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Confident of getting the better of Great Britain: India hockey coach Reid
India chief coach Graham Reid expressed confidence in his team's ability to get the better of their opponents on Sunday, saying, "To be honest, facing any of the four European teams who have come directly from the Euro Championships was always going to be a difficult quarterfinal game, but I think it really matters on which one you get. But probably Great Britain are the ones we are comfortable with and very confident with."
Olympics: Tai Tzu beats Sindhu in straight games in semifinals
Sindhu had drawn early advantage with her aggressive display in the first game, opening up a 6-3 lead. However, Tai Tzu fought back before Sindhu again opened up a three-point lead at 11-8. However, Tai Tzu then won three quick points to draw level and from there, the two went neck and neck before the Taiwanese player closed the first game in her favour 21-18.
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Pooja Rani loses quarterfinal bout
Throughout the bout, Li never gave up the upper hand and ended up winning 5-0 to go through to the semifinals at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena. The Chinese was undoubtedly the superior boxer on show. Pooja, ranked eighth in the world, had earlier lost to Li in the semifinals of the 2014 Asian Games and 2020 Asia Oceania Olympic qualifiers.
Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic loses singles bronze-medal match
Djokovic had arrived in Tokyo trying to become the first man to have a Golden Slam. He had already won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon in 2021 and was trying to complete the rare phenomena with a gold medal at the Olympics followed by the US Open title, which starts at the end of August.
Tokyo Olympics: India women beat South Africa, keep QF hopes alive
India will now hope that Ireland, also on three points from four matches, lose against the defending champions Great Britain in the last league match of the Pool. If Ireland lose or draw, India go through to the quarterfinals with six points. If the Irish win, they finish fourth and go through as they have a better goal difference.
Tokyo Olympics: Anjum and Tejaswini fail to reach 50m rifle 3 positions final
Anjum, silver medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finished 15th with a score of 1167 and 54 Xs while Tejaswini was placed 33rd with a score of 1154 and 50 Xs, with the top-eight qualifying for the final. Yulia Zykova of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) topped the qualification with an Olympic record of 1182 with 78 Xs, inclusive of a hat-trick of perfect 100s in prone position.
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles pulls out of vault and uneven bars finals at Olympics
Twisties are defined as a sudden inability to feel comfortable while twisting in mid-air. The announcement was made by USA Gymnastics through their Twitter handle on Saturday. Simone has qualified for the floor exercise final on Monday followed by the balance beam final on Tuesday. A decision on her availability for the two events is yet to be decided.
Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian sprinter suspended for doping before women's 100m semifinal
The AIU collected the sample from her during an out-of-competition test on July 19 and was notified of the positive result by the WADA-accredited laboratory that analyzed the sample at mid-day on Friday, said the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all integrity issues, including doping for athletics.
Tokyo Olympics: Britain wins mixed 4x100m medley relay at Olympics, breaks world record
Coming from behind to clock 3:37.58 for the top prize, British swimmers Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin joined efforts to slice 0.43 seconds off the previous world record held by China. Team China, comprised of Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan, finished in 3:38.86 for the silver, edging world champion Australia by 0.09 seconds, reports Xinhua.
Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet comes up with scintillating throw, qualifies for discus final
The first Indian woman to have cross the 65m mark and against whose name the national record stands at 65.06 -- at the Federation Cup in March this year -- breached the direct qualification mark of 64m on Saturday in her third attempt to make it to the medal round. The Indian, who had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics on the basis of her 65.06m in March, was among the only two throwers who breached the 64m mark.
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