Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday as investors took heart from rallies on Wall Street and welcomed the start of the Olympics without any major trouble. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.04 percent, or 285.29 points, to 27, 833.29. The broader Topix index gained 1.11 percent, or 21.21 points, to […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Britain’s Tom Daley and Matty Lee edged out hot favourites China to win gold in the men’s synchronised 10m platform diving at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Daley, 27, in what could be his final Olympics, had tears in his eyes as he finally added gold to the bronzes he won […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Australia’s Ariarne Titmus landed the first blow in her Olympic duel with US great Katie Ledecky on Monday, snatching 400m freestyle gold with the second-fastest time in history. The young challenger finished strongly to leave defending champion Ledecky in her wake, touching in 3min 56.69sec, the second-fastest time ever in the […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): US swimming star Caeleb Dressel kicked off his bid for up to seven Olympic titles with his first gold medal of the Tokyo Games Monday, spearheading the United States to the 4x100m relay crown. The 24-year-old limbered up for his three individual events with a powerful 47.26sec opening leg to set […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Dutch tennis players Jean-Julien Rojer and Wesley Koolhof have pulled out of the Olympic men’s doubles tournament after Rojer tested positive for coronavirus, the International Tennis Federation announced on Monday. “The ITF has been informed that the athlete Jean-Julien Rojer… has tested positive for Covid-19 and placed in isolation as per […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Canada’s Maggie MacNeil powered to the women’s 100m butterfly gold medal in the third fastest time ever Monday to unseat Swedish defending champion and world record holder Sarah Sjostrom. MacNeil delivered a stunning burst of speed over the final 50m to touch in 55.59 secs and edge China’s Zhang Yufei into […]
Continue ReadingTokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Every spring and summer, baseball fever hits Japan. But it’s not a professional league keeping people glued to their screens — it’s high-school baseball, in a country where the sport borders on a religion. It’s no surprise then that baseball is returning to the Olympics at Tokyo 2020. Every weekend, at […]
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