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Active Covid cases rising. Slow vaccination shows lessons of second wave haven’t been learnt

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India men’s hockey team beats Great Britain, enters first Olympic semifinal in 49 years

India scored three field goals through Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Hardik Singh to seal a 3-1 victory, and will face Belgium in the semifinals Tuesday.

What is ‘twisties’, the condition that forced Simone Biles to pull out of Olympics team final

Olympic gold-medallist Simone Biles said she was 'having a little bit of the twisties' after she received her lowest Olympic score on the vault due to an awkward landing in the women’s artistic all-around team final.

Mary Kom crashes out of Olympics despite winning 2 out of 3 rounds in pre-quarterfinals

The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner in the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the 2016 Rio edition bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia Thursday.

There’s no Russia at the Olympics, but its athletes are winning medals in Tokyo. Here’s how

After doping charges against its athletes, Russia was banned from participating in any international sporting event till 16 December 2022, which includes Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics, Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup.

Talha Talib had a near-miss at Tokyo. But Pakistanis’ worry is small Olympics contingent

The 2016 Olympics was Pakistan’s worst ever performance to date, with the smallest contingent and no medal to their name.

A foot race of only 192.28 meters in length – that’s how the Olympics began in Greece

In 'The Most Incredible Olympic Stories', sportswriter and journalist Luciano Wernicke traces the evolution of the Olympics through powerful stories of honour and dishonour.

Olympic team members don’t need to show RT-PCR negative report on return to India, govt says

The Health Ministry, however, said that only those individuals who have returned negative in the saliva-based test prior to their departure will be allowed to board the flight.

First resident of Tokyo Olympic Village tests positive for Covid, organisers say

Officials said the person is not an athlete but 'a games-concerned personnel', and has been placed in a 14-day quarantine. The Olympic games are scheduled to begin on 23 July.

She once ran barefoot with blisters on feet. Today Shaili Singh is World No.1 u-18 long jumper

Shaili Singh's coach Robert Bobby George believes the teen athlete will outperform former world champ and his wife Anju Bobby George.

On Camera

Hyderabad’s supper clubs are for the rich and young. They don’t want to meet others in bars

There’s a pattern in Hyderabad’s F&B scene: new ventures run very well for the first three to six months. The real test for these supper clubs begins now.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.