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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.
Tokyo Olympics: USA fall to France in men's basketball opener
Damian Lillard made a foul when Team USA trailed 78-74 with 17 seconds to go, before France cruised to score three points to nail down the victory, reports Xinhua. "I'm not surprised, I'm disappointed," said US coach Gregg Popovich. "There are lots of good teams in the world and the gap of talent between the teams and the US shrinks every year. We're not consistent and we need to work and to get better."
Knew spinners would do the job on this wicket: Shikhar Dhawan
"We knew our spinners will do the job on that wicket," said Dhawan after the match at the post-match presentation. "Bhuvi bowled well, so was KP (Krunal Pandya). Everyone stood up and even Varun [Chakravarthy] too playing his first match did well giving a few runs and got the wicket," added Dhawan.
Tokyo Olympics : Fencer Bhavani Devi reaches second round with easy win
Bhavani Devi, from Chennai, outplayed Nadia Ben Azizi of Tunisia 15-3 to move into the Round of 32. She will next meet World No 3 Manon Brunet of France. The 27-year-old Bhavani, who had narrowly missed qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016, got an early advantage in the first period as she raced to an 8-0 lead, defending well, and counter-attacking to score points.
1st T20I: India beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs
Though the Sri Lankans had got off to a flying start, losing wickets only intermittently, and were in the game at 107/4 after 15 overs, Chahar's wicket of Charith Asalanka (44 off 26 balls) started the slide for the home side who kept losing wickets at regular intervals as the pressure of a rising required run rate kept mounting.
Covid watch: Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau withdraw after testing positive
The pullout of Spain's Rahm, who is the world No. 1 golfer, and USA's DeChambeau, the world No. 6, will deplete the field. "I've been fortunate to represent my country and win a championship for Spain around the world as an amateur. Playing in Tokyo would have given me a chance to win an Olympic gold medal for my country," Rahm said in a statement on Sunday.
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