Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu will play for the bronze medal in the Badminton Women’s Singles after a 21-18, 21-12 loss in the semi-finals to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei yesterday. Sindhu will face China’s No. 8 seed He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match today (Aug. 1) at 5 pm (IST),…
Satish Kumar’s debut Olympics ends
August 1, 2021India boxer Satish Kumar bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing against Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov in the quarter-finals of the men’s super heavyweight (+91kg) category this morning. Top seed Bakhodir Jalolov dominated the bout in all three rounds as he won by an anonymous 5-0 decision today (Aug. 1) at the Kokugikan arena.
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): India women’s hockey team wins final Pool A game
July 31, 2021Hopes of qualifying for quarter-finals remain intact The India women’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch today. As a result of this win, India’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remain intact. In their five Group Stage matches, India won two…
Indian archery campaign ends as Atanu Das loses in pre-quarters
July 31, 2021India’s archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men’s individual pre-quarterfinals today. Das failed to find a 10 in the fifth set and slipped to the red-circle for an 8 that proved costly as Furukawa sealed the…
Shuttler Sindhu sails to semis
July 31, 2021Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu kept India’s hopes of winning a first-ever Olympic Gold in badminton alive as she reached the semifinals of Women’s Singles with a fighting straight-game win over World No. 5 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi here yesterday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a Silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): Boxer Lovlina Borgohain reaches semis
July 30, 2021Confirms second medal for India Boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in the women’s Welter (64-69 kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of another medal today. Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence she is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the bout via a 4:1 split decision….
Indian women’s hockey team register their first win
July 30, 2021Archer Deepika Kumari eliminated, shooters crash out The Indian women’s hockey team registered their first win of the campaign, sealing a 1-0 win Vs Ireland. Thanks to Navneet Kaur, who scored the goal in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Deepika Kumari crashed out of the quarterfinals in the Women’s Archery Individual event, losing to South Korea’s…
Tokyo Olympics 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): Men’s Hockey team, shuttler P.V. Sindhu, boxer Satish Kumar enter quarterfinals
July 29, 2021The Indian men’s hockey team cruised into the Olympic Games quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match today. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing…
Archer Atanu Das enters pre-quarters after defeating 2012 Champion
July 29, 2021Indian archer Atanu Das shocked South Korea’s Oh Jin Hyek in a nail-biting finish to make it to the 1/8 Elimination round in the men’s individual Archery event at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field today. The third-seed Korean started the match with a decent 8-9-9 and Das replied with 8-8-9, giving Jin Hyek two points in…
MLA performs ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for road and UGD works in Ward No. 23
July 29, 2021Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra performed the ‘bhoomi puja’ for road development and UGD works worth Rs. 54.50 lakh being taken up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the funds available from 14th and 15th Finance Commission, in Ward No. 23 in city recently. The works are taken up in Madivalar Street, Gollageri, Oil Mill Road…















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