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Sindhu accorded warm welcome on arrival in Delhi

Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu, who won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympic Games, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday and was accorded a roaring welcome.

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Olympics: Sindhu storms into women's badminton semi-finals

PV Sindhu, the 2016 Olympics silver medallist and reigning world champion, quelled a superb fightback by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to win in straight games and reach the semi-finals in women's singles badminton competition at the Olympic Games on Friday.

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Mirabai returns, 'happy to be back amidst so much love'

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu returned to India to a grand welcome on Monday after winning silver medal in the womens 49 kg weightlifting category at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Mary Kom advances to next round in women's 51kg

India's six-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom started her Tokyo Olympics boxing campaign on a winning as she moved into the Round of 16 in women's flyweight (51kg) with a convincing 4-1 win on points

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Olympics: Tokyo starts fresh chapter despite opening shorn of glamour

Applying high-end technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, and merging that with traditional Japanese motifs, the organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of

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India at Tokyo Olympics: Huge expectations, high aspirations

The 127-member Indian contingent will enter the Tokyo Olympic Games with soaring expectations of returning with their best medal haul ever even as the pandemic plays havoc with their preparations and mental health.

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Brisbane wins right to host 2032 Olympics

The Australian city of Brisbane won the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics in a vote at the 138th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020.

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Olympic countdown: Sania Mirza striving for an Olympic medal

Sania Mirza's cabinet of trophies is very glittering. As a doubles specialist, Sania has won the women's doubles title in Wimbledon and US Open in 2015 followed by the Australian Open in 2016.

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Plenty still left in the tank: Gayle after 14,000-run landmark in T20s

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, who became the first batsman to reach the 14,000-run landmark in T20s as the hosts defeated Australia in the third T20I here on Tuesday (IST), said there was still "plenty left in the tank" and "there were a lot more runs

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Italy beat England in penalties to win Euro 2020

Italy became the European football champions after a gap of 53 years by defeating hosts England in a dramatic penalty shootout in the Euro 2020 final at the historic Wembley stadium here.