Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Britain fails to qualify for UCI Cycling World Championships

UCI Cycling World Championships

Britain fails to qualify for UCI Cycling World Championships. Tanfield managed to walk without assistance. Round 1 is scheduled for Friday. After Charlie Tanfield’s accident during the UCI Cycling World Championships, Great Britain failed to progress in the men’s team pursuit qualifiers. This marked the second crash for the British cyclist, as he had also … Read more

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Yasuo Mori, arrested over bid rigging

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Yasuo Mori, arrested over bid rigging

Yasuo Mori detained by Japanese authorities on suspicion of bid-rigging. The other three people were also detained who were involved. Haruyuki Takahashi been accused of accepting bribes totaling over 198 million yen. A former operations manager for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee as well as three other people were detained by Japanese authorities on … Read more

Moscow demands prisoner exchange in Brittney Griner case

Brittney Griner arrest

Brittney Griner’s number 15 jersey will not be worn at the World Cup in Sydney. The 31-year-old was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil. Breanna Stewart, the last World Cup’s Most Valuable Player, says winning gold would keep Griner in the spotlight. Coach Cheryl Reeve acknowledged on … Read more

Neeraj Chopra rubbing feet of old fan goes viral

Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian javelin athlete and gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics. A video of him meeting fans has gone viral online. Even though he is in a hurry, he agrees to take pictures with them and says hello to everyone. Neeraj Chopra, an Indian javelin star, came in second at the prestigious … Read more

Cuban boxing star Andy Cruz caught trying to escape island nation

Andy Cruz

Cuba’s Olympic and triple world boxing champion Andy Cruz caught trying to escape the island nation. The Cuban Boxing Federation (FCB) accuses him of “serious indiscipline”. Cuba is suffering its worst recession in three decades. Olympic and triple world boxing champion Andy Cruz was caught trying to escape Cuba, the island nation’s boxing federation said … Read more

Eagles wide receiver Allen holds hope for Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics

American hurdler Devon Allen targets 2024 Paris Olympics. Ex-wide receiver has not played gridiron since 2016, preferring to focus on athletics. Will join up with Philadelphia Eagles for pre-season training next month. In-form hurdler Devon Allen is just eight weeks away from joining up with the Philadelphia Eagles as a wide receiver, but the American … Read more

London Vitality 10,000: Cross beats Farah

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As the four-time Olympic champion returned to competition for the first time in 11 months at the Vitality London 10,000, Mo Farah finished second behind surprise winner Ellis Cross. Farah, who hasn’t competed since June 2021, couldn’t beat Cross, who won by four seconds in 28 minutes 40 seconds. Farah stated before the race that … Read more

World’s oldest person dies in Japan

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Tokyo: A Japanese woman who was certified as the world’s oldest person died on Monday at the age of 119, according to local officials. The same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, Kane Tanaka was born in southwest Fukuoka, Japan. … Read more

Novak Djokovic loses clay-court opener at Monte Carlo Masters

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World number one Novak Djokovic lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters. In the second round, Davidovich Fokina surprised top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, handing him another blow as he tries to move on from the controversy surrounding his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic … Read more

Psychologists for players in T20 World Cup, says ICC

Psychologists for players in T20 World Cup, says ICC

DUBAI: Psychologists will monitor players at the T20 World Cup to help cope with the growing number of mental health cases in coronavirus safety bubbles, cricket’s governing body said Thursday. Pandemic strain has become increasingly apparent in recent months with England’s Ben Stokes on a prolonged mental health break, and other leading players complaining about … Read more

Murray rebounds past Humbert in Moselle Open

Murray rebounds past Humbert in Moselle Open

METZ: Former tennis world No 1 Andy Murray came back from a set down and under pressure at 3-3 in the second set to beat sixth-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the first round of the Moselle Open in Metz on Tuesday. The Scot, 34, won seven straight games en route to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 … Read more

Sanam Jung expresses regret over the neglect of national athletic heroes

Sanam Jung

Leading host and actress of the Pakistani showbiz industry Sanam Jung has expressed regret over the neglect of national heroes by the government of Pakistan. Sanam Jung shared a post to her Insta Story about former Pakistani cyclist Muhammad Ashiq who represented Pakistan in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Muhammad Ashiq, a Pakistani cyclist, faced … Read more

No one should criticise Arshad for not winning Olympics medal: Saadi Abbas

Saadi Abbas, Arshad Nadee, Javelin throw, Tokyo Olympics

Prolific karate competitor Saadi Abbas agrees with Pakistan contingent’s chef-de-mission to the Tokyo Olympics Brig Zaheer Akhtar’s comments that javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s performance took a dip due to the excessive use of social media. Brig Akhtar, while talking to The News, stated that use of social media by the 24-year-old and his coach in … Read more

Tokyo Olympics Ends, US Beats China In Medals Race

Tokyo Olympics Ends, US Beats China In Medals Race

The Olympics, which began on July 23 in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, came to an end after 16 days, with the United States proving its supremacy. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Paris, the capital of France, where the 2024 Olympic Games will … Read more

Arshad Nadeem stands fifth, but nation loves him

Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan, Tokyo Olympics, Javelin

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem finished at the fifth position with a throw of 84.62 metres in the men’s javelin throw competition at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. India’s Neeraj Chopra clinched the gold medal with a gigantic throw of 87.58m while Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch and Vítězslav Veselý bagged silver and bronze medals with 86.67m and 85.44m, … Read more

Nation prays for Arshad Nadeem ahead of javelin throw final

Arshad Nadeem, Tokyo Olympics

Athletes, politicians and fans have extended their wishes for Arshad Nadeem ahead of the men’s javelin throw final in Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 24-year-old qualified for the final with a throw of 85.16m and will be competing against 11 other athletes, including India’s Neeraj Chopra and Germany’s Johannes Vetter. Arshad Nadeem Is Near To Get … Read more

Payal Ghosh donates sports goods to underprivileged kids

Payal Ghosh

The actor has been watching every game in which Indian athletes are competing at the Tokyo Olympics. The Olympic fever has swept the country, and actor Payal Ghosh is not immune. She said, “I am so inspired by the way our athletes and especially women are fighting it out at the Tokyo Olympics. Be it … Read more

Pakistani celebrities All Praise For Arshad Nadeem For Making It To The Final Of Men’s Javelin

Arshad Nadeem

Leading actors and singers of the Pakistani Showbiz Industry have congratulated Arshad Nadeem, who qualified for the finals of the Men’s Javelin Throw event at the Olympic Games 2021 in Tokyo. Actress Hira Mani shared photos of Arshad Nadeem on the photo and video app Instagram and expressed happiness over the athlete qualifying for the … Read more

Wishes pour in as Arshad shines in javelin throw’s qualifying round

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Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem topped his group in the qualifying round with a massive throw of 85.16 metres. Overall, he remained just behind India’s Neeraj Chopra (86.65) and Germany’s Johannes Vetter (85.64). Arshad can outdo himself in the final round as his personal best is 86.29 metres, which he threw in South Asian Games … Read more

Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics mess: Funds, power rift and whatnot

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Sports misery in Pakistan continues with another medal-less Olympics on the cards for the sixth-largest country on the planet in terms of population. In Tokyo 2020, nearly all the athletes participating — just 10 in total — failed to register any significant result, not to the surprise of many. Those results once again highlighted the … Read more

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Medals Tally

Tokyo Olympics 2020

Latest Updates: Turkish archer Mete Gazoz has bagged the first gold medal for Turkey in the men’s individual archery final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 22 years old archer Mete Gazoz brought his country its first-ever Olympic medal by facing world no. 7 Italian archer Mauro Nespoli in the final. Gazoz got the match by … Read more

Pakistan’s dismal showing at Tokyo Olympics: Who to blame?

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Sports’ downfall in Pakistan is not a new story. There were days when the country was not only a dominant force in the region but produced some of the world’s best in different sports from hockey to cricket and squash. But that glorious history does not resonate with the current situation where things are going … Read more

Pakistani swimmer Haseeb is sure to give his best performance at Tokyo Olympics

Pakistani swimmer Haseeb is sure to give his best performance at Tokyo Olympics

According to the news, Pakistani swimmer Haseeb Tariq has stated that he will do his best to set a new personal best time during the 100 meter freestyle event in the Tokyo Olympics swimming competition.

Haseeb Tariq, a swimmer, says he will do his best to set a new record for his career-best timing during the 100-meter freestyle event.

The competition will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday (today) at the Aquatics Centre in Japan.

Haseeb says, “InshaAllah I hope to give my best.

The competition will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday (today) at the Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. Haseeb is confident in his ability to achieve his own best.

Talking to the media, Haseeb said, “InshaAllah I hope to give my best.” He maintained, “I have trained here very well and have spent a lot of good time in practice. It will come down to the race execution now and Allah will help.”

Haseeb, who was born in Karachi on April 6, 1996, has been winning national titles over the past few years.

In December 2019, he won two bronze medals in the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal. He is an all-around swimmer who has national records in 11 different events. After completing his finance degree in Canada, he now lives and works there.

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Tokyo Olympics: Japan’s Naomi Osaka cruised into the third round of tennis

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Naomi Osaka of Japan sent a menacing message to competitors at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, rolling through Viktorija Golubic of Croatia 6-3 6-2 to advance to the third round of tennis.

This week, the Japanese second seed has been in outstanding form, returning to competition after a two-month layoff and fully embracing her role as one of the Tokyo Olympics’ most prominent ambassadors.

Winning Olympic gold on home soil would be the cherry on top, but Osaka is adamant not to get ahead of herself.

“Well you know, definitely it would mean a lot for me to win gold here but I know it’s a process,” she said.

“You know, these are the best players in the world and I honestly haven’t played in a while so I’m trying to keep it one match at a time. All in all, I’m just really happy to be here.”

Osaka had not played since withdrawing from the French Open after the first round in May, amidst controversy surrounding her choice to miss mandatory press conferences during the event in order to protect her mental health.

Last Monday, she made her first public appearance since the withdrawal by lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Games’ opening ceremony, a task she described as a sense of responsibility to Japan.

“Honestly I didn’t feel pressured. For me, I felt more excitement, this was like a sense of duty, like something I wanted to accomplish.”

In her encounter against Golubic, the 23-year-old was unflappable on serve in the first set and rattled off four games in a row to start the second.

The Swiss managed to keep her serve but couldn’t hold off the world number two’s onslaught.

Osaka won with a strong forehand to set up a match with either Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania or Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Medal Table

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Tokyo Olympics: Two Pakistani Athletes Will Be In Action Tomorrow

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Mahoor Shahzad and Haseeb Tariq, two Pakistani athletes, will compete in their respective Tokyo Olympics competitions on Tuesday.

Pakistan‘s top shuttler, Mahoor Shahzad, will play Kirsty Gilmour of the United Kingdom in her second badminton women’s singles group match. Mahoor is now ranked number 133 in the world, while her opponent is ranked number 26.

On Saturday, she was defeated by Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in her first Olympic women’s single badminton match, losing 21-3 and 21-8.

Mahoor’s match will begin at 10:00 a.m. Pakistan time. The Pakistani shuttler is optimistic about her chances against the higher-ranked opponent.

Haseeb Tariq, will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle swimming heat #2. A total of 71 swimmers will compete in nine heats for a spot in the semi-finals.

To qualify for the semi-final on July 28, Haseeb will have to finish among the top 16 fastest with timing, regardless of heat number.

On the 29th, the top eight semi-finalists will compete in the medal final.

With personal best times of 53.34 seconds, the 25-year-old swimmer currently holds Pakistan’s national record in the 100m freestyle, and he is aiming to smash it at the Tokyo Olympics.

If he wishes to advance to the next stage, he must swim 100m in less than 48 seconds.

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Tokyo Olympics: Talha Talib stood 5th in 67kg weightlifting  

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The Young and dynamic weightlifter Talha Talib gained the fifth position in the 67kg category. The 21-year-old narrowly missed out on winning an Olympic medal for Pakistan. Talha finished fifth in the 67kg category with an extraordinary lifting of 320 KG of weight. In the snatch round, Talib finished second on the table after lifting … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Algerian judoka withdraws to avoid facing Israeli Opponent

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Tokyo Olympics: Fethi Nourine told Algerian TV that his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against Tohar Butbul.

After the draw placed him in a likely match-up against an Israeli, an Algerian judoka has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics before the tournament starts.

Fethi Nourine told Algerian TV that his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against Tohar Butbul.

“We worked a lot to reach the Olympics, and the news came as a shock, a thunder,” he told the channel late on Thursday. Nourine said his decision was “final,” and he would not “get his hands dirty.”

On Monday, the 30-year-old was set to compete in his first men’s 73 kg fight against Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool. A win would have put him in the following round against Butbul, who has a first-round bye.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has gone on for decades, with tensions escalating this year as clashes in disputed Jerusalem sparked cross-border conflicts.

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Tokyo Olympics: Meet Hend Zaza, The Youngest Competitor At The Olympics

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Hend Zaza is the youngest competitor at the Tokyo Olympics. She is also the youngest Olympian since the 1968 Winter Olympics.

On Saturday, Hend Zaza will begin her participation in the Tokyo Games, but she will make a one-of-a-kind appearance. The 12-year-old Syrian will face Austrian Liu Jia, who is more than three times her age, in her first-round table tennis match.

Zaza is the youngest athlete competing in the Olympics. She is also the youngest Olympian since Beatrice Hustiu, who competed in figure skating in the 1968 Winter Olympics at the age of 11 years old.

Zaza’s presence in the Tokyo Olympics represents a victory for the sport of table tennis in Syria, as she is the first person from the country to qualify for the Games. At the age of 11, she won the West Asia qualifying event and qualified for the Olympics.

Zaza has won Syrian national titles in all four categories in which she is eligible, including the senior title, having started playing at the age of five.

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