Olympic champions the United States reclaimed their women's 4x400m relay world title as Jamaica suffered more injury heartbreak in the World Championships final on Sunday.*
Batsman Nic Maddinson has withdrawn from Australia A's match against Pakistan on mental health grounds, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.
The events on Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5 of the Games were well captured and here we document all the action from Day 6, in pictures...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulated Osaka on Twitter and thanked her for 'giving Japan a boost of inspiration at this time of hardship'
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the sixth day of the Asian Games.
Britain's Mo Farah stormed to victory in the 5,000 metres on Saturday to secure an unprecedented third successive distance double at major global championships.
Jason Lezak's incredible anchor leg swim that gave the United States the gold medal in the men's 4x100 meters freestyle relay on Monday may have seemed like history repeating. Eight years ago, Lezak was part of the American team that lost the gold medal to Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the 10th day of the Asian Games tomorrow.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Perhaps it says something more deep and profound about the time we live in and how it has shaped us, observes Aakar Patel.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Indian sports had a lot to celebrate despite a decrease in the medal count at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Ryan Murphy lost the second of his Rio backstroke titles to Russian Evgeny Rylov at the 2020 Olympics on Friday and the US swimmer then suggested doping had played a part in his demise as events took an acrimonious turn at the Tokyo pool.
The Greatest Sprinter of all time bids farewell to the track this week.
Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4x100 metres relay crown on Friday.
Yohan Blake believes if not for Usain Bolt, he would have been the fastest man in the world.
Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024. In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on lessons learnt now, asserts Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry.
Bolt has now chosen to sit on the sidelines to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
A pro-Tamil forum has threatened to blast the Doordarshan's relay station at Sikkil near Nagapattinam.
Jobless Manjit pipped pre-race favourite and national record holder Jinson Johson to take the gold in 1:46.15
Neeraj has emerged as a truly a world class athlete and a bright prospect for Indian athletic's elusive medal in athletics.
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has received a reply from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), saying the exclusion of Russian track-and-field athletes from the Rio Olympics cannot be reversed, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
Cross-country skier Johaug to call time on Olympic career after Sunday's 30km.
GFA shoots down AFC claim, says no evidence
No means no. No amount of cajoling, arm-twisting and pleading by his team mates and swimming fans around the world will make Michael Phelps change his mind about retiring after the Rio Olympics.
Athletes to watch at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games:
The Olympics postponement must have hit some athletes hard, particularly those who looked at Tokyo as their swansong. But athletes must prioritise their health and family's well-being over competing at the Tokyo Olympics
India's Shailja Jain wanted to prove that she is the best kabaddi coach in the world and she has done that with Iran women's team, albeit at the expense of her own country.
Sports minister M S Gill on Wednesday declined to comment on Sachin Tendulkar's pullout from the Olympic Torch Relay in New Delhi on Thursday, saying the withdrawal was his own decision. "It's Sachin's choice," Gill said when asked to react on the cricketer's pullout. Tendulkar pulled out of the relay after his Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Mumbai Indians, physio A Ijaz advised him to skip the event to avoid aggravating a groin injury.
Following is India's schedule on Day 2 of competitions at the 18th Asian Games on Monday.
A winless India remained in fourth spot in the group with three points from six matches. India are already out of contention for a World Cup berth but they are still in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup.
For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.
India's ace batsman Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out from the Olympic torch relay to be held in New Delhi on Thursday.
"I will be running as a sportsman," said Ravi Shastri, cricketer and former manager of the Indian team, while talking to rediff.com about his low-key participation in the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Muscat, Oman on April 14. He refused to speak on the controversial issue of the Chinese crackdown in Tibet and the protests that have marred the Olympic torch relay in London, Paris and San Francisco.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Drysdale wins close single sculls gold Also, check out late gold medal winners from Day 7...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia on Thursday to mark the final step towards the July 24-Aug 9 Games, currently in question because of the coronavirus pandemic. Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in the role of high priestess, used a parabolic mirror in a scaled-down ceremony closed to spectators at the site of the ancient Greek Olympics to ignite the torch and mark the start of a torch relay. The torch will be handed over to Tokyo Games organisers in Athens on March 19.
Pint-sized 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya took gold in street skateboarding -- new to the Olympics in Tokyo -- while in one of the Games's staple sports a "Terminator" hunted down a dominator to set the swimming pool alight.
'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.'
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