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Tokyo: Two-time world champions Kerri Gowler/Grace Prendergast of New Zealand came from behind to win their first Olympic gold in the women's pair competition here on Thursday.The two were part of the New Zealand team that finished fourth in...

Tokyo: Italy won gold in women's lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.The time of Italy's Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini was 6 minutes 47.54 seconds.France's Laura Tarantola and Claire Bove took silver with 6:47.68.The Netherlands' Marieke...

Tokyo: Croatian rowers led from the beginning to the end to win the men's pair gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Thursday.The Sinkovic brothers Valent and Martin, double sculls champion at Rio 2016, notched Croatia's second gold...

Tokyo: Indian men's hockey scored two late goals to register an emphatic 3-1 victory over defending Olympic champions Argentina in the penultimate Pool A match to book a place in the quarter-finals here at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.For...

Tokyo: India's PV Sindhu stormed into the badminton quarter finals at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating world No. 12 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the round of 16 here on Thursday.Sindhu defeated her opponent 21-15, 21-13 in straight games...

Tokyo: The organizing committee of the Olympic Games in Tokyo launched an investigation against a Chilean reporter who acted in a provocative manner against Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said on Thursday.On Wednesday, Medvedev...

Tokyo: India’s super-heavyweight boxer Satish Kumar defeated Jamaican Ricardo Brown in the +91kg round of 16 bout by a split decision 4:1 to advance to the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday.Satish Kumar is India's first-ever super-heavyweight...

Tokyo: Archer Atanu Das stunned South Korean Olympic champion Oh Jin-Hyek 6-5 to move into the men’s individual round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday.Despite the windy conditions which created problems for the archers, Atanu Das...

Tokyo: Maud G Charron took the gold medal with a total of 236kg in women's 64kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 here on Tuesday, winning the second Olympic gold for Canada in women's weightlifting events.Charron, 28, was heavily favoured to...

Tokyo: Indian men's hockey team regained their winning form after a humiliating defeat at the hands of Australia when they beat Spain 3-0 in a group match here on Tuesday.For the men in blue Rupinder Pal Singh (15', 51')...