US’ Valarie takes discus gold with big heave Tokyo, Aug 3: Valarie Allman of the United States opening throw of 68.98 metres was enough for her to hold onto Olympic gold in the women’s discus at the Olympic Stadium. The 26-year-old had come into Tokyo 2020 among the favourites after a seasons best of 70.01 […]
Tokyo, Aug 1: Indian boxer Pooja Rani lost her quarterfinal bout in women’s middleweight category to second seed and 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Li Qian of China by unanimous decision on Saturday. Throughout the bout, Li never gave up the upper hand and ended up winning 5-0 to go through to the semifinals at […]
Nishikori in high-profile quarters Tokyo, Jul 29: Novak Djokovic will play Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics after the world number one breezed past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in straight sets. Novak Djokovic set up a quarter-final with Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday as gold medal rival Daniil […]