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By Steven Bloor on July 26th, 2021
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day three – in pictures
The best images from the third day’s action in Tokyo including mountain biking, basketball, diving and hockey Continue reading…
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By Tumaini Carayol at Ariake Tennis Park on July 26th, 2021
Everyone loves Novak: how Djokovic became a star in the Olympic village | Tumaini Carayol
From Turkish volleyballers to German judokas, the Olympic village in Tokyo has been in thrall to the Serbian world No 1After Novak Djokovic took his first small step towards a gold medal on Saturday, his defeated first-round opponent, the world No 140 …
By Tumaini Carayol at Ariake Tennis Park on July 26th, 2021
Osaka eases into third round of Olympic women’s singles but Swiatek goes out
Osaka beats Golubic while Swiatek loses to BadosaTeam GB men’s doubles team out in straight setsAs numerous prominent names continued to crumble around her, Naomi Osaka advanced in the women’s singles draw of the Tokyo Olympic Games by defeating Viktor…
By Tumaini Carayol at Ariake Tennis Park on July 25th, 2021
Naomi Osaka eases into second round in return to tennis at Tokyo Olympics
Osaka plays first match since she pulled out of French OpenWin comes two days after No 2 seed lit the Olympic cauldronIn the two months since Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open to protect her mental health after all the noise that followed her d…
By Tumaini Carayol at Ariake Tennis Park on July 25th, 2021
Naomi Osaka eases into second round in return to tennis at Tokyo Olympics
Osaka plays first match since she pulled out of French OpenWin comes two days after No 2 seed lit the Olympic cauldronIn the two months since Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open to protect her mental health after all the noise that followed her d…
By Tumaini Carayol in Tokyo on July 25th, 2021
Andy Murray will not defend Olympic singles title in Tokyo after quad injury
Two-time Olympic champion will continue to play in doubles34-year-old makes decision after consulting medical staffAndy Murray will not defend his Olympic singles title in Tokyo after he was forced to withdraw from the tournament with a quad strain on …
By Tumaini Carayol in Tokyo on July 24th, 2021
Andy Murray advances in men’s doubles as tennis players suffer in Tokyo heat
Murray and Joe Salisbury beat second seeds Herbert and MahutNovak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev through in singlesOnly 22 of the top men’s singles tennis players made the trip to Tokyo for the Olympics, a reflection of the competition’s confused place i…
By Sean Ingle at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 23rd, 2021
Naomi Osaka provides spark at subdued opening of Tokyo Olympics
Ceremony began as the most downbeat in Olympic history but finished in spectacular fashionTokyo Olympics – live updatesAmid the darkness of the Tokyo skyline, a moment of hope and raging illumination. After nearly four hours of an opening ceremony that…
By Tumaini Carayol in Tokyo on July 22nd, 2021
Andy Murray would rank Tokyo 2020 medal as ‘best achievement’ of career
Double gold medallist believes podium place possibleInjury problems and tough draw against the BritonAs Andy Murray prepares to compete in the fourth Olympic games of his life, he says that winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics would rank as one of the…
By Justin McCurry in Tokyo on July 22nd, 2021
From Osaka to Matsuyama: Japan’s best hopes of Olympic glory in Tokyo
Fans will not be filling the arenas but the host nation still expects a taste of glory on Japanese soil after their Rio bonanzaThe decision to ban spectators from attending all but a handful of Tokyo 2020 events amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in the ho…
By Justin McCurry in Tokyo on July 22nd, 2021
From Osaka to Matsuyama: Japan’s best hopes of Olympic glory in Tokyo
Fans will not be filling the arenas but the host nation still expects a taste of glory on Japanese soil after their Rio bonanzaThe decision to ban spectators from attending all but a handful of Tokyo 2020 events amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in the ho…
By Tumaini Carayol in Tokyo on July 21st, 2021
Osaka’s tough core can help her shine under the spotlight at home Olympics | Tumaini Carayol
The face of Tokyo 2020 has had a turbulent year so far but has a habit of dropping into big events and producing her bestBack in the spring of 2019, Naomi Osaka was coming off consecutive grand slam titles and digesting her newfound presence as a leadi…
By Tumaini Carayol in Tokyo on July 21st, 2021
Osaka’s tough core can help her shine under the spotlight at home Olympics | Tumaini Carayol
The face of Tokyo 2020 has had a turbulent year so far but has a habit of dropping into big events and producing her bestBack in the spring of 2019, Naomi Osaka was coming off consecutive grand slam titles and digesting her newfound presence as a leadi…
By Guardian sport on July 18th, 2021
Tennis star Coco Gauff out of Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
Teenager is one of best young players in the worldWorld No 25 hopes ‘there will be many more chances’The Tokyo Olympics has lost one of its young stars after US tennis player Coco Gauff revealed she has been ruled out of the Games after testing positiv…
By Guardian sport on July 18th, 2021
Tennis star Coco Gauff out of Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
Teenager is one of best young players in the worldWorld No 25 hopes ‘there will be many more chances’The Tokyo Olympics has lost one of its young stars after US tennis player Coco Gauff revealed she has been ruled out of the Games after testing positiv…
By Guardian sport on July 18th, 2021
Tennis star Coco Gauff out of Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
Teenager is one of best young players in the worldWorld No 25 hopes ‘there will be many more chances’The Tokyo Olympics has lost one of its young stars after US tennis player Coco Gauff revealed she has been ruled out of the Games after testing positiv…
By Sport | The Guardian on July 16th, 2021
World’s oldest tennis player: 97 and still in the game – video
Leonid Stanislavskyi, a 97-year-old Ukrainian man ,holds the Guinness World Record for world’s oldest tennis player. Stanislavskyi has been playing amateur tennis for more than half a century – it is next to impossible for him to find a worthy adv…
By Rebecca Nicholson on July 16th, 2021
Naomi Osaka review – a poignant, painful look at the life of the tennis wunderkind
She may have beaten Serena Williams, but Netflix’s affecting new docuseries reveals Osaka as a young woman plagued by self-doubt, and trying to figure out her place in the worldThere is a problem that sometimes afflicts documentaries about sports perso…
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By PA Media on July 14th, 2021
Dan Evans pulls out of Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid
British No 1 was due to play singles and doubles for Team GB‘I am hugely disappointed and currently self isolating’The British No 1 Dan Evans has become the latest player to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19. The 31-yea…