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Olympics: Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka's elimination

Some Japanese said it broke their hearts to imagine how much Osaka had wanted to win the gold for her country.

Tokyo hits record 2,848 virus cases days after Olympic Games begin

Tokyo reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier record of 2,520 cases from Jan. 7. It brings Tokyo's total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began last year. Tokyo is under its fourth state of emergency that will last through the Olympics and into the Paralympics next month. Experts have warned the more contagious delta variant could cause a surge during the Olympics, which started Friday.

Stefanos Tsitsipas looking to extend family legacy at Olympics

A family legacy. A Greek tradition. An individual breakthrough. Stefanos Tsitsipas is attempting to match his grandfather by winning a gold medal at the Olympics. After being pushed to three sets in his opening match at the Tokyo Games, the fourth-ranked Tsitsipas stepped up his play in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe to reach the last 16 on Tuesday. It was a measure for revenge for Tsitsipas, who was beaten in straight sets by the 54th-ranked American in the first round of Wimbledon a month ago. It was also the first match of the Olympic tennis tournament held indoors. With rain falling outside, organizers closed the roof over the Ariake Coliseum. Tsitsipas' grandfather, Sergei Salnikov, was part of the Soviet Union soccer team that won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games. His mother is Russian and his father is Greek, although Grandpa Sergei also had Greek roots. Tsitsipas has talked often this week about being inspired by Greece's role in Olympic history from ancient times to

Shooters have been a 'disaster', says top Indian marksman Joydeep Karmakar

India's dismal show in shooting over the last four days at the Olympics has become the topic of discussion, with some of the experts confused as to what has gone wrong with the 15-member contingent

Tokyo Olympics: Chirag-Satwik win but could not qualify for knockout stage

Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out the quarterfinals

You learn from your failures, happy with Tokyo experience: Bhavani Devi

Bhavani feels that this Olympics has already been special for the entire Indian contingent

Tokyo Olympics 2020: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

It will take something much more nuanced than those basic notions to assess the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks.

Japan's Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament

The host country's superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-4 in the third round of the Tokyo tennis tournament on Tuesday. The second-ranked Osaka, who was born in Japan and grew up in the United States, struggled with her usually reliable groundstrokes. The 42nd-ranked Vondrousova produced a series of drop-shot winners and other crafty shots that drew Osaka out of her comfort zone. Osaka won her opening two matches in straight sets following a two-month mental-health break. But conditions were different on Tuesday with the roof closed because it was raining outside.

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

Enduring a forgettable campaign, bottom-placed Indian women's hockey can't afford squandering any more chances if it fancies upsetting defending champions Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics

Mirabai recalls shoulder issue due to lockdown that marred Olympic build-up

Training tirelessly, staying away from family and maintaining a strict diet for five years finally culminated in the moment Mirabai Chanu had been desperately waiting for

Aussie swimmer McKeown breaks Olympic record to win women's 100m backstroke

Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown claimed the women's 100m backstroke gold in an Olympic record time of 57.47 seconds at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Tuesday.

Tokyo 2020: India's Lovlina Borgohain makes QFs of Olympic boxing

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the quarterfinals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 stage bout here on Tuesday. Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior. Both the boxers were making their Games debut and the Indian became the first from her nine-strong team to make the quarterfinal stage. The 23-year-old showed great poise in a tense contest to triumph by the thinnest of margins. She claimed all the three rounds on split points. The 35-year-old Apetz was first German woman to qualify for a boxing event at the Olympics and also a two-time world championship bronze-medallist and a former European champion. Borgohain is a two-time World and Asian championships bronze-medallist. The youngster from Assam was the aggressor in the opening round before she changed strategy to play the waiting game. The strategy worked out just fine despi

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Lydia Jacoby wins swimming gold for the US

Alaska has an Olympic swimming champion. Seventeen-year-old high schooler Lydia Jacoby gave the United States a victory in the women's 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off teammate and defending Olympic champion Lilly King. Jacoby was the first swimmer from the state ever to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team. Now, she's heading back to Anchorage with a gold medal, rallying to win in 1 minute, 4.95 seconds. South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker claimed the silver in 1:05.22, while King gave the Americans another medal by taking the bronze in 1:05.54. The American men have lost a backstroke race at the Olympic pool for the first time 1992. Russian athletes swept the top two spots in the 100-meter back, with Evgeny Rylov claiming the gold medal in 51.98 seconds and teammate Kliment Kolesnikov taking the silver in 52.00. The defending Olympic champion, American Ryan Murphy, settled for the bronze in 52.19. It was the first backstroke defeat for the U.S. men at the Olympics since the

Fencer Perez Maurice loses bout but accepts coach's marriage proposal

Argentina fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice might have suffered a defeat in the women's sabre event on Monday in the Tokyo Olympics, but she had a reason to smile despite the loss

Tokyo Olympics: Sharath takes a game off great Ma Long before bowing out

Sharath Kamal took a game off the legendary Ma Long, the reigning Olympic and world champion, before making a third round exit from the table tennis competition at the Tokyo Games here on Tuesday

Olympics: Indian shooters crash out in 10m air rifle mixed qualifications

The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, missing out on yet another final

Tokyo: Overhaul of coaching staff on cards after poor display by shooters

Heading into the Olympics, it was the shooting contingent that was favourite to bring back medals for India. However, the going has been disappointing, to say the least.

4 new Covid-19 cases in Olympic Games village, two of them athletes

Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday. With this, the total Games-related COVID cases shot up to 155, 20 of them in the Games village. The four fresh cases in the village include two Games-concerned personnel. On Monday, Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer was forced to withdraw from after testing positive for the virus. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer's positive test result. The contingents that have been hit by COVID-19 after landing in Tokyo include Czech republic, the USA, Chile, South Africa and the Netherlands among others. Of these, the Czech Republic is inquiring into possible health safety protocol violations by its contingent after four athletes tested positive for the virus, forcing withdrawals from

Without the crowd's roar, athletes at Tokyo Olympics search for spirit

In arenas across Tokyo, athletes accustomed to feeding off the deafening roar of the crowd are searching for new ways to feel Olympic enthusiasm.

Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh fail to qualify for medal match

Pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the medal match in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event after finishing the Qualification stage 2 at the seventh spot