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Tokyo Olympics: Japan stun China to take mixed doubles gold in TT
The loss handed Japan its first table tennis Olympic gold since the sport debuted at 1988 Games in Seoul. Japan had only taken two silver and two bronze medals in table tennis at previous Olympics. China had claimed all four table tennis gold medals on offer at the previous three Olympic Games, but it will not be another clean sweep for the sport's powerhouse following Xu and Liu's defeat, Xinhua reports.
The Hundred: Jemimah continues good form, smashes 60
The right-handed opener, who is just 20, set up a 64-run partnership with Lauren Winfield Hill (33) in 54 balls. By the time Jemimah was dismissed, the score was 134 off 89 deliveries. The Superchargers went on to score 149/7 in 100 balls. Trent Rockets Women could score only 122/7 in 100 balls.
Tokyo Olympics: Profligate India lose 2-0 to Germany in women's hockey
Nike Lorenz (12th minute) scored off a penalty corner in the first quarter and Anne Katarina Schroder (35th minute) scored in the third quarter as Germany won their second successive match after beating Great Britain 2-1 on Sunday. Though the Germans won the match, the Indians put up a good fight with some better work by the forwards. Some luck could have at least earned India one point from this match.
Table Tennis: India's challenge in women's singles ends
Manika was blown away in an 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 and 11-7 loss to 10th seed Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the third round. Earlier, Sutirtha lost to veteran paddler Fu Yu of Portugal 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 and 11-5 in the second round. The losses of Manika and Sutirtha brought an end to India's participation in the women's singles event in table tennis.
Tokyo Olympics: Sumit Nagal goes down to Medvedev in straight sets
Nagal, who had beaten Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin in the opening round, went down 6-2, 6-1 to the second seed in just over an hour. Nagal was the lone hope for India after the women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina lost to the Kichenok twins of Ukraine -- Lyudmyla and Nadiia -- 0-6, 7-6(0) 10-8. Nagal's challenge was snuffed out on Monday by a player who is far superior in ranking and standard of play.
Tokyo Olympics: Rankireddy-Shetty lose to Indonesian pair in men's doubles
Rankireddy/Shetty, who had won their first match in the group against world No. 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei, went down 21-13, 21-12 against the Indonesian pair, in just 31 minutes. Gideon and Sukamuljo, the best men's doubles pair on the circuit for the last couple of years, were too strong for the Indians and did not allow them any chance.
Tokyo Olympics Tennis: Naomi, Barbora breeze into third round at Olympics
No.2 Naomi Osaka, who became the favourite after Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo sent Ashleigh home, looked solid in her 6-3, 6-2 victory over Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland. Naomi will meet the winner of the match between Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova and Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu in the third round.
Tokyo Olympics: Sharath Kamal reaches third round with hard-fought win
The 39-year-old Kamal, who had a bye in the first round, started off slowly as the Portuguese player raced away with the first game. Sharath got into his rhythm in the second game and went on to win 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 in a well-fought encounter. The Indian, playing in his fourth Olympics, runs into reigning Olympic and world champion Ma Long of China, the top seed, in the third round.
Tokyo Olympics: India reach quarterfinals in men's team archery
The Indian team of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and seasoned Tarundeep Rai defeated the Kazakhstan team of Denis Gankin, Ilfat Abdullin and Sanzhar Mussayev in a close encounter in which all four sets were decided by a single point. They will now meet top seeds South Korea in the next round. The Indians, seeded ninth, won the first set 55-54, as Jadhav and Das scored a 10 each in the last two arrows at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.
Tokyo 2020 allows temporary removal of masks on the podium
According to a press release from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), aligned with the requirements of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks and scientific advice, the victory ceremony protocol has been adapted to allow athletes to have an image for the media that captures their faces and their emotions during a unique moment in their sporting career, as well as to celebrate the achievements of all the medallists together.
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