PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari and Pooja Rani were positives for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Day 5 which had no medal rounds involving. The Indian women's hockey team however suffered their third straight loss.
Debutant boxer Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men's hockey team were the only positives for the Indian contingent on day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while the Indian shooters endured yet another disappointing day.
Achanta Sharath Kamal reached the third round while Indian archers went down fighting in the quarters. Meanwhile, Manika Batra and Bhavani Devi left their mark
PV Sindhu, Manika Batra, Mary Kom all made a positive start to their Tokyo Olympics journey on a rather disappointing day for the Indian contingent
With the silver medal, Chanu also opened India's medal account at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
It was ironical that the locals milling around the majestic National Stadium were not allowed entry due to the ban on crowds, even as visitors, including athletes and dignitaries, from across the world participated in the opening ceremony.
South Korean archers dominated the Ranking Round as An San created an Olympic record in the event.
Indian archers had a below-par performance in the men's archery ranking rounds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Disputed, locked down and running a year late, the Tokyo Games begin at last on Friday night, an event steeped in the political and medical baggage of a relentless pandemic.
Yashpal Sharma, who died at the age of 66 on Tuesday, enjoyed a glittering career including the 1983 World Cup triumph.
It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count.
Shikhar Dhawan's delightful 69 dwarfed Mayank Agarwal's unbeaten 99 as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the IPL on Sunday to go atop the points table.
Put into bat, opener Jos Buttler cracked a 64-ball 124, while skipper Sanju Samson made 48 off 33 balls as RR posted a challenging 220 for three.
Mumbai Indians produced a magnificent effort to beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets in a 219-run chase in Delhi.
Punjab Kings produced a brilliant all-round effort to beat Virat Kohli's RCB in Match 26 of IPL 2021.
Prithvi Shaw smashed six fours in the first over in a stunning batting display on his way to a blistering 82 as Delhi Capitals crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets.
Opener Quinton de Kock roared back to form with a blistering 50-ball 70 as Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in their IPL game on Thursday.
RCB held their nerves to beat Delhi Capitals by 1 run in a nail-biting thriller in Ahmedabad.
After losing four matches in a row, Kolkata Knight Riders finally pulled off a convincing victory as they beat Punjab Kings by five wickets.
With CSK placed at 154/4 when Harshal was handed the ball, Jadeja hit the first four balls for towering sixes and followed them with another maximum and a boundary in the seven-ball final over.
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