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Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament

11:56 pm July 27, 2021

Tokyo: The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-4 in the third round of the Tokyo tennis tournament on Tuesday. The second-ranked Osaka, who was born in Japan and grew up in the United States, struggled with […]

Tokyo Games: India’s lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals

6:49 pm July 25, 2021

Tokyo: India’s lone gymnast at Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the All Round finals of Artistic Gymnastics competition here on Sunday. The 26-year-old from West Bengal recorded a total score of 42.565 over the four categories — floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and balance beam — at the Ariake Gymnastic centre. She […]

Amit Shah, NE CMs give standing ovation to Mirabai Chanu

10:53 pm July 24, 2021

Shillong: Union Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of all eight North Eastern states on Saturday gave a standing ovation to Mirabai Chanu who took home India’s first Olympic medal in weightlifting at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, officials said. Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh broke the news during the meeting which was chaired by the […]

Sensational Mirabai Chanu snatches silver at Tokyo Olympics

10:49 pm July 24, 2021

Tokyo: Mirabai Chanu ended India’s 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country’s account here on Saturday. The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari’s bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With this, she exorcised the ghosts […]

Anand beats Kasparov in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

12:00 am July 11, 2021

Zagreb: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand trumped former world champion Garry Kasparov in the much-awaited contest of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour here on Saturday. Playing with white pieces, the Chennai-based maestro took down Kasparov in 30 moves in a Sicillian Najdorf variation game in the fourth round of the Blitz event. The Indian ace, however, […]