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Indias Sharmila Devi during Germany vs India Pool A Hockey match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. (PTI Photo)

Indian women hockey team needs to create and grab chances against...

India stand a chance to make the quarterfinals if they outplay seventh-ranked Ireland and South Africa, who are placed...

27 July 2021 7:30 PM IST

Simone Biles. (Photo: AFP)

Olympic champ Biles out of team finals

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently sustaining an injury during...

27 July 2021 6:03 PM IST

Indias Archery team player Pravin Yadav during the Summer Olympics quarterfinal match against Republic of Korea in Tokyo on Monday. India lost to South Korea. (Photo: PTI)

Indian archers brace for one last chance at Tokyo Olympics

No Indian has so far managed to cross the pre-quarterfinal hurdle but going by their form, it won-'t be a surprise if...

27 July 2021 5:28 PM IST

Gold medallists Britains Thomas Daley (left) and Britains Matty Lee pose with their medals after wining the mens synchronised 10m platform diving final event during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

-'About time-': Gay athletes unleash rainbow wave on Olympics

A wave of rainbow-colored pride and acceptance is sweeping through the Games, with a record number of openly gay...

27 July 2021 3:50 PM IST

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won the silver medal in Tokyo Olympics prepares to leave in a car after arriving at the airport in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Mirabai Chanu breaks down on meeting mother

The Olympic silver medallist was also felicitated by the Manipur state government, which was hosted by the chief...

27 July 2021 3:18 PM IST

Chinas Zhang Jiaqi (right) and Chinas Chen Yuxi (second right) celebrate winning the womens synchronised 10m platform diving final event during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese teens win Olympic diving gold to keep perfect record

China came into the Tokyo Games hoping for a clean sweep of diving golds, but they were stunned by British duo Tom Daley...

27 July 2021 2:27 PM IST

Indias Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar compete in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team shooting event at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. The Indian duo failed to qualify for the 2nd stage. (PTI Photo)

Indian debacle in Tokyo shocks shooting fraternity, NRAI boss talks of...

The rifle and pistol shooters failed to clear the qualification stages of the mixed team events, leaving the followers...

27 July 2021 2:20 PM IST

Australias Owen Wright celebrates winning the bronze medal heat in the mens surfing competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Brazil-'s Ferreira wins Olympic surfing-'s first gold

Brazil-'s Italo Ferreira claimed Olympic surfing-'s first-ever gold medal on Tuesday, beating Japan-'s Kanoa Igarashi in...

27 July 2021 1:47 PM IST

Debutant Lovlina Borgohain makes QFs of Olympic boxing

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the quarterfinals in her debut Olympic appearance

27 July 2021 11:56 AM IST

Indias Sharath Kamal reacts during the table tennis mens singles third round match against Chinas Ma Long at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Sharath takes a game off great Ma Long before bowing out

Sharath fought tooth and nail to take the second game from Long but eventually lost 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11, in 46...

27 July 2021 10:21 AM IST

Alberto Salazar. (Photo:

Salazar gets lifetime ban for sexual, emotional misconduct

Track coach Alberto Salazar has been permanently banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual and emotional...

27 July 2021 10:07 AM IST

Indias Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary during the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

Indians misfire in 10m mixed air pistol events, fail to make finals

The duo finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582 at the Asaka Range

27 July 2021 9:49 AM IST