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I was blank for few seconds: Sindhu on second Olympic medal

Reigning world champion PV Sindhu on Monday said she was completely blank after winning a second successive Olympic medal and it took her a while to realise the enormity of her historic achievement in the ongoing Games.

England will focus on dangermen Rohit, Virat, Rahane, Pant: Snape

Former England cricketer Jeremy Snape feels India will emerge victorious in the five-match Test series against England and will clinch the series 2-1. The 5 Test series starts August 4 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

A movie on self belief and staying in the moment did the trick: Marijne

Watching a movie on self belief after three consecutive losses rebuilt the Indian women's hockey team's shattered morale and helped it to "aim for the clouds", the side's Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne revealed on Monday after Rani Rampal and Co. entered their maiden Olympic semifinals here.

I am targeting Joe Root's wicket, says Mohammed Siraj

Siraj was also part of the home Test series against England, which India won 3-1. He claimed three wickets in 2 matches. He dismissed Ollie Pope in the second Test and then got the prized wicket of Jonny Bairstow and captain Joe Root in the fourth Test. Siraj is looking forward to troubling Root once again, this time in England.

Can now India re-establish its connection with hockey?

The display against Great Britain was like grabbing the quarterfinal by the scruff of its neck. The grip loosened for a bit at 2-1, but Hardik Singh's classic Indian skills wrested the control back. India won 3-1. The hoodoo was broken. 21st century Indian hockey could now feel what the top four at the Olympics feels like.

Indonesia breaks Chinese stranglehold in badminton women's doubles

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won badminton women's doubles gold on Monday, breaking a Chinese stranglehold and claiming Indonesia's first title of the Tokyo Olympics.

Sindhu awaits ice cream with PM Modi after second Olympic medal

Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu awaits a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after she became the country's first woman to win two individual Olympic medals.

India rejoices as women's hockey team makes maiden entry into Olympic semifinals

"A dream moment", said the country's sports fraternity in unison as it celebrated the resurgence of Indian hockey at the Olympics after the women's team advanced to its first ever semifinal at the Games in Tokyo on Monday.

'Life has changed. People were holding banners with my name'

Is this Indian hockey's most miraculous goal ever?

Tomar, Rajput fail to qualify for 50m Rifle 3P final; shooters finish without medal

Indian shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeev Rajput failed to qualify for the finals of the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Tomar finished 21st in the qualification while Rajput was placed in 32nd position at the Asaka Shooting Range as the Indian shooting team returned without a medal for the second straight time at the Olympics.

Indian women enter Olympic hockey semifinal for first time

A day after the Indian men's team entered the Olympic semifinals following a 49-year gap, the world no. 9 women's side also produced a phenomenally gritty performance to make its way into the last four. The Indians, determined to prove a point, produced a strong and brave performance to eke out the narrow win over the Hockeyroos.

Big first throw crucial for Kamalpreet Kaur: Krishna Poonia

As India awaits its first ever Olympic medal in athletics after two narrow misses in 1960 and 1984, all eyes are on Kamalpreet Kaur in the women’s discus throw final which will start at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo at 4.30 pm IST on Monday. The 25-year-old is only the second Indian woman, after Krishna Poonia in 2012, to enter the event final.

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Sindhu's sincere encouragement left me in tears: Tai Tzu

Shattered after going down in the Olympics women's singles final, world number one badminton player Tai Tzu Ying has revealed that Indian ace PV Sindhu's words of encouragement after the medal ceremony left her in tears.

Tokyo Olympics: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins 100m hurdles gold

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn swept to victory in the Olympic 100m hurdles on Monday, claiming a first ever track and field gold for Puerto Rico.

PV Sindhu's dad Ramana recalls how he motivated shuttler

A father’s fervent plea for a gift on the eve of her bronze medal playoff against China’s He Bing Jiao seemed to have worked wonders for PV Sindhu. The semifinal defeat to Tai Tzu-Ying o n S a t u r d a y weighed her down but PV Ramana said he convinced Sindhu to give it her best.

Tokyo Olympics: Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou wins men's long jump gold

Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men's long jump gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Tokyo 2020: Dutee Chand fails to qualify for 200m semifinals

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand continued her disappointing run at the Olympics as she failed to qualify for the women's 200m semifinals after finishing last in her heat on Monday.

Olympics: India down Britain 3-1 to make last 4, to face Belgium next

Hockey in India is not just a sport; it is an emotion. And watching India at the Olympic Games is not for the fainthearted. The quarterfinal contest against Great Britain on Sunday was no exception. One needed steel to stay glued to the action. India’s search for an elusive medal in its national sport has stretched to a painful 41 years. After winning the gold at the 1980 Moscow Games, the team met with disappointment at every Olympics since.