South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker celcbrates after she set a new world record to take gold in the final of the women's 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Friday.

July 31, 2021

Schoenmaker shatters world record to win women’s 200m breaststroke

AFP, Tokyo :South African Tatjana Schoenmaker smashed the long-standing women’s 200m breaststroke world record on Thursday to win the Olympic gold medal.The 24-year-old timed 2min...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Serbia thrash Kenya in women’s Olympic volleyball

World champions Serbia remained unbeaten in Pool A of women’s volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics with a 25-21, 25-11, 25-20 victory over Kenya on Thursday...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Australia Cricket team in Dhaka

Sports Reporter :Australia Cricket team arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday to take part in the five-match Twenty20 International (T20I)...

Sports

July 30, 2021

German official will be sent home for racist comment

AFP, Tokyo :The sporting director of Germany’s cycling team will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after making a racist comment about riders from...

Team China celebrate after winning the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Thursday.

Sports

July 30, 2021

China smash expectations world record to win relay gold

Agency :China’s 4×200 freestyle relay team thought beating Canada to win bronze was a realistic target ahead of the women’s final on Thursday, so winning...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Swimmers Ariful, Junaina will compete today

Sports Reporter :Swimmers Ariful Islam and Junaina Ahmed will compete today in their respective events of the Tokyo Olympics. Ariful will participate in the heat...

Sports

July 30, 2021

China’s Zhang Yufei wins butterfly gold

AFP, Tokyo :China’s Zhang Yufei proved untouchable in the women’s Olymic 200m butterfly final on Thursday, blasting to the gold medal in the third fastest...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Olympics tennis Switzerland’s Bencic goes for gold

Agency :Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic became the first player to advance to the gold-medal match of the Olympics women’s singles tennis on Thursday, outlasting Kazakh Elena...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Diya loses to Dziominskaya Karyna

Sports Reporter :Diya Siddique of Bangladesh lost to Dziominskaya Karyna of Belarus in the women’s individual recurve event (Elimination Round) of Archery Competition of Tokyo...

Sports

July 30, 2021

Brazilian Andrade chases first ever medal in women’s artistic gymnastics

Agency :Rebeca Andrade’s career has been plagued with injuries, but she has a chance to bring home Brazil’s first ever Olympic medal in women’s artistic...