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INDIA WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM LOSE TO ARGENTINA 1-2, TO PLAY FOR BRONZE AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN

05 Aug 2021 04:19 AM IST

The Indian women’s hockey team might have taken an early lead, but the side stumbled to a 1-2 loss in the semi-finals against Argentina in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch on Wednesday. The Rani Rampal-led side will now face Great Britain in the

WE ARE READY FOR CHALLENGE AGAINST GERMANY: MANPREET

05 Aug 2021 04:18 AM IST

Indian Men’s Hockey Team will vie to bounce back from the semi-final loss to Belgium when they take on Germany in the bronze medal play-offs at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. In their recent tour to Europe in February this year, Indian team played Germany in two back-to-back matches where

JAVELIN THROWER NEERAJ CHOPRA QUALIFIES FOR FINAL

05 Aug 2021 04:16 AM IST

Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra progressed for the men’s final at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday after attaining an automatic qualification in Men’s Long Throws Qualification — Group A. Qualifying performance of 83.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) will advance to the final of the men’s javelin throw.

LOVLINA BORGOHAIN TAKES BRONZE AFTER LOSING TO BUSENAZ SURMENELI IN SEMIS

05 Aug 2021 04:15 AM IST

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain took the bronze medal after she lost the women’s welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final bout to Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Busenaz Surmeneli defeated Borgohain by a unanimous decision of 5-0. All five judges gave decisions in the favour of Turkish pugilist as she

DAHIYA WAS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMING: COACH

05 Aug 2021 04:13 AM IST

All our wrestlers were training with Chief Coach Jagminder ji, Rajeev Tomar and myself since a long time. I am glad that what was expected, it happened. We expected Ravi’s great performance from the very beginning. He was consistently performing well. He won gold medal in Asian Championship for two

I ASSURE YOU OF MY BEST PERFORMANCE: DAHIYA

05 Aug 2021 04:11 AM IST

I am very happy that I have lived up to the expectations of the countrymen. All our coaches played a big role in building the strategy against my opponents. Their experience came very handy. At this point of time, my eyes are on the gold medal only and I will

Medal assured as wrestler Ravi Dahiya storms into final

05 Aug 2021 03:44 AM IST

Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya reaches the final of men’s freestyle 57kg, thus assuring India of at least a silver. He will fight for gold today,

England to tour Bangladesh in March 2023, confirms ECB

04 Aug 2021 04:01 AM IST

England’s Men’s planned tour of Bangladesh, which was due to take place in September and October, will now take place in March 2023, it has been confirmed. The England and Wales Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Cricket Board have mutually decided to reschedule the tour, which includes three One Day

Kohli remains tight lipped on opening partner of Rohit for the first Test

04 Aug 2021 03:59 AM IST

India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday said the team will cope up with injuries to Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal as the squad has enough depth heading into the Test series against England. India and England will be locking horns in five Tests, with the first starting on Wednesday. This

Day 12: Women’s hockey team, Lovlina eye Olympic medals

04 Aug 2021 03:58 AM IST

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain will compete in the semi-finals in the Tokyo Olympics today. Borgohain has assured India a bronze after storming into the semi-finals.

TEAM INDIA SHOULD NOT PLAY DEFENSIVE HOCKEY

04 Aug 2021 03:56 AM IST

It is unfortunate that after winning the gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the tradition of having a defensive coach in Indian hockey started. Due to this our hockey could not rise up as far as performance is concerned. And hence, as a result, our forward line kept getting weaker.

DISCUS THROWER KAMALPREET KAUR PUTS UP SPIRITED SHOW, FINISHES 6TH IN FINAL

03 Aug 2021 08:21 AM IST

India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur put up a spirited display on her debut Olympic campaign, but couldn’t win a medal as she finished at the sixth spot in the final with a best throw of 63.70m at the Tokyo Games on Monday. Kamalpreet had made it into the top eight