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  2-year jail sentence for golfer Cabrera over assault charges

  July 08, 2021 15:42 IST

  An Argentina court convicted the 51-year-old for assaulting, threatening and harassing Cecilia Torres Mana, his partner between 2016 and 2018.  

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  India invited for new annual women's hockey tournament in Dec 2022

  July 08, 2021 15:41 IST

  Apart from India and host Spain, the other teams in the fray are Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea and South Africa.

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  IOC's Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency

  July 08, 2021 15:30 IST

  Bach largely avoided cameras at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and went to the International Olympic Committee's games headquarters in Tokyo. He is reported to need to self-isolate for three days.

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  Olympic countdown: Amit Panghal adds punch to India's hopes in boxing

  July 08, 2021 15:11 IST

  A gold-medallist at the Asian Games in 2018 in Indonesia, Panghal is the first Indian male boxer to reach the final at the World Championships at Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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  Crores spent on me, no longer indisciplined : Vikas Krishan ahead of Tokyo Olympics

  July 08, 2021 15:03 IST

  Vikas Krishan has no qualms admitting that he has been 'indisciplined' and 'too reliant on luck in the past' ahead of his third Olympics appearance in Tokyo.

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  India's journey to become great sporting nation will continue: outgoing sports minister Rijiju

  July 08, 2021 14:53 IST

  Outgoing Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the journey to make India a great sporting nation will continue after Anurag Thakur replaced him in the position.

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  Japan to declare COVID emergency lasting through Tokyo Olympics

  July 08, 2021 8:52 IST

  Japan officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22 while the Olympics are slated from July 23 to August 8. 

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  Anurag Thakur appointed new Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

  July 07, 2021 23:12 IST

  Thakur was the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) between May 2016 and February 2017.

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  Tokyo-bound shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Rahi Sarnobat get second dose of COVID shot in Croatia

  July 07, 2021 20:46 IST

  Chaudhary will be competing in the men's 10m air pistol event in Tokyo, while Sarnobat will be participating in the women's 25m pistol event.

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  Billion hearts waiting for PV Sindhu to better silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

  July 07, 2021 19:51 IST

  The agile athlete promised to return to India with a medal from Tokyo even as her well-wishers hope for nothing less than a gold.

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  Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo cases highest since May

  July 07, 2021 19:25 IST

  A state of emergency in Tokyo just before the games on July 23 would mean Olympic officials abandon plans to have local spectators or lower capacities at venues.

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  Tokyo Olympics | We've have kept our contingency plan ready in case of COVID emergency: SAI DG

  July 07, 2021 18:28 IST

  The Olympics is scheduled to start from July 23 and contingency plans are in place to deal with any situation that might crop up because of the raging pandemic.

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  Fitness, variety in talent gives Indian hockey team edge: two-time Olympian Jagbir Singh

  July 07, 2021 18:11 IST

  The centre-forward, who was a member of the Indian team during the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympics, said on Wednesday that this team has "its own style of play."

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  Olympics: 2 workers in Tokyo Athletes' Village test Covid positive

  July 07, 2021 15:42 IST

  The Athletes' Village is yet to be opened to athletes, and it will take another week for it to be operational.

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  Tokyo Olympics: CM orders Rs 5 lakh each to five athletes from Tamil Nadu

  July 06, 2021 23:27 IST

  Already, a similar incentive of Rs five lakh each has been given last month to seven participants from Tamil Nadu including fencer C A Bhavani Devi.

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  Pullela Gopichand to not travel with Indian team to Tokyo Olympics, gives available space to Santosa

  July 06, 2021 22:06 IST

  With Gopichand deciding not to go, the Indian badminton contingent will comprise nine members, including three foreign coaches.

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  Golfer Udayan Mane officially qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, joins Anirban Lahiri

  July 06, 2021 20:58 IST

  The official announcement was made on Tuesday with Mane finding himself at the 60th spot in the Olympic golf ranking list.

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  I will make a strong comeback: Injured Hima Das after missing Tokyo Olympics

  July 06, 2021 19:40 IST

  One of the most exciting talents in Indian athletics, Hima had sustained a hamstring injury while running 100m heats during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships.

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  Born in farmers' family, Bhawna Jat fights odds to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

  July 06, 2021 18:13 IST

  Fighting prejudices, financial constraints, and a biased mindset, Jat has been a champion all her life.

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  Odisha govt recommends para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for Khel Ratna

  July 06, 2021 15:47 IST

  The department of sports and youth services (DSYS) of Odisha has also recommended the Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka for the Arjuna Award.

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  Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans

  July 06, 2021 15:29 IST

  Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are expected to announce the policy after a meeting likely on Thursday.

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  As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan

  July 06, 2021 11:03 IST

  The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of spectators or possibly none at all.

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  At 34, 'Mommy Rocket' Fraser-Pryce sprinter to beat in Tokyo Olympics

  July 06, 2021 9:30 IST

  Fraser-Pryce chances of winning gold increased dramatically earlier this month when her USA rival Sha'Carri Richardson was banned for a positive test for marijuana.

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  AFI names 26-member squad for Tokyo Olympics

  July 05, 2021 22:24 IST

  Dutee (women's 100m and 200m), MP Jabir (men's 400m hurdles), Gurpreet Singh (men's 50km race walk) and Annu Rani (women's javelin throw) have been assured of entries on the strength of their rankings.

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  Tokyo Olympics still weigh limits on fans -- if any fans at all

  July 05, 2021 19:01 IST

  Two weeks ago organizers, the IOC, and others agreed to allow indoor and outdoor stadiums to be filled to 50% capacity with a ceiling of 10,000.

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  Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's flag bearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

  July 05, 2021 17:43 IST

  One of India's biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.

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  Sudhanshu Mittal re-elected as KKFI President

  July 05, 2021 17:01 IST

  Mahender Singh Tyagi was re-lected as the general secretaty while Surendra Kumar Bhutiyani was elected as the treasurer.

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  Sumit Malik to challenge 2-year ban and seek lesser punishment

  July 05, 2021 15:27 IST

  The 2018 CWG gold medallist Malik was on Friday banned for two years by the sport's world governing body United World Wrestling (UWW) after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.