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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.
Tokyo Olympics: Atanu Das crashes out as archery campaign ends on disappointing note
After losing the first set 25-27, Das came back strongly to tie the scores in the second with a superb 10 on the first arrow, putting pressure on the Japanese as he had to score a 10 on the final arrow to tie scores 28-28. Das struck two 10s off the first two arrows of the third set and a nine off the last arrow. In response, Furukawa shot 8, 10, and 9 as he lost the set 27-28, with the set scores tied 3-3.
Tokyo Olympics: Caeleb Dressel shatters world record to win men's 100m butterfly
Touching home in 49.45 seconds, the two-time world champion in the event cut 0.05 seconds off his previous 49.50 mark to claim his third gold in Tokyo Reigning European champion Kristof Milak of Hungary finished 0.23 seconds behind at 49.68 seconds, which is also a new European record. The bronze went to Noe Ponti of Switzerland as the 20-year-old Youth Olympian clocked 50.74 in his Olympic debut.
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Amit Panghal crashes out of Tokyo Olympics
Panghal, India's biggest hope in this section, lost 5-0 on points, starting the day on a disappointing note for boxing after the high of Lovlina Borgohain reaching the semifinals and assuring a medal for the country. Panghal, the 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, had drawn a tough opponent in Martinez Rivas, the silver medallist at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Sri Lanka bans three cricketers for breaching Covid protocols
"The Executive Committee of SLC [Sri Lanka Cricket], at its meeting held today... decided unanimously to impose the following measures on the said three players: 1. A fine of Sri Lanka Rupees 10 Million for each player; 2. A One year Ban from all forms of International Cricket and a Six months ban from Domestic Cricket;" said SLC in a statement.
Test series vs India: Stokes withdraws to attend to mental health
The Test series begins on August 4 in Nottingham. "Stokes has withdrawn from England's Test squad ahead of the Test series against India starting next week to prioritise his mental wellbeing and to rest his left index finger, which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month," said the ECB statement.
Fingers Crossed for Sindhu, Panghal & Atanu on July 31
Archery: 7:18 a.m. Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations - Atanu Das v. Takaharu Furukawa (Japan); 12:00 noon Men's Individual Quarterfinals (if Atanu qualifies); 1:00 p.m. Men's Individual Bronze & Gold Medal Match (if Atanu qualifies). Badminton: 2:30 p.m. Women's Singles Semi-Final - P.V. Sindhu v. Tai Tzu-Ying (Chinese Taipei).
Three Indian players stay back in SL after testing Covid+
While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to issue an official statement on this, it has been learnt from sources that two players besides Krunal Pandya have tested positive. The BCCI had on Tuesday issued a statement regarding Krunal testing positive ahead of the second T20 International. Eight other team members who were his close contacts were isolated and did not feature in the last two T20Is which India lost.
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