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Bad decisions, worst match: Indian women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne

A livid Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne on Wednesday described the 1-4 loss to Great Britain as his side's "worst match" of the ongoing Olympics

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu to face Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in Round of 16

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu will face Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the round of 16 here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.

US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics

A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.

Katie Ledecky easily wins 1500 freestyle in Tokyo, her first gold of games

US star Katie Ledecky has finally collected her first gold medal of the Tokyo Games.

Olympics: Dutch rowers set world best time to win men's quadruple sculls

The Netherlands set a world best time of five minutes and 32.03 seconds to claim the men's quadruple sculls gold here on Wednesday.

Tokyo 2020: India lose 1-4 to Great Britain in Olympic women's hockey

The Indian women's hockey team lost 1-4 to defending champions Great Britain, its third consecutive defeat at the Olympics here on Wednesday.

Hyundai Motor Group's high technology was behind Korea's 'crazy archery'

As Korean national archery team achieved all three gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attention is also focusing on Hyundai Motor Group, which has supported Korean archery

Olympics: Not planning to retire anytime soon,says Paddler Sharath Kamal

Sharath Kamal has said that he will take a "lot of positives" from his defeat against China's former world No. 1 and three-time world champion Ma Long in the third round at the Tokyo Olympic Games

Rowers Arjun and Arvind fail to qualify for lightweight double sculls final

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh failed to qualify for the men's lightweight double sculls final at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing sixth and last in the second semifinal on Wednesday

Tokyo Olympics see 16 more Covid-19 cases, bringing total to 169

Sixteen more people associated with the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, but none are athletes, bringing the total since the start of this month to 169, games organisers said

Rai exits from Olympics, loses to Shanny in shoot-off in second round

Veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai lost to Itay Shanny of Israel in a tight shoot-off finish for a heartbreaking second round exit in his last Olympics appearance at the Tokyo Games here on Wednesday

Olympics: Sindhu beats Cheung in straight games, enter pre-quarterfinals

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of women's singles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Hong Kong's NY Cheung in a group J match here on Wednesday.

Olympics: ROC breaks US dominance, wins team gold in artistic gymnastics

The Russian Olympic Committee(ROC) team comprises of Angelina Melnikova, Vladislava Urazova, Lilia Akhaimova, and 2021 European all-round champion Viktoria Listunova

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia wins gold in women's, men's four

Australia has doubled its haul of Olympic rowing gold medals as the men's four charged to victory moments after the Aussie women claimed their gold.

Former President Barack Obama buys stake in NBA's Africa business

Former US President Barack Obama has bought a stake in the NBA's Africa business through his foundation, the NBA said Tuesday.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 highlights: Boxer Lovlina enters QF; India beats Spain

India's men's doubles team in badminton Shetty failed to qualify for the Quarterfinals despite a win today. Check India today's Olympics matches, Tokyo 2020 live updates and telecast details in India

'A bit much': Tennis star Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic loss

It wasn't the ending that Naomi Osaka nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide had expected

World Cup chess: India's Vidit Gujrathi to face Duda in quarterfinals

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Wednesday's quarterfinals of the men's section in the FIDE chess World Cup

Olympics 2020: Japan beats US 2-0, turns incredible DP to win softball gold

Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 Tuesday in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing that again left the Americans in tears.

Tokyo Olympics: Shooters crash out, debutant boxer a win away from medal

The other Indian team, Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal, failed to clear qualification 1 and finished in the 17th place