La Cruz takes gold in heavyweight boxing as Cuba rule ring
Agency :Julio la Cruz outclassed Russian world heavyweight champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov to win his second Olympic title on Friday, underlining Cuba’s dominance of the boxing...
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Kenny wins 5th cycling gold as Britain win women’s madison
Agency :Laura Kenny became the most-decorated female Olympic cyclist as she rode to a fifth gold medal by partnering British team mate Katie Archibald to...
Tomala wins Olympic 50km race walk
AFP, Sapporo :Poland’s Dawid Tomala won the men’s Olympic 50 kilometres race walk on Friday, defying the punishing morning heat in Sapporo to storm to...
Mexico win men’s football bronze
Sebastian Cordova scored a penalty and created two goals as Mexico defeated hosts Japan 3-1 in Saitama on Friday to earn bronze in the men’s...
Russian Averina twins on top ahead of finals
Agency :Russian rhythmic gymnastics stars Dina and Arina Averina on Friday took the top two spots at Tokyo’s finals qualifiers with exquisite routines, setting their...
SAFF Championship to be held in October
Sports Reporter :The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship will be held in October. Bangladesh was scheduled to host the gala football tournament. Later, Bangladesh...
Garcia appears in record 8th Olympics
Agency :Spanish race walker Jesus Angel Garcia set a record on Friday when the 51-year-old appeared in his eighth Olympics, the most ever for a...
The world looking for an exciting football match
Sports Reporter :There is no doubt that the status of the Olympic Football is behind the World Cup, the European Championship and the Copa America,...
Athletes gave ‘soul’ to spectator-free Olympics: Bach
AFP, Tokyo :Olympics chief Thomas Bach said athletes gave “soul” to the Tokyo Games, admitting on Friday that he feared for the event after almost...
Kate French wins modern pentathlon gold
Agency :Kate French put Britain on top of the Olympic women’s modern pentathlon podium on Friday, erasing a 15-second deficit on the final two of...
Netherlands claim women’s hockey gold
Agency :The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Friday.The Netherlands effectively...
Two Belarus coaches kicked out of Olympics over Tsimanouskaya removal
Agency :Two Belarusian coaches have been stripped of their Tokyo Olympics accreditations over an alleged attempt to force a sprinter to fly home, an incident...