Day: July 27, 2021

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Tokyo Olympics artistic gymnastics team results on Monday: Men’s team competition Final 1. Russian Olympic Committee 262.500 pts 2. Japan 262.397 3. China 261.894 4. Great Britain 255.760 5. United States 254.594 6. Switzerland 250.927 7. Ukraine 246.394 8. Germany 238.495.

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Tennis results from the Tokyo Olympics on Monday: Men 2nd Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-4, 6-3 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) bt John Millman (AUS) 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6 Alexander Zverev (GER) bt Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 6-2, 6-2 Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 […]

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Japan’s Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when she won the inaugural women’s skateboarding gold at the age of 13 years and 330 days on Monday. Nishiya finished ahead of Brazil’s Rayssa Leal — who at 13 years and 203 days could have become the […]

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Nikita Nagornyy’s Russian team stormed past defending champions Japan and superpower China to claim the coveted men’s artistic gymnastics gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday with the last tumble on the floor. The Russians turned the tables on Japan, who had pipped them to the title in Rio in 2016. […]

Tokyo, 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 55.59sec and edge China’s Zhang Yufei (55.64) into second […]

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Adam Peaty labelled his achievement in becoming the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title an “immortal moment” after claiming gold in the 100m breaststroke on Monday. Peaty lived up to his billing as the overwhelming favourite by powering to the line in 57.37sec, ahead of Dutchman Arno Kamminga (58.00), […]

Tokyo, July 26 (AFP/APP): Japan topped the medals table at the Tokyo Olympics after the host nation won three golds on Monday and British diver Tom Daley was finally crowned an Olympic champion at his fourth Games in an emotional triumph. Heading the Japanese charge was 13-year-old skateboarder Momiji Nishiya who took gold a day […]

Tunis, July 26 (AFP/APP): Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to suspend parliament and dimiss his prime minister sparked protests at home where the biggest political party decried it as a “coup”. Foreign governments also voiced concern. Here are some reactions from countries around the world to Sunday’s shock announcement. – Turkey – The foreign ministry […]