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  Debutant boxer Pooja Rani enters quarters of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

  July 28, 2021 16:05 IST

  The 30-year-old Indian clinched it 5-0, thoroughly dominating a rival 10 years her junior.

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  Sailors K Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar languish at bottom in skiff 49er event

  July 28, 2021 15:14 IST

  The Indian duo finished 18th, 17th and 19th in the three races on Wednesday. They finished 18th in the first race on Tuesday in 19-team race at Enoshima Yacht Harbour.

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  Archery: Pravin Jadhav beats World No.2 in Tokyo Olympics to reach last-32

  July 28, 2021 13:13 IST

  Pravin Jadhav defeated World No.2 Russian Galsan Bazarchapov in a resounding 6-0 win over three sets to reach the last-32 of the men's individual archery round in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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  Men's Hockey: Rejuvenated India eye win against Argentina to seal QF berth in Tokyo Olympics

  July 28, 2021 12:19 IST

  Argentina, currently ranked seventh in the world, are placed at the fourth spot with one win, a draw and a loss respectively.

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  Simone Biles pulls out of individual all-around competition at Tokyo Olympics

  July 28, 2021 12:02 IST

  The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being.

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  16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village

  July 28, 2021 11:10 IST

  Out of the 16, four are Games-concerned personnel, two from the media, nine contractors and one volunteer; none staying at the Olympic Village.

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  Indian badminton great Nandu Natekar passes away at 88

  July 28, 2021 10:39 IST

  The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and international titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments.

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  'I was shaking, could barely nap': For Simone Biles, it finally becomes too much

  July 28, 2021 10:27 IST

  Simone Biles withdrew from the final event in artistic gymnatstics citing mental health concerns.

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  Archery: Tarundeep Rai exits from Tokyo Olympics, loses to Shanny in shoot-off in second round

  July 28, 2021 10:05 IST

  Both players were locked 5-5 but Shanny, who is 15 years younger to Rai, sealed the match 10-9 with a perfect score in the shoot-off.

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  Rowers Arjun and Arvind fail to qualify for Tokyo Olympics lightweight double sculls final

  July 28, 2021 8:52 IST

  Arjun and Arvind clocked 6:24.41 to finish last in the six-team semifinal 2 at the Sea Forest Waterway.

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  Badminton: PV Sindhu cruises to pre-quarters in Tokyo Olympics

  July 28, 2021 8:48 IST

  India's PV Sindhu entered the pre-quarters in women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics, registering a straight game win over Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi.

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  India at Tokyo Olympics July 27 Day 5, Highlights: Sindhu, Deepika and Pooja Rani make progressions

  July 28, 2021 16:07 IST

  India at Tokyo Olympics July 27 Day 5 LIVE Updates: Follow live updates from all the Indian events on Day 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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  Manipur CM hands over Additional Superintendent of Police appointment letter to Mirabai Chanu

  July 27, 2021 22:00 IST

  Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh along with his cabinet colleagues, MLAs, officials, her family members , friends and supporters received her at the airport.

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  Olympic outsider teams celebrate rare gold medals in Tokyo

  July 27, 2021 21:48 IST

  Here's a look at some of the teams which have won events despite having little history of Olympic success.

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  Manika Batra refusing national coach's help during Tokyo Olympics is act of indiscipline: TTFI

  July 27, 2021 21:24 IST

  Manika had taken her personal coach Sanmay Paranajpe to the Games but he was only allowed to train with her and the player's request for his Field of Play access was denied by the organisers.

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  Vinesh Phogat misses flight to Tokyo after overstaying EU visa, to reach on Wednesday

  July 27, 2021 20:04 IST

  Vinesh were to reach Tokyo on Tuesday night but she was stopped at the Frankfurt Airport before boarding the connecting flight to the Japanese capital.

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  Sailors Vishnu Saravanan, Nethra Kumanan at 22nd and 33rd spot after 6 races

  July 27, 2021 18:49 IST

  Saravanan finished 23rd and 22nd in the fifth and sixth race in the men's laser event while Kumanan was 32nd and 38th in the two races of the women's laser radial event held at Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday.

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  India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Full schedule of events for July 28

  July 28, 2021 6:05 IST

  PV Sindhu, Indian women's hockey team headline India's Day 5 schedule at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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  Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles out of team finals with medical issue

  July 27, 2021 17:54 IST

  The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer after landing her vault. She then exited the competition floor with the team doctor.

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  Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Streaming: How to Watch July 28 Events Live Online on SonyLIV

  July 27, 2021 18:11 IST

  Live Streaming Tokyo Olympics 2020: Find full details on when and where to watch Day 5 of Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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  Indian archers brace for one last chance at Tokyo Olympics

  July 27, 2021 16:22 IST

  While world number one Deepika Kumari, who is making her third successive Olympic appearance, will be a favourite from the Indian team, rookie Pravin Jadhav would fancy his chances on the back of some fine shooting.

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  Indian shooters endure another forgettable outing, fail to clear mixed team qualifications

  July 27, 2021 15:48 IST

  Considered the team's best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

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  Indian women hockey team needs to create and grab chances against Britain at Tokyo Olympics

  July 27, 2021 15:40 IST

  After a 1-5 drubbing against world number one the Netherlands, the Indians players lifted their game by leaps and bounds to give third-ranked Germany a run for their money before losing 0-2 in their next Pool A match.

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  Teary homecoming: Mirabai Chanu breaks down on meeting mother

  July 27, 2021 15:07 IST

  Much like the reception at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday, Chanu was met with media frenzy at the Bir Tikendrajit International Airport

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  Family reunion awaits Philippines' 1st Olympic champion

  July 27, 2021 14:46 IST

  Diaz won the first gold medal for the Philippines on Monday, a triumphant result for a country that has competed at every Summer Olympics except one since 1924.

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  Tokyo hits record 2,848 COVID cases days after Games begin

  July 27, 2021 13:52 IST

  It brings Tokyo’s total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began last year.

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  Indian tennis team's campaign ends in Tokyo as Sania Mirza, Sumit Nagal fail to make the cut

  July 27, 2021 13:46 IST

  Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal could not make the cut for the mixed doubles event due to their low combined ranking of 153.

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  US coach Salazar gets lifetime ban for sexual, emotional misconduct

  July 27, 2021 13:40 IST

  Salazar -- who was blamed for emotionally and physically abusing athletes such as Mary Cain, Kara Goucher and Amy Yoder Begley -- has 10 days to appeal the decision.