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Tyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu gave India its first medal at Tyo 2020 as she won the Silver Medal in the women’s 49kg category while paddler Manika Batra won her…

Tyo Olympics: Sports minister Kiren Rijju lends support to official broadcaster Sony Sports campaign ‘‘Hum Honge Kamyaab’ Tyo Olympics – Sony Sports Campaign: Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) Youth Affairs And…

The coronavirus caseload has been on the rise in the country with than 70,000 new infections reported in the country on Thursday. Wrestler Bajrang Punia is one of the…

Netflix megahit series Money Heist will come to a close with season 5. The final season announcement was made on July 31, 2020, and the shoot is under production. Netflix…

‘We’ve been assured that none of the cotton for the Australian Olympic team comes from that region,’ said Ian Chesterman, Australian Olympic Committee vice president. “We’ve been assured that none…

Tyo Olympics organisers on Monday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Tyo…

The world No 19 Indian pair has set up a final clash against world No 8 Korean duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jneon on Saturday and is now a…

Three Indian race walkers qualified for the upcoming Tyo Olympics during the National Open Race Walking Championships on Saturday, with Sandeep Kumar and Priyanka Goswami shattering national records in the…

With the three new entrants, the total number of Indian race walkers who have qualified for the Tyo Games has swelled to five as KT Irfan (men’s 20km) and Bhawana…

Although some high-ranking political leaders in Japan, including Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, expressed disappointment in Mr. Mori’s remarks, none of them called on him to resign. But in the days…

Well … bye.Image: AP As expected, Tyo Olympic Committee president Yoshiro Mori is going to step down for being a misogynist dolt when he said this of women: “You have…

Mori said at an Olympics board of trustees meeting last week that “board meetings with lots of women take longer” because “women are competitive — if one member raises their…

Yoshiro Mori said last week that women “have difficulty” speaking concisely.© AFP Tyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign over sexist remarks that have sparked outrage in Japan and…

Mori, 83, has come under increasing pressure to step down after he said last week that women ‘have difficulty’ speaking concisely. File photo of Tyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising…

Tyo 2020 quota holders shone through on competition day two of the National Selection Trials 3 and 4 for Rifle/Pistol events, being held at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in…

The International Gymnastics Federation said it was cancelling its all-around World Cup series of events because of the pandemic. Representational image. AP Lausanne: The United States, Russia and China were each…

No socialising, no handshakes and definitely no hugs — that’s what athletes at the coronavirus-postponed Tyo Olympics can expect this summer, according to a coronavirus playbo released on Tuesday by…

Tyo Olympic organisers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist made by their boss that have prompted hundreds of volunteers to drop out, reports…

Asked in a Super Bowl half-time radio interview if he thought the Tyo 2020 Olympics would go ahead, US President Joe Biden said any decision ‘has to be based on…

“I am not thinking to resign,’ Mori said. “I am deeply remorseful. I would like to withdraw the statement. I would like to apologise for any unpleasant feelings.” File image…

Japan’s gaffe-prone Tyo Olympics chief apologised on Thursday for making sexist remarks that prompted outrage, but refused to resign and dug a deeper hole when he admitted he didn’t “speak…

Ground rules for thousands of Olympic and Paralympic officials to ensure safe travel, daily life and competitions at the Tyo Games during the coronavirus pandemic were published on Wednesday. A…

Japan has expressed “regret” after Sri Lanka scrapped 2019 deal with New hi and Tyo for development of Colombo port’s East Container Terminal.  A Japanese embassy official in hi responding…

Forging ahead with this year’s Olympics is an extremely unpopular prospect among Japanese citizens — but the Tyo Olympic Committee is vowing to hold the games regardless.Photo: Getty Images Last…

Tyo Olympics: Tyo 2020 President confirms Japan will conduct Games regardless of pandemic situation- In a latest development, Tyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan confirmed the…

The buildings, designed to house than 10,000 Olympic athletes and officials, will be transformed into thousands of luxury bayside condos after this summer’s Games. File image of Tyo Olympic…