Tokyo Olympics Highlights: France stun USA in men's basketball, end Americans' 25-game winning streak

The Indian men's hockey team suffered an embarassing 7-1 loss against Australia in their second group stage match. Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) powered into the Olympic Games' pre-quarterfinals after prevailing over Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia 4-1 in the opening round. Meanwhile, reigning world champion P V Sindhu opened her Olympic campaign with an easy straight-game win over Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in the women's singles group J match. Stay tuned for updates.

And here's India's schedule for Day 3 of Tokyo 2020

Here's a look at how the medals tally has shaped up at the end of Day 2

USA suffer shock 83-76 loss to France in men's basketball

A USA team led by 11-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant were beaten by France in a hugeOlympicbasketball upset on Sunday.

The French, with a team containing NBA players including Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier, held Durant to just 10 points in an 83-76 win in the first-round game.

(AFP)

Tunisians fete new Olympic king Hafnaoui

On the day Tunisia marked the moment the monarchy was abolished in 1957, they will have permitted themselves to at least celebrate anOlympicking after a sensational performance in Tokyo from Ahmed Hafnaoui.

The 18-year-old produced a devastating late burst way out in lane eight on Sunday -- Republic Day in Tunisia -- to win the 400 metres freestyle in 3min 43.36sec, overhauling Australian Jack McLoughlin.

"When I saw the flag of my country being raised and I heard the national anthem I had tears in my eyes," he said afterwards.

"I felt so proud. I dedicate this title to all the Tunisian people.

"You have a champion now!"

(AFP)

Rowers Arjun and Arvind reach double sculls semifinals at Tokyo Olympics

India's Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh on Sunday qualified for the men's lightweight double sculls semifinals at the TokyoOlympicsafter finishing third in the repechage round here.

The Indian duo clocked 6:51.36 to finish third at the Sea Forest Waterway.

"We followed exactly whatever had been told to us by our coach. The coach told us that we should try to get the best position for India.

"It's (rowing) not a very popular sport in India. So our coach told us that getting to the semifinals is also a big motivation for us, and we had to do our best," the duo said.

(PTI)

Lee Keifer wins fencing gold for USA in women's foil individual event

Archery individual events rescheduled after bad weather forecast

Tokyo Games organisers said on Sunday that individual events in the archery had been rescheduled due to expected bad weather, with the host city bracing for a storm to roll in this week.

Individual sessions for men and women originally scheduled to start at 12:30 pm ISTon Tuesday have been pushed back to noon the same day, the organisers said in statements.

The storm has already disrupted competition schedules this week, with Tuesday's rowing events already rescheduled for later in the week.

(Reuters)

Japan's judo siblings both win gold at Tokyo Olympics

Japan's judo brother and sister Hifumi and Uta Abe won gold medals within an hour of each other at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, on a day of success for the host nation.

Uta Abe was first to strike gold in the women's under-52kg category, beating Amandine Buchard in the final.

The 21-year-old then cheered from the sidelines as her big brother beat Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili in the under-66kg gold medal fight.

(AFP)

Srihari finishes 27th, misses men's 100m backstroke semis by 0.54 seconds

Srihari Nataraj finished 27th in men's 100m backstroke heats with a time of 54.31. Only the top 16 across all heat rounds make it to the semifinals.

India men's hockey team go down 1-7 to Australia

TheIndian men'shockeyteam went down 1-7 to Australia in the second group match of Olympics. Dilpreet Singh was the lone scorer for India in the second quarter.

History-seeking Biles makes flawed entrance at Tokyo Games

American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles got off to a shaky start in her quest for five gold medals andOlympichistory in Tokyo on Sunday.

The 24-year-old can level Soviet great Larisa Latynina's record of nine gymnastics gold medals, but her qualifying performances were peppered with rare imperfections.

On the floor, Biles over-rotated after one series of mesmerising tumbles and went off the mat, drawing a gasp from at least one onlooker in the near-deserted Ariake Centre.

(AFP)

New Olympic Records in women's 100m backstroke

Over in the pool, Canadian Kylie Masse has broken the Olympic Record in winning Heat 4 of the women's 100 back.

She clocks 58.17 to break Emily Seebohm's mark (58.23) from London 2012.

I get the feeling that will be broken a couple more times before the final.

On to Heat 5, where we find Regan Smith (USA).

And, as expected, she does lower Masse's mark. By a lot. 57.96 – the first woman under 58 seconds at an Olympic Games.

Finally, Heat 6, where we have current world record holder Kaylee McKeown. She set the record at Australian trials in June.

And she, too, lowers the Olympic Record! 57.88 will be the new benchmark heading into the semis.

(olympics.com)

Maana Patel fails to qualify for women's 100m backstroke semis

Maana Patel'stime of 1:05.20 in Heat 1 of the women's 100m backstroke was not good enough to secure her a place in the top 16 and advance to the semifinals.

The Indian swimmer ranked 39th.

Sailors Nethra at 27th and Vishnu at 14th after day 1 of competitions

Nethra Kumanan was placed 27th after two races while Vishnu Saravanan was at 14th after his first race as the Indian sailors opened their campaign in the TokyoOlympicshere on Sunday.

Kumanan finished 33rd in the first race of the women's laser radial before recovering a bit by taking the 16th spot in the second for an overall 27th place with 49 net points.

Saravanan then finished 14th in the men's laser event before the second race was postponed due to bad weather conditions at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour.

(PTI)

Manish Kaushik goes down 4-1 to Great Britain's Luke McCormack in their men's lightweight boxing bout

Flamboyant 'flamingo' Li hoists China's second weightlifting gold

LiFabinmade it two out of two gold medals for China in weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 on Sunday when he saw off the brave challenge of Indonesian veteran Eko Yuli Irawan in the men's 61kg class.

The flamboyant Li pulled off his signature one-legged 'flamingo lift' on his opening clean and jerk at 166kg on his way to a 313kg total, both new world records.

(AFP)

Here's how India have lined up for the men's hockey clash against Australia

Home boy Horigome crowned first Olympic skateboarding champion

Japanese world champion Yuto Horigome held his nerve to be crowned skateboarding's first Olympic gold medallist after winning a tense street competition in Tokyo on Sunday.

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'We won': Simply having the Olympics is a victory, say some Tokyo residents

People were flowing in and out of Tokyo's famous Zojoji Temple on Sunday, the second day of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Indian shooting contingent draws blank for second day running, rifle scores worrying

The fancied Indian shooting team drew a blank for the second day running in the Tokyo Olympics here, with a major weapon malfunction leading to a heartbreaking exit for the young Manu Bhaker in the women's 10 air pistol event.

Appearing in her maiden Olympics, the 19-year-old Manu finished a creditable 12th, despite losing nearly 20 minutes during the qualifications after the cocking lever in her pistol broke down, forcing her to go to a designated area for getting it fixed.

(PTI)

Indian boxer MC Mary Kom defeats Miguelina Hernandez Garcia of Dominican Republic in the opening round of women's flyweight (48-51kg) category.

Danes could give Asian shuttlers a run for their golds

Denmark has not won a badminton gold medal since Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen beat China's Dong Jiong at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but that could be about to change in Tokyo.

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Manika Batra wins Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 2 match

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to keep encouraging and supporting Indian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics.

Naomi Osaka wins in debut at Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.

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I've been working on my aggression and technique: Sindhu

Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu on Sunday said she has worked on her aggression in the past five years and promised a very "different" version of herself after making a winning start at the ongoing Olympics.

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Sathiyan Gnanasekaran loses 4-3 Men's singles Table Tennis round 2

10-m Air Rifle Men's qualification: India's Divyansh Panwar and Deepak Kumar fail to make it to the medal round

India's lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals

Barty suffers upset defeat at Tokyo tennis tournament

Top-ranked Ash Barty has been upset by 48th-ranked Spanish opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Tokyo tennis tournament.

It was Barty’s Olympic singles debut. She won a doubles match with Australian teammate Storm Sanders on Saturday.

The defeat comes 15 days after Barty won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title.

(AP)

Olympic tennis players to get longer breaks

The International Tennis Federation is giving Olympics players extra time during breaks in play after facing criticism for staging matches during the highest heat of the day.

The federation says change of ends and set breaks have been extended by an extra 30 seconds and will now be one minute, 30 seconds.

(AP)

Technical snag costs Manu final spot in Olympics; Heena says don't judge on numbers only

A "circuit malfunction" in her pistol cost Indian shooting ace Manu Bhaker dearly as she narrowly missed out on qualifying for the finals of the women's 10m air pistol event at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

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Andy Murray withdraws from singles at Games due to injury

Britain's defending Olympic champion Andy Murray pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 men's singles tournament on Sunday ahead of his first-round match.

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Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina lose to Ukraine's Nadiia Kichenok, Liudmyla in women's doubles tennis first round match

Rowing: Arjun, Arvind qualify for lightweight double sculls repechage semis

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the semifinals of the men's lightweight double sculls repechage at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday phoned judoka Naohisa Takato to offer congratulations after the triple world champion secured the host nation's first gold medal as the Games heat up in Tokyo.

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Australia's women set a world record of 3:29.69 in the 4x100m freestyle relay, with Canada taking silver and the United States bronze.

(Reuters)

Dutch rowing coach tests positive for Covid-19

Dutch rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot has tested positive for Covid-19, the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) said on Sunday, and has gone into a 10-day quarantine.

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Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu makes winning start at Olympics, beats Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in first group match.

(PTI)

India women lose 1-5 to Netherlands in Olympic hockey opener

The Indian women's hockey team fought valiantly in the first two quarters before losing the steam to go down 1-5 against world no. 1 Netherlands in their opening pool match at the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday.

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