Sunday, 1 August 2021

Belgium beat Spain to join Australia, Germany in men's hockey semis

Belgium beat Spain 3-1 on Sunday to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, joining Australia and Germany who had already advanced to those stages. Spain led 1-0 at halftime, but the Red Lions pulled level in the third quarter when top-scorer Alexander Hendrickx netted off a penalty corner.

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'It will be Anderson vs Rohit, Virat & Pujara in England'

Tensions will run high, words will be exchanged and there could be a fair bit of sledging when the five-match Test series between India and England kicks off on August 4.

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Zverev beats Karen Khachanov to win gold in men's tennis singles

Alexander Zverev brushed aside Karen Khachanov in straight sets on Sunday to seal the Olympic men's singles title and win Germany's first tennis gold since 1992.

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Indian women's hockey team braces up for tough Australia challenge

The Indian women's hockey team's grit will be put through a severe test when it takes on Australia in the Olympic quarterfinals on Monday, hoping to add another unexpected win to a dream run that has seen the side reach the last-eight stage for the first time.

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Tokyo Olympics: Anirban Lahiri signs off at Tied-42

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri ended his second Olympic campaign at Tied 42nd after carding a one-over 72 in the fourth and final round on Sunday. Lahiri, who began the week with a superb 67 and was inside Top-10, slid down the ladder thereafter with rounds of 72-68-72 over the next three days for a total of 5-under 283. He finished at 57th spot in 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Indian archers return as 'tourists' from Olympics yet again

There were more misses than hits for the Indian archers who ended up being "just tourists" in Tokyo, returning from the Olympics without a medal yet again.

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Onus on Sanjeev, Aishwary to avoid medal-less shooting campaign

Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will look to round off what has been a forgettable campaign for the Indian shooting team on a positive note when they compete in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.

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