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Boxer Pooja Rani enters quarterfinals in Tokyo Olympic Games
The 30-year-old Indian boxer, who is a two-time Asian championships gold-medallist, put up a dominant performance against the 20-year-old, dominating in all three rounds. All the five judges gave Pooja 10 in all three rounds while Ichrak got nine in all except in the second round when one of the judges gave her eight. Pooja's quarterfinal bout will take place on July 31 .
Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team loses third successive match at Olympics
India now have to win both their games to qualify for the quarterfinals here. India's lone goal on Wednesday came from the stick of Sharmila Devi in the 23rd minute. India have lost all three Pool A matches so far. India were thrashed by the Netherlands 1-5, before they came up with a much-improved show against Germany, losing 0-2, and on Wednesday, they lost to Great Britain by another big margin.
Tokyo Olympics: Kathleen Ledecky wins gold as women's 1500m freestyle makes Olympic debut
Kathleen's teammate Erica Sullivan claimed silver in 15:41.41. Sarah Kohler took bronze for Germany in 15:42.91. Wang Jianjiahe of China ranked fourth with 15:46.37. "I'm so happy to go one-two with Erica. It is the first women's 1500m (freestyle in Olympic history) so I couldn't have a better outcome than that. I'm so, so happy," said Kathleen, reports Xinhua.
Tokyo Olympics: Archer Pravin Jadhav's campaign at Tokyo Olympics ends
In the first set, Ellison started off with a 9 and 10. Jadhav managed to hit 9 and 8. Ellison shot 9 on his final arrow. Jadhav had a 10 on his final arrow, but it was too late in the 28-27 set won by Ellison. In the second set, Jadhav began well with a 10 and 9, eclipsing the 8 and 10 shots by Ellison. On the final arrow, Jadhav scored 7, giving Ellison a small opening. The American shot 9 on the final arrow, wrapping the second set 27-26.
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles withdraws from women's all-around final
"After a further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in order to focus on her mental health," read a statement from USA Gymnastics posted on Twitter on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Simone, a six-time Olympics medallist, had withdrawn from the finals of the team all-round event on Tuesday due to mental health concerns.
Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu makes it to knockout round with win over Hong Kong's Cheung
Sindhu's better court coverage and her use of the angles was the key to her victory against the 28-year old Cheung, who lost her sixth consecutive career match to the tall Indian shuttler. The sixth-seeded Sindhu raced to an 11-5 lead as Cheung fruitlessly tried to push the 26-year old Indian deep into the corners of the forehand backcourt, ending up pushing the shuttles long.
Mitchell Starc the best death-overs bowler in the world: Australia coach Justin Langer
"I think Mitchell Starc is the best white ball bowler in the world," Langer said before the team's departure for Bangladesh to play a limited-overs series. "He bowls up front, swings the ball. He is the best bowler at the death in the world. He is great to have in our team. The combination with him and Josh Hazlewood is a real plus for us," Langer was quoted as saying on the ICC website.
Tokyo Olympics: Not planning to retire anytime soon: Paddler Sharath Kamal
Sharath Kamal put up a superb fight against the reigning Olympic champion, and even took a game off the Chinese before losing 1-4 in men's singles, in a match where Ma Long was seen shaking his head in frustration at times. Sharath Kamal, competing in his fourth Olympics, said on Tuesday that, "His legs were shaking. I could see him shake. And I was happy I could put him in that position.
Ex-England pacer Mike Hendrick, who shook India in 1974, no more
Hendrick, who took 770 wickets in 267 first-class matches and 35 wickets in 22 ODIs, was also the first professional coach of Ireland. "Derbyshire County Cricket Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of club great, Mike Hendrick. Our thoughts are with Mike's family at this sad time," tweeted Derbyshire County Cricket Club on Tuesday.
Tokyo Olympics: Dutch rowers set world best time to win men's quadruple sculls
Dutch rowers Lucas Theodoor Dirk Uittenbogaard, Abe Wiersma, Tone Wieten and Koen Metsemakers improved the previous world best, created by Ukraine in 2014, by 0.23 seconds. The 1,000m leader, Britain took the silver in 5:33.75, edging third-placed Australia by 0.22 seconds, reports Xinhua. Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis won the first gold for Romania in women's double sculls final.
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