Tokyo, July 8 (AP): Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, following a state of emergency on Thursday, Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa told the Japanese news
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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS): Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, India's most accomplished woman boxer, is gearing up for what probably would be her final tilt at the Olympics. The 38-year-old from Manipur, who won
Sydney, July 8 (IANS): Frank Prihoda, known as Australia's oldest living Olympian, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday in his home town of Thredbo village in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales
Tokyo, July 8 (IANS): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government is going to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency on July 12, which will last until August 22 and cover the duration of th
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS): When the nine Indian boxers -- five men and four women -- who have qualified for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games reach the Japanese capital, they will be carrying a huge load of exp
London, July 8 (IANS): Fans were left seething after a laser beam was pointed at the face and eyes of Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel while he was trying to save a penalty from England striker Harry Kane i
London, July 8 (IANS): Harry Kane scored a 104th minute goal to give England a 2-1 win over Denmark in European Championship semi-finals on Wednesday night and end a 55-year wait for his country to qualify for
Morung Express News Kohima | July 7 Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) in collaboration with the Nagaland Olympic Association today (NOA) joined the rest of the country by initiating the I#Cheer4India
Brasilia, July 7 (IANS): Emiliano Martinez saved three penalty attempts as Argentina progressed to the Copa America final with a 3-2 shootout victory over Colombia here. The Aston Villa goalkeeper guessed co
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS): Indian hockey great Keshav Chandra Datt, who was part of the country's golden era of the sport post-Independence, died on Wednesday morning. He was 95. Datt was a formidable hal
London, July 7 (IANS): World No. 18, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, completed a comeback in a rain-interrupted clash against Russia's world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev to secure a Wimbledon quarterfinals spot with a 2
London, July 7 (IANS): Italy qualified for the final of the European Championships after beating Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout at Wembley after 120 minutes of football had ended 1-1. Although Spain ke
WIMBLEDON, England, July 6 (AP) — Karolina Pliskova’s tennis success is predicated on a big serve, which rewards her with plenty of easy points and can get her out of trouble when needed. Th
Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) A first-half strike from Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta fired Brazil to a 1-0 win over Peru as the Copa America hosts booked a place in the final at the Maracana Stadium. Just as
Brasilia, July 6 (IANS) Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul has hailed Lionel Messi's genius as the Albiceleste seek their first major trophy in almost three decades at the Copa America in Brazil. Messi
London, July 6 (IANS) Swiss ace Roger Federer extended his dominance at Wimbledon, recording a 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Italy's Lorenzo Sonego to reach his 18th quarterfinal at the All England Club. Th
Silchar (Assam), July 6 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Prakash Bhagat, who was once called to bowl to the Indian team at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru because his action resembled that of New Zealand
Sydney, July 6 (IANS) Australia's state of Victoria on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the 2021 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and Australian MotoGP citing low rates of vaccination that has made it i
London, July 6 (IANS) All-rounder Ben Stokes was on Tuesday appointed skipper of an England side that has nine uncapped players for the ODI series against Pakistan after the entire original squad and management
Wimbledon, Jul 5 (AP): Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic held every service game Monday and reached his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating No. 17-seeded Cristian Gar n at Wimbledon, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
