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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

Spain goalkeeper Francisco Cortes Juncosa (1) and Spains Miguel Delas de Andres (7) guard the goal against India during a Mens field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Photo: AP)

India beat Spain 3-0 in Olympic men-'s hockey

India produced a spirited performance against world No.9 Spain

27 July 2021 8:36 AM IST

A rescue boat patrols the rowing course at Sea Forest Waterway after the venue was forced to close for competition Monday in Tokyo because of Tropical Storm Nepartak. (Photo: AP)

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon-'s en route

The Tokyo Olympics are due for another hit of nature-'s power: a typhoon arriving on Tuesday morning

27 July 2021 8:14 AM IST

Tokyo: Indias Vandana Katariya makes an unsuccessful charge at the goal during Germany vs India Pool A Hockey match at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Monday. -- PTI

Poor execution costs India women; lose 0-2 to Germany in Olympics...

Skipper Nike Lorenz (12th minute) and Anna Schroder (35th) were the goal scorers for Germany

27 July 2021 2:23 AM IST

Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu before her flight to India, in Tokyo. -- PTI

Manipur to appoint Mirabai Chanu as Additional Superintendent of...

The Manipur government has also decided to establish a world-class weightlifting academy in the state soon

27 July 2021 2:01 AM IST

Mirabai Chanu shows her Tokyo Olympics silver medal as she poses with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur (right), former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju (second from left) and her coach Vijay Sharma (left) during a felicitation in New Delhi on Monday. SAI

Olympic medallist Mirabai returns to warm but chaotic reception

Inside the airport Mirabai was greeted with chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai by the staff

27 July 2021 1:51 AM IST

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the womens artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

Gymnastics team, tired of â€˜sexualization,â€™ wears unitards

Just days before the Games began, the Norwegian womenâ€™s beach handball team refused to play in bikini bottoms during...

27 July 2021 12:22 AM IST

Olympic Silver Medallist Mirabai Chanu along with her coach Vijay Sharma. (Photo: Twitter/ Mirabai Chanu)

Decision to train in US before Olympics played big role inwinning...

Chanu on Monday returned to India after a sensational show in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics

26 July 2021 7:02 PM IST

Canadas Quinn (left) and Chiles Karen Araya vie for the ball during a womens soccer match at the Tokyo Olympic. (Photo AP)

First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

The Canadian footballer became the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Olympics

26 July 2021 6:13 PM IST

Japans Momiji Nishiya poses with her gold medal during the podium ceremony of the skateboarding womens street final of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Japan-'s Nishiya, 13, first women-'s Olympic skateboard champion

She won the inaugural women-'s skateboarding gold at the age of 13 years and 330 days

26 July 2021 5:37 PM IST