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Ecuador’s cyclist bags country’s second-ever gold at Olympics after race walker Jefferson Perez

Youngest competitor at Tokyo Games says reaching Olympics was ‘an achievement’ after losing in preliminary round

Red Bull boss says controversial crash at British GP has ramifications in budget-cap era

Manager will continue to head Manchester United for three more years

Yang Qian wins 10-metre air rifle competition for country, Hou Zhihui bags top podium finish in 49kg weightlifting

Pakistani weightlifter hopes his training will help him to a podium finish in Tokyo

Tennis stars call on organisers to delay the start of sport’s matches after winning openers in sweltering heat

Japanese Emperor Naruhito officially opens the biggest sports event in an eerily empty Olympic Stadium

Shooter scores 578 points in 10 metre air pistol event qualification, bags ninth spot

Shuttler beaten 21-3 and 21-8 by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi

Canadian tennis player expecting the best from two-time Olympic champion in Tokyo opener

Sport’s credibility has been tarnished following series of scandals, judging controversies at Rio 2016 Games

England winger pens down five-year deal, says joining Red Devils is a ‘dream come true’ for him

South Korean forward will extend his stay till 2025, calls Premier League club ‘home’

Badminton world number one is Japan’s brightest prospect at gold

Gymnastic star will be hot favourite with Lee, Chiles, McCallum to win US third team title

Tunisian trailblazer hopes to inspire more young Arab women to take up tennis

Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been incarcerated on charges of kidnap and murder of fellow athlete Sagar Dhankad

Fethi Nourine cites political support for Palestinian cause as reason by his withdrawal

12-year-old Zaza is the youngest athlete to participate at Tokyo Games

Badminton player first-ever to represent country in the sport at Olympics

So much has changed since Rio -- three-time double sprint champion Bolt is now making music

Kobayashi's comments in video of comedy sketch from 1998 emerged online overnight and sparked shock

Local spectators are barred from almost all venues, with nearly 900 people to attend opening ceremony

Serb tennis star, 34-3 this season, is the undoubted favourite for the men's title

69-year-old agrees to lead the talented but inexperienced Dutch eleven to the 2022 World Cup, reported De Telegraaf

USTA names men's, women's singles lineups for August 30-September 12 event; fans to return

34-year-old British tennis star says he is excited at the prospect of defending his Olympics title for a second time

United winger has backed a number of child food poverty initiatives, forcing government U-turns over free school meals

Gunners' were scheduled to play Italian champions Inter Milan this weekend in the opening round of the Florida Cup

WBO ordered the champ to defend his title against Ukrainian after the Briton's bout with Tyson Fury was called off

Japan thrashed Australia 8-1 in the first action of the softball 2020 Games

Team ended their 50-year wait for a second NBA championship with a 105-98 win over the visiting Phoenix Suns

China, which will host the Winter Games in less than 200 days, has largely sealed its borders because of the pandemic

The host becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000

American star looks to add to her haul of five Olympic medals, including four gold, won at the 2016 Rio Games

Skateboarding, one of the ultimate emblems of underground subculture, makes its debut at Tokyo this year

Dutch winger had a deal with Roma through to 2023 but the French club had an option to buy for 10 million euros

The bidding had been driven by its historical value and the insight it gave into the development of the modern game

30-year-old was a free agent after his contract with Crystal Palace expired at the end of last season

Federal Minister Chaudhary appreciates event which offers Rs10m prize pool

Pakistani javelin thrower aiming for 90 metre throw to bag at least bronze in 2020 Olympics

Kim Hong-bin reached the top of 26,400-foot Broad Peak on Sunday, but met bad weather on the way down

After winning the Wimbledon, the world number one heads to Japan for what he called patriotic reasons

There are 13 races still scheduled in which the battle between the two heavyweights has been started since round one

Formula One boss has urged Verstappen and Hamilton not to let their title battle boil over after the pair collided

2006 World Cup winner had looked set to succeed Jose Mourinho as manager of Spurs before the accusations

Event held includes crowds of tourists banned, extravagant celebrations replaced by tough infection controls and more

27-year-old Kenyan will have her chance in Tokyo, her first Games and a moment she still cannot believe is coming true

Bach says the unprecedented step of postponing the mega-event had proved more complicated than he thought