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The Twitterati was not pleased with the broadcasters Sony Sports Network for not telecasting the event. Here is a look at some of the reactions on social media. UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2021 09:04 AM IST India star archer Deepika Kumari…

Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials because of lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting a safe Games can be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, local media…

“It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.” AP | PUBLISHED ON JUL 19, 2021 08:21 AM IST US tennis player Coco…

An International Olympic Committee member from South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games and has been isolated.Ryu Seung-min, who won the Olympic table tennis gold in men's…

Indian shooting team on Saturday arrived in Tokyo for the upcoming Olympic Games which gets underway from July 23.Samples of the shooting contingent for the COVID-19 test have been collected and they all are waiting for the results.On…

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal is now eligible to compete in the men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics, the world governing body ITF has communicated to the AITA, a source in the national tennis body said on Friday.Nagal was ranked…

Olympic medallist Angelique Kerber has become the latest big name to pull out of the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Games, with the German saying on Thursday that the past few weeks on the Tour had taken its toll on her body.Kerber, a three-times…

As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19.When she finally got to one that wasn't overwhelmed with other patients,…