy and teammate Adam Peaty celebrate winning the gold medal in the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Britain smash world record to win inaugural Olympic mixed 4x100m relay gold

Britain's four-strong team of Kathleen Dawson, Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin touched in 3min 37.58sec to break the previous 3:38.41 mark

31 Jul 2021 11:15 AM

Tokyo: India's Vandana Katariya scores her second goal against South Africa during a women's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Saturday, July 31, in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

India's womens hockey team secure a 4-3 win over South Africa in final pool game

Having won two and lost three in their five Group Stage matches, the team's fate will now depend on Ireland's game against Great Britain

31 Jul 2021 10:56 AM

Simone Biles.

Biles out of vault and uneven bars; beam and floor possible

Simone Biles is opting not to defend her Olympic vault title, pulling out of Sunday's event finals for both vault and uneven bars

31 Jul 2021 10:11 AM

Caeleb Dressel after winning one of his Gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Dressel shatters world record to win Olympic 100m butterfly gold medal

Dressel could still claim two more gold, having already won the 100m freestyle crown and helping the US team clinch the 4x100m relay title

31 Jul 2021 9:57 AM

Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria wins a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Nigerian Olympic sprinter Okagbare suspended for doping

Okagbare tested positive for human growth hormone in an out-of-competition test on July 19

31 Jul 2021 9:41 AM

Kamalpreet Kaur participating in the Discus Throw in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter/Kerala Blasters FC)

Impressive Kamalpreet finishes 2nd in discus qualification to make finals

The 25-year-old Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt

31 Jul 2021 9:30 AM

Amit Panghal in action against Rio Games silver-medallist Yuberjen Martinez at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. (Photo: Official Olympics website)

World No.1 Panghal's Olympic campaign ends with shocking loss to Colombian Martinez

The world number one Indian, who was making his debut in the Games and was seeded top, had got an opening-round bye

31 Jul 2021 9:14 AM

India's Atanu Das looks on after winning his individual eliminations match against South Korea's Oh Jinhyek at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Thurszday. (Photo: AP)

Das loses to Furukawa in pre-quarters, Indian archery campaign ends without medal

Das was the lone archer in the fray after Deepika Kumari succumbed to a 0-6 rout by eventual gold medallist An San of Korea

31 Jul 2021 8:57 AM

Japan might have scored three goals but the Indian boys made sure the Men in Blue were in the lead throughout the game and dominated proceedings. (Photo: Hockey India)

Tokyo Olympics: India men's hockey team defeat Japan 5-3

This was India's fourth win of the ongoing quadrennial event. The Men In Blue will next be in action in the quarter-finals of the mega event

30 Jul 2021 4:57 PM

Plastic vials for testing the coronavirus infection sit on a table at the Main Press Center for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games. (AP Photo)

Tokyo collect lots of spit in effort to curb COVID amid Olympics

Some medical experts have expressed worries about the Olympics turning into a 'super-spreader' event

30 Jul 2021 1:00 PM

India midfield Neha Neha, right, and Ireland midfield Hannah McLoughlin (7) battle for the ball during a women's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP/John Locher)

Women's hockey: India beat Ireland 1-0, move a step closer to next round

India will now need to win their final Pool A match against South Africa on Saturday

30 Jul 2021 11:26 AM

Germany's Nadine Apetz (red) and India's Lovlina Borgohain fight during their women's welter (64-69kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

She will now square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey

30 Jul 2021 9:54 AM

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