Tokyo Olympics Day 2 Medal Count: USA clinch 10 medals on Sunday; India drop down to 24th position. After a thrilling opening day of action in Tokyo, the stage was set for Day 2 of the Summer Games in the capital of Japan.
All the eyes were on USA who failed to win a single medal on Saturday. With swimming finals scheduled for Sunday, it was always going to be an action packed day. And the drama did unfold as Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui clinched a historic gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle event against all odds. Despite a slight setback in swimming, USA did have a good outing in Tokyo as they bagged 10 medals (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) on Sunday. Meanwhile, China continued their dominance in the Games and retained their spot at top of the standings.
WATCH: Dushmantha Chameera bowls a snorter to dismiss T20I debutant Prithvi Shaw for a duck. It has been a far from an ideal start for Prithvi Shaw's T20I career.
While the youngster has already seen the ups and downs in his pretty young international career, his T20I journey has started with a golden duck. The right-handed batter had received his maiden T20I cap ahead of the T20I series opener against Sri Lanka at Colombo but couldn't make the most of the occasion as he was sent back in the very first ball of the match. WATCH: Hardik Pandya sings Sri Lanka’s national anthem ahead of 1st T20I. After India sealed the ODI series by 2-1, the action in Colombo shifted to the shortest format of the game on Sunday.
As the 3-match T20I series got set to kick off at the R Premadasa Stadium, the fans got to witness something very extraordinary on the field. When Sri Lanka's national anthem was being played and the players of the home side were singing it quite passionately, there was another player on the field who joined them - India's all-rounder Hardik Pandya. When the camera focused on Hardik, the 26-year-old was seen humming the mesmerizing national anthem of the home side - Sri Lanka Matha. The anthem, composed by Ananda Samarakoon, is one of the most loved melodies across the globe, especially in India. It might be so beautiful that even Hardik Pandya couldn't control himself from singing it, alongside Sri Lankan players on Sunday. Black box missions set for unexpected return to Assassin’s Creed franchise with Siege of Paris expansion.
The 12th installment of the widely-popular Assassin's Creed series - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - has proven to be quite a hit since it's launch in 2020.
Although the action game has received good response from the gaming community, developers Ubisoft Montreal are not in a mood to sit back right now. The plan is to continuously grow and build the game as they are all set to bring the second major expansion to the game. Although quite a lot of advancements are expected to take place in 2022, the Siege of Paris expansion is expected to be introduced this year itself.
After the players were taken to 8th century Dublin with the Wrath of Druids expansion, they will now be taken to the beautiful city of Paris. IPL 2021 Phase 2 Timetable released by BCCI. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the complete schedule for the remainder of IPL 2021 slated to take place in UAE.
It is worth noting that there had been reports of the starting and ending date of the mega event, however, a detailed schedule on how the rest of 33 matches will be played across venues was awaited. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on September 19 to resume the tournament.
Tokyo Olympics: Manika Batra comes back from two games down to win thriller; Mary Kom moves to round of 16. Indian table tennis player Manika Batra staged a stunning comeback from two games down to force the match into a decider before emerging victorious over Ukraine's Margaryta Pesotska in the women's singles second round at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
The final score read 4-3 (4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7) in Manika's favour post a contest that lasted nearly an hour. Notably, Pesotska, who is ranked 30 places above Manika in the world rankings, had taken a 2-0 lead, with Manika managing a cumulative of eight points in the two sets. However, in the third set, she forced the match into longer rallies that seemed to have worked in her favour.
She won the third game 11-7 and then clinched the fourth match which was a cliffhanger. Although she lost the next game, she bounced back yet again to win two on the trot to complete a sensational comeback from behind victory. WATCH: Colorado goalkeeper makes a blunder in Major League Soccer game against Real Salt Lake. Football and its turnarounds never fail to amuse the spectators.
From witnessing one of the most amazing goals to the best dribbling ever, the game with itself brings a lot of breathtaking moments that play a pivotal role in keeping its popularity intact with the passage of time. However, it is not only the astounding efforts of players on the field that keep the spectators entertained throughout the game. Sometimes, it is the blunders from players on the football turf that add cherry on the cake.
IPL 2021 to resume on September 19 with match between CSK and MI - Reports. The starting fixture for the remainder of IPL 2021, slated to take place in UAE, has been reportedly revealed.
It is worth noting that there had been reports of the starting and ending date of the mega event earlier as well, however, a detailed schedule on how the rest of 33 matches will be played across venues is still awaited. IPL 2021 that kicked off on April 9 was slated to end on May 30 but the rise in COVID-19 cases in the bio-bubbles forced the tournament to be called off on May 4. Later, in the month, BCCI announced that the remainder of the tournament will take place in UAE, the venue which had hosted the entire 13th edition of the mega event last year.
Meanwhile, they refrained themselves from giving any official dates for the 13th edition resumption of the marquee event. From 14/8 to 146/8: Belgium cricket team makes an epic comeback on the back of a heroic century by all-rounder Saber Zakhil. The game of cricket has historically been played by only a few nations in the world.
England, India, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa have been the powerhouses in the sport over the years. Although few countries like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Netherlands have made their mark in the last few years, cricket is still quite far away from being recognized as a global sport. International Cricket Council (ICC) have taken few major steps in recent times to expand the game across the globe. Dinesh Karthik hints at Varun Chakravarthys selection in Indias T20I series opener against Sri Lanka. India batter Dinesh Karthik has hinted at mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy's inclusion in the Indian Playing XI for their T20I series opener against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
While Karthik has captained Chakravarthy at the Kolkata Knight Riders and knows exactly what he is capable of, he agreed that the spinner could catch the home team off guard. DK is currently in England and is commentating in The Hundred, England and Wales Cricket Board's brand new 100-ball cricket competition. Expressing his opinion on Chakravarthy, DK took to social media to put out his thoughts. However, the funny thing was that he did not name the 29-year-old in his tweet but revealed enough information for the followers to know whom he was talking about. "I get the feeling, a mystery spinner is going to make his debut for (Indian flag) tonight in Colombo #INDvSL #T20Cricket #T20I," he tweeted. Tokyo Olympics: Jon Rahm ruled out as world number one tests positive for COVID-19.
Jon Rahm has been ruled out of competing at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. The Spanish Olympic Committee announced the world number one had returned a positive result on his third PCR test after competing at The Open at Royal St George's, having previously recorded two negative outcomes ahead of his appearance at the Games. American Bryson DeChambeau was also ruled out of competing for the same reason on Sunday, having not yet travelled to play in Japan. For Rahm, it is the second time he has tested positive in as many months. Jemimah Rodrigues smashed unbeaten 92 in ‘The Hundred’ England's new format tournament - The Hundred - is up and running with some of the top players in both men's and women's cricket showing their class. After some fantastic knocks by Sam Billings, Dawid Malan and Dane van Niekerk in the first few matches, the Indian fans had their eyes set on Saturday as Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues were set to feature for the first time in the tournament for their respective teams.
Although Mandhana had a disappointing day in Nottingham as she was dismissed on a duck while opening for Southern Brave, her friend had a completely contrasting outing at Headingley. Jemimah Rodrigues has had a troublesome few weeks in the UK so far as she failed to make an impact during the white-ball series between India and England. As a result, she was in and out of the side and spent most of the time on the bench. Dominos to provide free lifetime pizzas to Tokyo Olympics medalist Mirabai Chanu. Acknowledging her brilliance and the sense of pride that weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has brought to the nation after winning the silver medal in women's 49 kg weightlifting yesterday at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, pizza giant Domino's has promised her free pizzas for a lifetime.
It so happened that after the accomplishment of her mission, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, along with her coach Vijay Sharma, was taken on air by the official broadcasters where the interviewer asked her about the post-mission plans, laying out before her the reckoning of the fact that she had had enough diet control and disciplinarian approach coming to the Olympics and that the win-now calls for a celebration. To that, the weightlifter promptly replied that she was looking forward to treating herself to pizzas, adding that the Italian delicacy happens to be her favourite. ‘Humari galti thi’ – Deepak Chahar’s father reveals the cricketer’s biggest regret.
WATCH: Eerie wicket disturbance leads to hit-wicket review during Zimbabwe-Bangladesh T20I. Cricket, being a game of uncertainties, is full of emotions. Although, eerie isn't particularly a word that one would usually associate with the sport. A rather unexplainable turn of events unfolded during the second Zimbabwe-Bangladesh T20I at Harare. While the wicket was clearly dislodged and the fielding team thought they had got a wicket through a hit wicket, the replay revealed that the bails actually came off on its own.
Yes, you read that right. World No 1 Ashleigh Barty knocked out; Sania Mirza-Ankita Raina suffer defeat. World No 1 Ashleigh Barty suffered an upset by 48th-ranked Spanish opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo as she got knocked out in the first round of the singles tournament at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. The Wimbledon Champion suffered a 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the singles event. Barty looked not at her best as she committed 55 unforced errors as compared to Tormo’s 13 and got in only 54% of her first serves to her opponent’s 83%. Meanwhile, the Australian and her partner Storm Sanders are through to the second round of the women's doubles.
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