China’s teenage diving superstar Quan bags 10m platform gold
Agency :China’s 14-year-old diving superstar Quan Hongchan claimed gold in the women’s 10 metre platform with a near-perfect score at the Tokyo Games on Thursday,...
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Thiam retains heptathlon title
Agency :Belgium’s Nafi Thiam won her second consecutive gold medal in the Olympic heptathlon on Thursday, dominating in the javelin and the long jump events...
Medals table of Olympics
Medals table of OlympicsCountry G S B TotalChina 34 24 16 74USA 29 35 27 91Japan 22 10 14 46Australia 17 5 19 41ROC 16...
Canadian De Grasse ends long wait for gold
After years of finishing among the minor medals, Canada’s Andre De Grasse got his gold on Wednesday, winning the Olympic men’s 200 metres with a...
Transgender lifter Hubbard retires after debut
AFP, Tokyo :Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will retire in the wake of her groundbreaking appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this week.The New...
Argentina face Netherlands in women’s hockey final
Agency :Argentina’s players hugged each other and cried after reaching the women’s hockey final at the Tokyo Olympics with a 2-1 win over India on...
NZ Cricket team to arrive in Dhaka Aug 24
Sports Reporter :New Zealand (NZ) Cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on August 24 to play a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Bangladesh Cricket...
10 sports personalities, two organisations nominated
BSS, Dhaka :Ten sports personalities and two organizations have been nominated in seven categories for the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council (NSC) Award-2021, which has...
Brazil’s Cunha wins Olympic gold in women’s marathon swim
AFP, Tokyo :Brazil’s Marcela Ana Cunha said she had to be “cold mentally” to see off the challenge of defending champion Sharon van Rouwendaal on...
Lopez wins men’s light-heavyweight boxing gold
Agency :Arlen Lopez won his second Olympic title on Wednesday to put powerhouse Cuba on top of the boxing medals table, after he out-witted Britain’s...