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Five Olympic bound athletes yet to receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Boxer Simranjeet and shooter Saurabh Chaudhary are among the five Olympic-bound athletes who are yet to be given their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

ENG vs NZ 1st Test Day 4 highlights: Visitors 62-2 at stumps, leads by 165

Southee finished with six for 43, his second five-wicket haul at Lord's. Burns batted for almost eight hours and faced 297 balls for his 132. Check England vs New Zealand highlights and scorecard here

Mo Farah's Olympics hopes hang in balance after defeat in 10,000m trial

Two-time defending champion Mo Farah suffered a crushing defeat and failed to achieve a qualifying time at the European Athletics 10,000m Cup in Birmingham.

French Open: Federer books pre-quarterfinal berth, to take on Berrettini

Federer came through a nerve-wracking third-round match against 27-year-old German Dominik Koepfer 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 to seal a spot in the French Open pre-quarterfinals

French Open: 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousova reaches 4th round

Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic, who reached the 2019 French Open final, defeated Polona Hercog in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to enter fourth round of French Open late on Friday

Senior Athletics Championships to be held from June 25-29 in Patiala

The Athletics Federation of India on Friday finalised Patiala as the venue for the 60th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships to be held from June 25-29

ENG vs NZ 1st Test: Day 3 called off without a ball being bowled

The forecast for Day 4 is better and we might see some contest. England trails by 267 runs in the first Test match

Olympics: Indian shooters to start training from Monday in Zagreb

They will also compete in this month's World Cup

French Open: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty pulls out due to injury

Australia's Barty, who also used to play cricket, was one of the favourites to lift the title.

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan 'cornered' into holding Tokyo games

Yamaguchi is one of Japan's best-known Olympians

ENG vs NZ 1st Test Day 2 highlights: Hosts recover after Conway's 200

England reached stumps on 111-2 with Burns unbeaten on 59 and Root on 42 not out, their partnership up to 93. Check England vs New Zealand highlights and full scorecard here

Indian women's hockey team biological clock already on Tokyo time

The members of the Indian women's hockey team have been training for the upcoming Olympics in such a manner that their biological clock is already set to the Tokyo time

Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test, provisionally suspended

Sumit Malik has been provisionally suspended after failing a dope test during the recent Qualifiers in Bulgaria, a major embarrassment for the country with just weeks left for the Games in Tokyo

Sponsors hail Japan's Naomi Osaka's 'courage' on mental health issues

A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness

French Open: Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round

Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday

PM Narendra Modi reviews India's preparations for Tokyo Olympics

Modi asserted on Thursday that every need of our sportspersons, from vaccination to training facilities, must be fulfilled

ENG vs NZ: Devon Conway breaks Ganguly's 25-year-old record at Lord's

New Zealand opener Devon Conway not only became the sixth cricketer to hit a Test ton on his debut at Lord's but also broke former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's record at the venue

ENG vs NZ 1st Test, Day 1 highlights: Conway hits ton on debut; NZ 246/3

At stumps, along with left-hander Conway (240 balls, 16x4s), Henry Nicholls was batting on 46 (149 balls, 3x4s) at Lord's. Check England vs New Zealand 1st Test highlights and scorecard here

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers say around 10,000 volunteers have quit

With just 50 days to go for the games, around 10,000 of 80,000 volunteers slated to help organisers during the Tokyo Olympics have quit amid the COvid-19 pandemic

Men's doubles team test positive at French Open, dropped from tournament

French Open organisers say that both members of a men's doubles team have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been dropped from the tournament