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Mektic and Pavic win all-Croatian men's doubles final at Tokyo 2020

  • Tennis

Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic overcame compatriots Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in an all-Croatian men’s doubles final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here today.

Games, after Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus won bronze.Daniell and Venus overcame the challenge of United

States’ Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren in straight sets.The New Zealand pairing won the opening


Humphries wins appeal to have abuse allegations investigated again

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Canadian-born Olympic bobsleigh champion Kaillie Humphries has won an appeal to have her abuse allegations against a coach investigated again by Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS), two years since she made the accusations public.

support his conclusion," said her representatives in a release.Humphries defected from Canada to the United

States due to the dispute and has won three world gold medals with her new country.While representing


Canada select wheelchair rugby team for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Wheelchair Rugby Canada (WRC) have selected 12 players to its wheelchair rugby team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, with three members of the squad set to make their debuts.

finished fourth.Britain is set to be their first opponents in Group B, followed by matches against the United

States and New Zealand.The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are set to take place from August 24 to September


Brian Oliver: Wonderful weightlifters have surely won over the IOC - but politics may ruin it all

  • Inside the Blogs

Seven sessions so far and three have been all-time greats. The roll-call of stars at the Tokyo International Forum, venue for weightlifting at these Olympic Games, is a long one and we are only halfway through the schedule. 

was re-engaged (no announcement, of course).The reformers, represented by Finland, Germany and the United

States, agreed a number of compromises with the Old Guard (Iraq, Russia, Australia).Sticking points


ATP expand education resources with three university partnerships

  • Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has partnered with three universities to boost its education resources, offering opportunities to all its members.

MIP_PoliMi) February 9, 2021The University of Florida is ranked in the top 10 for public universities in the United

States, and will offer members the chance to enrol in one of four master's and graduate certificate


Barega takes men’s 10,000 metres title in first athletics gold at Tokyo 2020

  • Athletics

Selemon Barega of Ethiopia won the first athletics gold of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the men's 10,000 metres, here tonight after outsmarting the two fancied Ugandan runners, world champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo.

Sunday's final with 19.46m, followed by team-mate Jiayuan Song on 19.23m and Raven Saunders of the United

States on 19.22m.Two heats of the women's 5,000m saw world 1,500 and 10,000m champion Sifan Hassan of

according to some, to add a "fun" element to the Games, proved unfunny for both the Dominican Republic and United

States quartets, who were both disqualified.Eight teams qualified for the final, including Poland, who



Prskavec puts Rio 2016 disappointment behind him with K1 gold at Tokyo 2020

  • Canoeing

Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic delivered a masterful display to clinch the Olympic men's K1 crown by more than three seconds at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.

, but it turned out to be a stiflingly hot afternoon.Boris Neveu of France and Michal Smolen of the United

States qualified for the final with the second and third quickest times in the semi-finals behind Prskavec



South Africa's Schoenmaker sets world record in women’s 200m breaststroke final

  • Swimming

Tatjana Schoenmaker won the women’s 200 metres breaststroke title in a world record to secure the first swimming gold medal at these Games for South Africa on a day when Emma McKeown added Australia’s sixth gold with an Olympic record in the women’s 100m freestyle.

Johannesburg has had a stellar Games, having won silver in the shorter of those distances.Lilly King of the United

States, who won bronze in the 100m breaststroke here in defending her title, did all she could to thwart

second gold of these Games in an Olympic record of 1:53.27 having led from the start.Ryan Murphy of the United

States and Britain's Luke Greenbank pushed hard before finishing as silver and bronze medallists in


Shriever ends Pajón's reign as British rider claims Olympic BMX title at Tokyo 2020

  • Cycling

Britain's Bethany Shriever ended Mariana Pajón’s reign as women’s BMX racing Olympic champion after a closely contested final here today.

place, with one victory and a second place finish, prior to a safe fifth place in the final race.The United

States' Rio 2016 silver medallist Alise Willoughby was among the big names not to reach the final from


Tokyo reports record COVID-19 cases for third straight day

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo has reported a record number of COVID-19 cases for the third straight day as Japan's total swelled to beyond 10,000 for the first time.

27 new cases includes three athletes - one of whom is world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks of the United

States - and another resident of the Olympic Village.It brings the total number in that period to 225

.United States Senator Roger Wicker has criticised the IOC and Tokyo 2020 after Kendricks' positive test



Ntouskos wins Greece’s first Olympic rowing gold as Twigg ends wait for title

  • Rowing

Stefanos Ntouskos captured Greece’s first-ever Olympic rowing gold medal with a surprise victory in the men’s single sculls as New Zealand claimed two titles on the final day of the Tokyo 2020 regatta here.

control her excitement after being part of Canada's gold-medal winning women's eight team to end the United

States' domination of the event ©Getty ImagesCanada ended the United States' dominance in the women's