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...
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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...
Twelve recipients get prestigious Sheikh Kamal NSC award
BSS, Dhaka :Twelve recipients received the prestigious Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council (NSC) award, on occasion of the 72nd birth anniversary of Shaheed Captain Sheikh...
Pichardo wins triple jump gold
Agency :Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo won the men’s triple jump at the Tokyo Games on Thursday with a leap of 17.98 metres, giving his country its...
Nageotte overcomes shaky start to win pole vault gold
Agency :American Katie Nageotte needed a third and final attempt to clear her opening height but overcame the nervous start to win the Olympic women’s...
Rapinoe and Lloyd fire U.S. to soccer bronze medal
Agency :The United States women’s team won the Olympics bronze medal in women’s soccer with Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd scoring two goals each in...
Crouser wins gold in men’s shot put
Agency :Chasing the “bigger throw”, Ryan Crouser of the United States retained his title in the men’s shot put in Tokyo on Thursday, breaking his...
‘Queens of kata’ kick off Games debut, vying for gold
Agency :The women’s solo “kata” competition kicked off karate’s first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed,...