Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil beats Germany
Germany tried hard to bounce back but Brazil seals it with 4-2 at the final whistle.
6:55 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil vs Germany
Germany, down to 10 men remember, now only trail Brazil by the one goal after trailing 3-0 after one half. Brazil is in no mood to lose as they score another one. Score now stands 4-2.
6:46 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Japan vs South Africa
Tokyo 2020 hosts Japan have won their first game in the men's football competition, beating South Africa 1-0. Japan now sits second in Group A, behind Mexico who put four past France in a 4-1 win earlier today.
6:32 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Honduras vs Romania
Romania defeated Honduras 1-0, with the help of a goal coming in the first half. Romania and New Zealand now sit joint top of Group B on three points in the men's competition.
6:30 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil vs Germany
Men's football: Germany bounce back with a strike from Nadiem Amiri the eludes the Brazilian goalkeeper.
6:19 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil maintains lead
Brazil firmly in control of this Group D contest as they maintain their lead over Germany
5:56 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Argentina vs Australia
Australia have beaten Argentina 2–0
5:55 PM
India's lone judoka Sushila Devi to face former Olympic medallist Eva in opening round
Indian judoka Sushila Devi Likmabam has been handed a tough draw at the Tokyo Games as she will open her maiden Olympic campaign against 2012 London edition bronze medallist Eva Csernoviczki of Hungary in the round of 32, here on Saturday.
The 26-year-old is India's lone representative at the Tokyo Olympics from judo and will face home favourite Funa Tonaki, a 2017 world champion, if she manages to cross the opening hurdle.
5:54 PM
Covid at Olympics: Dutch Taekwondo player, Czech beach volleyball player out
Czech beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch and Dutch taekwondo hope Reshmie Oogink were on Thursday forced out of the Olympic Games after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of infected athletes in the city to 10.
Three athletes and a coach have so far tested positive for the virus in the Czech contingent. This is the second case of a Dutch athlete testing positive for the virus here after skateboarder Candy Jacobs.
The Netherland's Olympic Committee announced Oogink's positive test in a tweet.
Both Nausch and Oogink have been quarantined.
5:45 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Argentina vs Australia
It's Argentina 0 Australia 2 with 10 minutes left!
5:39 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil scores another
Brazil in complete command against Germany as Richarlison scores a Hat-trick!
5:24 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Brazil extends lead
Brazil scores again! Richarlison scores another goal taking Brazil ahead in the competition
5:22 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Honduras vs Romania
Romania lead Honduras 1 - 0 courtesy of an own goal from Elvin Oliva, right on the cusp of half-time.
5:22 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Argentina vs Australia
In Sapporo, Australia still lead 10-man Argentina 1–0.
5:21 PM
Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Japan vs South Africa
At half-time at the Tokyo Stadium, – It is 0–0 between Japan and South Africa.
The United States registered their second victory in Softball/Baseball at Tokyo Olympics 2021 ahead of opening ceremony on July 23. The men’s football matches kick started today, with a high-octane clash between Rio Olympics finalists, Brazil and Germany, in which Richarlison scores a hat-trick as Brazil gets the better of Germany.
In other matches, Japan won against South Africa, Romania defeated Honduras, and Australia defeated Argentina.
Softball returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Mexico, Japan, Italy and Australia will battle it out at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium United States defeated Canada 1-0. Japan won its second consecutive softball match as it defeated Mexico 3-2.
Baseball/Softball matches today
Matches
Time (IST)
Results
USA vs Canada
USA won
1-0
Mexico vs Japan
Japan won
2-3
Italy vs Australia
Australia won
1-0
Tennis draw at Tokyo Olympics
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina, two of India's top tennis players, will face Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine in the first round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
In the opening round, India's Sumit Nagal will face Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. Nagal will have a difficult draw if he overcomes the test of Uzbek in the first round.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia will begin his quest for Olympic success for his country at Tokyo 2020 with a first-round match against Hugo Dellien of Bolivia, while Naomi Osaka of Japan will begin her pursuit for Japan's first gold medal in tennis against Zheng Saisai of China.
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