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Men's 4x400m relay: India creates Asian record but fails to qualify for final
The team comprising Muhammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv and Amoj Jacob finished fourth in the second heat at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium with a timing of 3:00.25. Italy (2:58.91) and Netherlands (2:59.06), who ran in the first heat, took the slots for the 'fastest losers' combined from both heats to reach the final.
Time for 'Chak De' Part 2? Women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne asks Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh, who played the role of hockey coach Kabir Khan in the 2007 film, took to Twitter after India's heart-breaking 4-3 loss to Great Britain in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics, saying that the team has all the reasons to hold their spirits high. "Heartbreak!!! But all reasons to hold our heads high. Well played Indian Women's Hockey Team. You all inspired everyone in India. That itself is a victory," he tweeted.
Olympic golf: India's Aditi Ashok stays on course for historic medal in Tokyo
The 23-year-old Aditi ground out a 3-under 68 in the third round of the women's golf competition at Kasumigaseki Country Club to be in sole second place on 12-under 201. She was three shots behind leader and world No. 1, Nelly Korda of the United States. Aditi, whose given name in Sanskrit means "Boundless", lived up to her calling by continuing to produce some phenomenal golf to be on the cusp of an historic medal for India.
Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang loses in semis; to fight for bronze medal
Bajrang, who had survived a scare in the pre-quarterfinals against Akmataliev Ernazar of Kyrgyzstan and had outplayed Ghiasi Cheka Morteza of Iran in the semifinals, went behind 1-4 on points in the first period and then came under repeated attacks from the Azerbaijani in the second to lose by a big margin. Bajrang did fight back in the second period by claiming four points but the Azerbaijani grappler proved too strong with late attacks.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia secures semifinal spot with stunning win over Iranian opponent
Punia will be up against Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev -- the 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist in 57kg and a three-time world champion in 61kg -- in the semifinal. Aliyev defeated Daulet Niyazkebov of Kazakhstan to enter the last-four. Earlier on Friday, Punia had survived a scare to overcome Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Akmataliev in the opening Round-of-16 bout to set up a quarterfinal clash against Ghiasi.
Olympic hockey: India miss bronze medal after 4-3 defeat to Great Britain
The Indians played their hearts out, storming back after trailing 0-2 to take the lead but could not maintain the tempo as Great Britain scored the winner in the fourth quarter to claim the bronze medal, their third medal in three Olympic Games starting from London 2012.
Current team is probably best ever Indian team, as good as 1983-1986 team: Gavaskar
England under Ray Illingworth had a finely-balanced team, which had vanquished Australia 2-0 to win the Ashes Down Under. India were certainly not expected to win against an all-conquering English side with a fast bowling attack led by John Snow, who had blitzed OZ with 31 wickets. Geoff Boycott and John Edrich scored heavily for England.
It's official: Messi won't stay at Barcelona
"Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations)," said FC Barcelona in a statement on Thursday.
Tokyo Olympics: Govt spent over Rs 50 cr on men's hockey team in last 5 years
The team that finished eighth in Rio de Janeiro Olympics after losing to Belgium in the quarter-finals, has received Rs 50 crore as part of Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions' (ACTC) funding. Besides this, the team received Rs 16.80 lakh under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), the Sports Authority of India informed on Thursday.
Ind Vs Eng, Anderson shows vintage class, devours Kohli, Pujara
The 39-year-old removed India skipper Virat Kohli, caught behind, for a first-ball duck to get his 619th wicket. A ball before that he had scalped Cheteshwar Pujara for four off 16 balls, having him caught behind as well. At the time of Pujara's arrival immediately after lunch, England had their backs to the wall with India cruising at 97 for one. However, Anderson's spell turned it around and brought England back.
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