Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 03:55:08 GMT
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic wins, continues quest for Golden Slam
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic posted a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the Olympics men's singles Monday, staying on course to be the first male tennis player to finish off a "Golden Sl...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:37:10 GMT
US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States will maintain existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:05:03 GMT
Family: Last Victim ID'd in Florida Condo Building Collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. - The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle-of-the-night catastrophe that ulti...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:25:07 GMT
Roundup: Novak Djokovic wins, continues quest for Golden Slam
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic posted a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the Olympics men's singles Monday, staying on course to be the first male tennis player to finish off a "Golden Sl...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:37:06 GMT
Chanu dedicated her Silver in Tokyo Olympics to India
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Dedicating her victory to the prayers and love of Indians, Olympic Silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu said her dreams were shattered after Rio Olympic, but hard w...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:35:04 GMT
Weightlifter Diaz Wins First-ever Olympic Gold for Philippines
TOKYO - Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday when she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal.The 30-year-old Rio 2016 silver medalist from the...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:19:07 GMT
Report: Philadelphia Union finalizing two signings
The Philadelphia Union are close to signing South American forwards Matheus Davo and Jesus Bueno in separate deals, multiple outlets reported Monday.
Davo, 21, will reportedly arrive on loan for a no...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:13:35 GMT
World Rugby hope for Japan tournament news this year - Gilpin
World Rugby considers Japan to be at "rugby's top table" and are hoping for news later this year on which tournament the top Asian nation will slot into after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, according to...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:13:41 GMT
Barcelona settle Neymar lawsuits
Spanish football club Barcelona said Monday they had "ended out of court in an amicable fashion" the various lawsuits with their former player Neymar."As such, a transaction...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:37:36 GMT
Mirabai Chanu talks about winning silver in Oly
By Nitin SrivastavaNew Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday said that her decision to go to the US to get trained befo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:35:13 GMT
Pandemic Olympics Endured Heat, and Now a Typhoon's En Route
TOKYO - First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain.The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, are due for another hit of nature's power: a typhoon arriving...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:44:08 GMT
China's development benefits all peoples, says former Bolivian president
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:55:34 GMT
13-year-old Momiji Nishiya claims gold in skateboarding
Tokyo [Japan], July 26 (ANI): Japan's 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya won her first-ever women's street skateboarding gold here at Ariake Park on Monday.
In the inaugural Olympics street skateboarding comp...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:18:32 GMT
Croatia Open: Teenager Carlos Alcaraz wins first ATP title
Umag [Croatia], July 26 (ANI): Spain's 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday evening in Umag and became the youngest champion in more than a decade.
The teenager defeated f...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:55:25 GMT
Australia's Ariarne Titmus claim women's 400m freestyle cro
Tokyo [Japan], July 26 (ANI): Australia's Ariarne Titmus clocked the Oceania record to claim the women's 400m freestyle crown from Katie Ledecky in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Coach Dean Boxall's...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:05:07 GMT
Madrid's Retiro Park, Prado Avenue Join World Heritage List
MADRID - Madrid's tree-lined Paseo del Prado boulevard and the adjoining Retiro park have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, holding an online me...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:19:07 GMT
Olympics Roundup: U.S. leaps up the medal table on Day 2
Sunday turned into a pool party for Team USA at Tokyo Olympics, with five American swimmers taking home individual medals.
Chase Kalisz won the first gold for the U.S. in the 2020 Games, winning the ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:18:30 GMT
Remotely supervised exercise classes are best in COVID
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that remotely supervised workout sessions are more effective than face-to-face exercise classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fi...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:37:21 GMT
Dominos India announces lifetime free pizza for Mirabai
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): In a sweet gesture, Pizza chain Domino's has announced that they would be offering weightlifter Mirabai Chanu "free pizza" for the rest of her life.
Mirabai Chanu ope...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:35:05 GMT
Russians Top Biles, Americans in Gymnastics Qualifying
TOKYO - The trouble started early. A step out of bounds on floor exercise here. An extra hop on vault there.Over the course of two hours on Sunday, they kept piling up, chipping away at the ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:13:34 GMT
Nishikori aims to 'bring better news' and lift Covid gloom
Japan's Kei Nishikori pledged to win as many matches as possible at the Tokyo Olympics to brighten the sombre mood in a city under a state of emergency because of rising coronavirus infections....[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:13:32 GMT
Ledecky edges Titmus in 400 free heats as Olympic records tumble
Katie Ledecky edged Australian arch-rival Ariarne Titmus Sunday to be quickest in the 400m freestyle heats, setting the scene for an epic battle for gold, on a Tokyo night that saw...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:18:17 GMT
Mary Kom, Manika Batra headline India's show
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): India might not have put up a stellar show on Sunday but ace boxer Mary Kom and star table tennis player Manika Batra ensured that fans at least have something to celebra...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:13:28 GMT
Twitter reacts to Tatjana Schoenmaker's sensational Olympic record
Twitter went into overdrive on Sunday following Tatjana Schoenmaker's epic Olympic record in a 100m breaststroke heat in Tokyo.Swimming out of lane 5, the 24-year-old finished her heat in a ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:19:06 GMT
Royals turn to Daniel Lynch in series finale vs. Tigers
Daniel Lynch is getting another opportunity to show what he can offer the Kansas City Royals.
Lynch, the organization's top pitching prospect, will take the mound against the visiting Detroit Tigers ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:13:33 GMT
Austrian Kiesenhofer trumps Dutch for Olympic road race gold
Austrian mathematician Anna Kiesenhofer upstaged a heralded Dutch quartet to win a shock gold in the women's Olympic road race on Sunday.The 30-year-old national time trial champion, a maths...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:10:41 GMT
Record profits and blockbuster dividends: Here come the miners
Each of the group of five majors which includes Glencore, Anglo American and Vale SA are expected to report their biggest-ever earnings for the six months through June....[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:05:08 GMT
Japan's Horigome lands first Olympic skateboard gold at Tokyo 2020
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 08:27:25 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: USA's William Shaner bags surprise gold
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): The United States of America's William Shaner grabbed the gold in the men's 10m air rifle here at the Asaka Shooting Range on Sunday.
The 20 years old amassed a total of ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:35:10 GMT
Powerhouse US Swim Team Shines with 6 Medals, 1st US Gold
TOKYO - Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool.By the time the morning was done, the powerhouse team had a whole bunch of medals.Six of them...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:40:07 GMT
MLB roundup: Angels' Patrick Sandoval loses no-hit bid in 9th
Patrick Sandoval pitched 8 1/3 no-hit innings and Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and scored a run to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapol...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:35:06 GMT
US, Spain Set Scoring Records in Water Polo
TOKYO - The world champion U.S. women's water polo squad began its quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal Saturday by storming into the record books with a 25-4 humbling of hosts Japan at th...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 21:05:06 GMT
Some US States Scale Back Virus Reporting Just as Cases Surge
OMAHA, NEBRASKA - Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information o...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 20:42:09 GMT
Brazilians take to streets again to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment
Over 500 000 Brazilians have died of Covid-19 under President Jair Bolsonaro's leadership.Bolsonaro is facing re-election next year, in a race in which he ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 20:35:03 GMT
First Gold Medals, First Exits of Tokyo Games
TOKYO - Hardly half a day passed before politics, the pandemic and blistering heat impacted events across the Tokyo Olympics.China's Yang Qian, at least, stayed right on target.Yang o...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 20:15:18 GMT
Kosovo Wins Women's Judo Olympic Gold
Kosovo erupted in joy as Distria Krasniqi won a gold medal in judo, the second-ever Olympic medal for the small Balkan country.Krasniqi beat Funa Tonaki of Japan in the women's 48-kilogram j...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:13:43 GMT
Peaty on fire but Seto sinks in Olympic pool
Britain's Adam Peatylocked a scorching heat time Saturday to kickstart the defence of his Olympic 100m breaststroke crown on the opening day at the Tokyo pool, but...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:43:46 GMT
China claim early golds at Olympics, Carapaz wins cycling crown
China claimed the first two gold medals of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as cyclist Richard Carapaz became just the second competitor in Ecuador's history to top the podium, with victory in the ro...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:13:49 GMT
Djokovic beats Dellien to begin quest for Olympic gold
Novak Djokovic launched his pursuit of Olympic gold with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in the first round of the Tokyo Games on Saturday.Wo...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 07:43:50 GMT
Medvedev wins Olympic opener as Djokovic begins gold medal bid
Daniil Medvedev overcame "some of the worst" conditions he's ever played in to reach the second round of the Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament Saturday as Novak Djokovic prepared to...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:16:08 GMT
France lands first gold after successful Olympics opening weekend
Romain Cannone gave France the gold it was missing on Sunday in fencing, its first title of the Tokyo Olympic Games, which comes on top of the silver of the judoka Amandine Buchard and the bronze o...[read more]
Published: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:47:08 GMT
Judoka Luka Mkheidze takes first medal for France
First day, first medal for the French Team! Luka Mkheidze took the bronze medal in judo in the -60 kg category on Saturday.The Frenchman refused to give up after his defeat in the semi-final...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:05:05 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, July 27
BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:44:02 GMT
"Iron Lady" Hosszu on track to defend women's 200m IM title
TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- "Iron Lady" Katinka Hosszu of Hungary moved towards a successful title defense as she made the women's 200m individual medley final here on Tuesday morning. Hosszu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:18:02 GMT
Brazil reports 578 more COVID-19 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered 578 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 550,502, the health ministry said on Monday. Meanwhile...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:55:17 GMT
Coronavirus death toll in Brazil tops 5,50,000
Brasilia [Brazil], July 27 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 550,000 patients with COVID-19 have died in Brazil since the start of the pandemic, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
Over the past...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:49:02 GMT
Urgent: Russian swimmer Rylov wins men's 100m backstroke at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia swimmers dominated the men's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics as Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov claimed the gold and silver, edging defending champion Ry...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:44:15 GMT
Brazilian Serie A: Corinthians move into top half, Chapecoense flounder
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Roni Moura and Adson Soares netted first-half goals to steer Corinthians to a 2-1 win at Cuiaba in Brazil's Serie A championship on Monday. Roni opened th...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:44:15 GMT
Juventus eye move for Brazilian teenager Kaio Jorge
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Juventus are close to signing highly-rated Santos teenager Kaio Jorge, according to reports in the Brazilian press. Jorge's contract with the Brazilian to...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 01:49:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, July 27
BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:44:06 GMT
Ecuador reports two new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant to total 42
QUITO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador reported two new infections of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of such cases to 42, Public Health Minister Ximena Garzon sai...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:18:20 GMT
Brazil rally past Argentina in Olympic men's volleyball preliminaries
TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions Brazil survived an early scare to beat Argentina in five sets in the Olympic men's volleyball preliminaries on Monday. The Brazilians bounced b...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:05:04 GMT
Roundup: Japan move top of medal tally, Diaz makes history for Philippines
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito made a remarkable comeback to win the first ever Olympic gold in mixed doubles table tennis on Monday, as the host nation raked in three...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:30:07 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1500 GMT, July 26
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:05:03 GMT
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on July 26
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Monday, July 26 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:05:02 GMT
Weightlifter Diaz makes history for Philippines at Olympics (updated)
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Hidilyn Diaz on Monday became the first person from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal after triumphing in the women's 55kg weightlifting category at Tokyo 2020...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:18:10 GMT
Japan's Ono defends judo title at Tokyo Olympics (updated)
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Shohei Ono successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's -73kg judo, becoming the first judoka to claim multiple gold medals in the category. It is ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:30:06 GMT
Weightlifter Diaz makes history for Philippines at Olympics
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Hidilyn Diaz has become the first ever Olympic gold medal winner representing the Philippines after triumphing in the women's weightlifting 55kg at the Tokyo Olympic Game...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:44:38 GMT
Japan's Ono defends judo title at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Shohei Ono successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's -73kg judo, becoming the first judoka to claim multiple gold medals in the category. It is ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:49:01 GMT
South Korea continues dominance in archery, winning men's team
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea eased past Chinese Taipei 6-0 in the final to claim the men's team gold at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday. Kim Je-deok, Rio champion Kim Woo-jin and...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:30:01 GMT
"Phenomenal" 400m champion Titmus hailed as Australian great
CANBERRA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus's victory has been hailed as one of the country's great moments in Olympic history after she won gold in the 400m freestyle at the To...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:49:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, July 26
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:18:02 GMT
Rio bronze medalist Hu eyes gold in Tokyo
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese boxer Hu Jianguan defeated Georgian opponent Sakhil Alakhverdovi to advance to the round of 16 at Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Nicknamed "Keyman Hu," the 28-y...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:05:05 GMT
Results of swimming men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of swimming men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Monday: 1. United States (Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:30:01 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Brazil reports 476 more deaths
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SAO PAULO -- Brazil has registered 476 more COVID-19 deaths in th...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:05:02 GMT
Henrique hat-trick buries Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Bruno Henrique scored three goals in seven second-half minutes as defending champions Flamengo overcame an early deficit to secure a 5-1 home win over Sao Paulo ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:05:01 GMT
Brazil reports 476 more COVID-19 deaths
SAO PAULO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has registered 476 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 549,924, the health ministry said on Sunday. Meanwhile,...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:49:01 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, July 26
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:05:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1500 GMT, July 25
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:55:03 GMT
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on July 25
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Sunday, July 25 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:55:01 GMT
Top-seeded Chinese duo takes revenge on Netherlands, Momota debuts
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Badminton world No. 1 and top-seeded mixed doubles duo Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong defeated the Netherlands' Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek in straight games at Tokyo 2...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:49:02 GMT
Last-gasp goal lifts France over South Africa in Olympic men's football
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A stoppage-time goal by France saw them win 4-3 and condemn South Africa to an early exit in the men's Olympic football tournament. Scoreless at half-time, South A...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:44:02 GMT
China's Zhao Shuai rues missed chance in men's 68kg taekwondo semifinal
TOKYO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China's taekwondo star Zhao Shuai admitted that he wasted his opportunity in his Olympic semifinal defeat to Britain's Bradly Sinden here on Sunday. Zhao, who made...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:20:06 GMT
Japanese siblings sweep 2 judo golds at Tokyo Olympics (updated)
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Day two of Tokyo 2020's judo competition on Sunday saw a pair of siblings mount the top of the podium for the first time in Olympic history, with Japan's Hifumi Abe and h...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:20:06 GMT
Medal winners at Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday, July 25
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the medal winners at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday, July 25: Swimming: Men's 400m individual medley: Gold: Chase Kalisz, United S...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:44:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, July 25
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:05:01 GMT
China's boxing team starts with win at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chen Daxiang claimed the first win for China's boxing team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, defeating Shabbos Negmatulloev of Tajikistan in the preliminaries on Sunday....[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:11:32 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: First Medal for Bulgaria
Bulgaria has its in Tokyo! It was won by our sport shooting athlete Antoaneta Kostadinova, who won silver in the 10 meter air pistol discipline.For Antoaneta Kostadinova, this is the first m...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:55:01 GMT
Sun Yiwen: rewriting the history with her epee in Tokyo
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- In the final of fencing, Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen curved a legend with her epee in Tokyo. Leading by only one point in the last 12 seconds, Sun Yiwen was almost so...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:18:02 GMT
Wu Jingyu: taekwondo is my life-long passion
TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- With a loss in the repechage on Saturday, China's taekwondo veteran Wu Jingyu has bid farewell to her journey at Tokyo 2020. As the first taekwondo athlete ever appeared ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 06:18:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, July 25
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:10:05 GMT
Cycling-After Rio heartache, Thomas seeks road to gold in Tokyo
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:48:32 GMT
YouTube says it pulled Brazilian president's videos for COVID-19 misinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO: YouTube said on Wednesday (Jul 21) it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 outbreak, becoming the la...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:17:55 GMT
El Salvador's ex-president Saca confesses irregular payments to officials
El Salvador's ex-president Saca confesses irregular payments to officials The Rio Times...[read more]
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:10:21 GMT
Demonstrators Hold Bitcoin Protest Outside El Salvador Parliament
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:29:37 GMT
Buenos Aires Times - Boca Juniors players released by Brazilian police after attack
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:53:49 GMT
Gold Cup 2021 Team Profile El Salvador - Inside World Football
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:15:28 GMT
US report- Allies of El Salvador's president deemed corrupt
Published: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:49:44 GMT
Tokyo Olympics- Gymnast Page's Rio 2016 silver saw trampolining take off in Britain
EXCLUSIVE: Youcould call it the Bryony bounce. When Bryony Page somersaulted her way to a shock silver medal at Rio 2016, she also turned trampolining on its head back home....[read more]