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Olympics: Be careful in opening match, former stars warn India
So, as Graham Reid's men, hoping to end the four-decade-long gold medal drought, get ready for their opening Pool A match against New Zealand in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, former India stars have advised the current lot to be extra careful in the opening encounter -- for that will set the tone for the entire tournament and eventually decide their fate.
India at Tokyo Olympics: Huge expectations, high aspirations
After the glory days of hockey, which produced eight gold medals, one silver, and two bronze from 1928 to 1980 (barring 1976), Abhinav Bindra provided a huge boost to India's aspiration by winning a historic individual gold in 10m air rifle in 2008 Beijing Olympics. With their aspirations fuelled by Bindra's historic gold, and the funds pumped in by the government for their training for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India had its best medal haul in 2012 in London.
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games set to begin amid lack of enthusiasm
"For Tokyo locals, concern has been replaced by indifference. A thriving city enthusiastically hosting a global sporting event is a sight to behold. Right now, Tokyo is not one. That is hardly the fault of the Japanese. With about 80% of the population opposed to the Olympics, fans banned from attending events and Covid numbers surging, it is little wonder the streets are not alive with joy. But the silence - and an absence of signage, flags and adornments - is stark," said a report.
Rishabh Pant joins Indian Test squad after recovering from Covid-19
The BCCI, on July 15, announced that both Pant and training assistant Dayanand Garani had tested positive for Covid-19. The Board said that the young wicketkeeper was already into his eighth day of isolation at the time of announcement. Pant, who has now returned negative test results, had been in isolation for two weeks since testing positive.
Olympics: Covid false alarm has IOA officials sweating
As the IOA and the sports ministry had made special arrangements to get all Tokyo-bound Indian athletes vaccinated, it was a matter of concern for IOA president Narinder Batra. What added to the confusion was that while the ‘Infection Control Software' showed three Indians with symptoms on one day, it did not show any cases the next day.
Warm-up: Hameed's fifty helps county team stay afloat vs Indians
Pacers Umesh Yadav (2/18 in 10 overs), Jasprit Bumrah (1/23 in 10 overs) and Mohammed Siraj (1/27 in 11 overs) had good workout. The touring Indians had reduced the home side to 44/3 in 21 overs at lunch to wrest the initiative. Siraj, in fact, picked the wicket of India Test teammate and all-rounder Washington Sundar, who fell for one off seven balls.
England name Robinson, Hameed in squad for India Tests
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran have also returned to the Test team. While Bairstow, Buttler and Curran were rested from the New Zealand series after taking part in this year's IPL and undergoing a lengthy period of quarantine, Stokes has recovered from a finger injury that saw him withdraw from the Indian Premier League this year.
Brisbane wins right to host 2032 Olympics
Australia has already hosted the Olympics twice, in Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. In 2017, the IOC awarded the 2024 Games to Paris and the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles, reports Xinhua. In February, 2021, the IOC said that Brisbane was the preferred candidate to host the 2032 Games. However, Qatar reiterated its desire to host the 2032 Games despite the IOC handing the preferred tag to Brisbane.
Only five Top-20 women tennis players not competing in Tokyo
The WTA confirmed on Tuesday that the "The ITF (International Tennis Federation) has published the final entry list. The final entry list has 15 of the WTA Top 20 confirmed for Tokyo, including World No.1 and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty and world No.2 and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka. The field also features the top nine players on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen."
Formula 1 world unites in condemning racism against Hamilton
"During, and after, yesterday's British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was subjected to multiple instances of racist abuse on social media following an in-race collision. Formula 1, The FIA and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team condemn this behaviour in the strongest possible terms. These people have no place in our sport and we urge that those responsible should be held accountable for their action," read the statement.
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