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Only five Top-20 women tennis players not competing in Tokyo
Only five Top-20 women tennis players not competing in Tokyo

Tokyo,  Despite a number of pull-outs, the women's tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics wears a healthy look with the final entry list having 15 of the WTA top-20 confirming their entries for the quadrennial showpiece.

The WTA confirmed on Tuesday that the "The ITF (International Tennis Federation) has

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Covid watch: Shooter Amber Hill withdrawn after testing positive
Covid watch: Shooter Amber Hill withdrawn after testing positive

London,  British skeet shooter Amber Hill has withdrawn from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. She tested positive for the virus in the United Kingdom before departing for Tokyo.

The 23-year-old Amber, ranked No 1 in the world, was due to compete in the women's skeet ev

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Brisbane wins right to host 2032 Olympics
Brisbane wins right to host 2032 Olympics

Tokyo, The Australian city of Brisbane won the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics in a vote at the 138th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020.

Australia has already hosted the Olympics twice, in Melbourne in 1956 and Syd

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Gasol looks to end glittering int'l career on a high in 5th Olympics
Gasol looks to end glittering int'l career on a high in 5th Olympics

TOKYO,  Pau Gasol is without doubt the greatest Spanish basketball player of all time, with a world title, two Olympic silver and a bronze medal and three European Championships among his many triumphs, which also include two NBA titles and six appearances in the All-Star events.

Now the 41-year-old is h

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We have the best chance of winning more medals in Tokyo: Satheesha Rai
We have the best chance of winning more medals in Tokyo: Satheesha Rai

Bengaluru, Arjuna awardee weightlifter Satheesha Rai, who came up with his second-best performance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, says that the Indian contingent in Tokyo has the best chance of winning more medals for the country.

"I expect maximum medals this time in weightlifting, shooting, archery, hoc

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Olympic countdown: Tennis stars to watch out for at the Games
Olympic countdown: Tennis stars to watch out for at the Games

New Delhi,  Despite an enormous bunch of tennis players pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics, the event has kept some sheen. There are a few established names who will be itching to leave their mark at the mega-event. We take a look at some of them.

MEN:
Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
The 34-year-old

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Covid-19 has made badminton event at Tokyo unpredictable: Lee Chong Wei
Covid-19 has made badminton event at Tokyo unpredictable: Lee Chong Wei

Kuala Lumpur, The Tokyo Olympic Games will be very special due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made it difficult to predict the outcome of the badminton competitions, said Malaysia's badminton legend Lee Chong Wei on Wednesday.

Citing the experience of Malaysian athletes, Lee said that those participa

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Twitter rejigs social media dashboard TweetDeck
Twitter rejigs social media dashboard TweetDeck

New Delhi,  Twitter has announced a new and improved version of TweetDeck, and is testing new features with a small group of users in the US, Canada and Australia.

TweekDeck is a social media dashboard which many Twitter users are not aware of, and the company may turn its into a new subscription service

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AR-based 'Flipkart Camera' to make shopping easy
AR-based 'Flipkart Camera' to make shopping easy

Bengaluru,  Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Wednesday introduced an immersive e-commerce experience with Flipkart Camera -- an Augmented Reality (AR) capability on the Flipkart App.

This new offering will enable shoppers to leap from 'imagining' to 'experiencing' what a produ

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Instagram testing new 'Collab' feature in India
Instagram testing new 'Collab' feature in India

New Delhi,  Facebook-owned Instagram on Wednesday announced it is testing the ability for people to collaborate on Feed Posts and Reels called 'Collab' in India.

With 'Collab', you can invite a collaborator to your Feed Post and Reels and so they can share the content with their followers

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