Duplantis soars through Olympic pole vault qualification
AFP, Tokyo :World record holder Armand Duplantis sailed through qualification for the men’s Olympic pole vault on Saturday- a competition missing his arch-rival Sam Kendricks,...
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Dressel, Ledecky grab gold as world records tumble in Tokyo
AFP, Tokyo :Caeleb Dressel set a new 100m butterfly world record to grab his third gold medal in Tokyo on Saturday, as Katie Ledecky reinforced...
Biles out of more Olympic events as doping case rocks athletics
AFP, Tokyo :Simone Biles pulled out of two more events at the Olympics on Saturday, raising major doubts over whether she will compete again in...
Medals table of Olympics
Medals table of OlympicsCountry G S B TotalChina 21 12 12 45Japan 17 5 8 30USA 16 17 12 45ROC 11 15 11 37Australia 10...
Ethiopian Barega upsets Cheptegei to win shock 10,000m gold
Agency :Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic gold medal in...
China’s Ma makes history with table tennis men’s singles gold in Tokyo
Agency :Ma Long did it again. The table tennis star retained his Olympic crown in the men’s singles after defeating world No 1 Fan Zhendong...
Harrison makes smooth start at Olympics as she chases first major gold
AFP, Tokyo :World record holder Keni Harrison got off to a trouble-free start in the Olympic 100m hurdles on Saturday as she began her latest...
Football Kenya Federation suspends five referees over match-fixing
AFP, Nairobi :Kenya on Saturday announced the provisional suspension of five top football league referees over allegations of match-fixing and the manipulation of national league...
China’s Lu wins women’s windsurfer RS:X at Tokyo Olympics
Agency :China’s Lu Yunxiu claimed the women’s windsurfer RS:X gold at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour after the medal race on Saturday.Despite a third-place finish that...
Sangakkara sympathises with Stokes over mental health break
AFP, London :Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara said players could “only deal with so much” after it was announced England all-rounder Ben Stokes was taking...
Britain take Olympic mixed triathlon gold
Britain won the mixed triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as Jonny Brownlee finally earned a gold medal in his third Games. The British...
Brazil, Spain in football semifinals
Sports Reporter :Defending Champions Brazil, European giant Spain, hosts Japan and Mexico sailed into the semifinals in the football discipline of the Toyo Olympics 2020....