#Tokyo Olympics

NZ Herald Focus Sport's Cheree Kinnear wraps all the news from day ten as Black Ferns Sevens claim Olympic glory and Dylan Schmidt makes history. Video / NZ Herald New Zealand Olympic Sevens player Ruby Tui gave the world a taste of her sharp and hilarious personality during a highly entertaining interview with the BBC on Friday. Jill Douglas was…

Fixture: (15) Petra Kvitova vs Alison van Uytvanck Date: January 16, 2023 Tournament: Australian Open 2023 Round: First round (Round of 128) Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt Prize money: A$76500000 Match timing: 1 pm local time, 7.30 am IST and 2 pm GMT; (Jan 15) 11 pm ET Petra Kvitova will open her 2023…

India's biggest badminton tournament, Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 is all set to take off and get bigger than ever at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. As the world's greatest shuttlers will be engaged in high-voltage action at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open-organised by the Badminton Association of India, here are…

Osaka, who lit the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, posted a photo of an ultrasound on Twitter. She also wrote in her tweet that she's excited about this next chapter in her life."I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I'm looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my…

WTA Adelaide Marketa Vondrousova vs Aryna Sabalenka Memorial Drive Tennis Club (Adelaide) Round of 16 Surface: Hard 6.1.23, 03:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,80 Bet TypeAryna Sabalenka to win Bookmaker Bet Now! Second seed Aryna Sabalenka and former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova will face off in the Adelaide International…

Fixture: (2) Aryna Sabalenka vs Marketa Vondrousova. Date: January 6, 2023. Round: Quarterfinals. Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt. Prize money: $826837. Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka and former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova…

An independent review into Rugby Canada's high-performance programs paints a damning picture of a dysfunctional organization at odds with its athletes, staff and supporters. The review depicts a governing body too busy fighting fires to have any long-term strategy and athletes "shocked" at how poorly they are treated when joining the…

Sweden will look to continue to flex its offensive muscle when it takes on Australia for the second time in a little over a week in a women's soccer semifinal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Sweden has scored no fewer than two goals in each of its matches in the tournament, outscoring foes 12-3. Australia, however, has two of those goals…

Table tennis has seen a surge in popularity only very recently and it has joined the club of the two other main racquet sports - badminton and tennis, with much pomp. While there hasn't been a scarcity of talent in the country, a number of factors needed to work in tandem to produce champion paddlers. For the past few decades, this coordination has…

Neither was lock Eloise Blackwell, who was one of the vice-captains on last year's troubled northern tour when the Black Ferns were heavily beaten in all four tests against England and France. Clarke said Elder was among a number of players, including Blackwell and veteran outside back Renee Wickliffe, who were not yet right physically to play in…

As the San Antonio Spurs are in the middle of another rebuilding campaign, it is definitely tough to muster for the Spurs fans who are not used to experiencing successive losing seasons. Losing DeMar DeRozan in the offseason and Derrick White in the trade deadline has opened up a ton of minutes to the young assets that the franchise is hoping to…

Inconsistency has tripped up the young Canadian men's rugby sevens squad during the first half of the season, but head coach Henry Paul is confident his team can find its legs during this weekend's HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament. "We have to stop doing the self-harm things," Paul said after a practice at BC Place Stadium. "Some of our…

It's a matchup of unbeaten teams on Sunday when Club America visits Jalisco Stadium to take on Atlas in a Mexican Liga MX match. Both teams are off to 2-1-0 starts in the Apertura after America finished second in the Clausura campaign at 12-2-3, while Atlas was seventh with a 7-4-6 mark. Club America has been one of the league's most consistent…

Chinese legend Ma Long and world No. 1 Fan Zhendong will square off Friday morning in what should be a thrilling men's table tennis final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ma is the reigning gold medalist, while Fan is the world's top-ranked player, and it is a rematch of the 2020 World cup final, a nail-biter won by Fan. Ma is widely considered the best…

Snow Leopardess must defy the statistics to win Saturday's £1million Randox Grand National at Aintree but don't bet against it - she already has an odds-defying tale of a career. The Charlie Longsdon-trained 12-1 shot heads to Aintree trying to become the first mare to win the most famous steeplechase in the world since Nickel Coin in 1951 and only…

What is Kei Nishikori's net worth? Kei Nishikori is a former Japanese professional tennis player who was ranked sixth in the world in earnings. His performance at the 2014 US Open made him a household name in international tennis. Kei proved that he belonged on the tennis circuit with great performances at Wimbledon as well as at the 2014 Madrid…

Club America got off to a sluggish start to the Mexican Liga MX season and will try to get rolling Saturday when it hosts Necaxa at Estadio Azteca. America dominated its match with Queretaro in its July 22 opener but settled for a 0-0 draw, while Necaxa was blown out 3-0 by Santos Laguna the following day. America has been a consistent winner in…

No. 1 Ashleigh Barty def. Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1 No. 4 Barbora Krejcikova def. Xiyu Wang 6-2, 6-3 No. 5 Maria Sakkari def. Qinwen Zheng 6-1, 6-4 No. 8 Paula Badosa def. Martina Trevisan 6-0, 6-3 No. 13 Naomi Osaka def. Madison Brengle 6-0, 6-4 No. 15 Ekaterina Svitolina def. Harmony Tan 6-3, 5-7, 5-1 (retired) No. 21 Jessica Pegula def. Bernarda…

Many of the PGA Tour's top golfers will be back in action this week when the PGA Tour's 2021 CJ Cup at Summit Club tees off Thursday in Las Vegas. The field of 78 players includes 45 who played last week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. The likes of Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth also are…

The Indian men's team defied huge odds to script one of the biggest upsets of the World team table tennis championships in China on Sunday in Group 2, edging out second Germany 3-1. This is India's second straight win in the Group. It will next take on Kazakhstan on October 3. G. Sathiyan, India's top-ranked paddler at world No.37, was the star of…

The WTA 250-level event in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia is down to the semifinal round as a stacked field of 32 has been dwindled down to four. #1 seed Anett Kontaveit and #2 seed Belinda Bencic still remain in the field, but can they advance through their tough respective semifinal matches? We at LWOT have the preview and prediction for both…

In the week from 10 to 16 October, here are the golf events not to be missed. Challenge Tour - English Trophy presented by Rocket Yard Sports Marketing Road to Mallorca remains in England for the English Trophy presented by Rocket Yard Sports Marketing from 13 to 16 October at Frilford Heath. This is the last event before the Rolex Challenge Tour…

Our weekly fantasy golf power rankings look at the golfers near the top of the odds lists and pinpoint who to select in your pools for the Zozo Championship this week. The PGA Tour returns to Japan for the fourth edition of the Zozo Championship this week. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama will headline the field on his home turf. Tokyo Olympics…

OPINION: The buzz will become real just before sunset on Saturday night. Four years since New Zealand won hosting rights for the women's Rugby World Cup, including a one-year Covid-enforced delay, the Black Ferns will finally have it all hit them when running out for their opening game against Australia at a packed Eden Park. Expect tears during…

BOXSCORE: LYON (October 5, 2022) INTERPOL has released its bi-weekly "Integrity in Sport" which monitors major developments in corruption in sport around the world. INVESTIGATIONS - After pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a global soccer corruption investigation involving the payment of bribes to stage and broadcast matches, the former…

The Indian men's team defied huge odds to script one of the biggest upsets of the World team table tennis championships here on Sunday in Group 2, edging out second-seeded Germany 3-1. This is India's second straight win in the Group. It will next take on Kazakhstan on October 3 (Monday). G. Sathiyan, India's top ranked paddler at World No.37, was…

Fixture: (2) Marin Cilic vs (Q) Liam Broady Date: September 30, 2022 Tournament: Tel Aviv Open 2022. Round: Quarterfinals. Venue: Tel Aviv, Israel. Surface: Hard. Prize money: €949475. Second seed Marin Cilic will face Liam Broady in the quarterfinals of the Tel Aviv Open on Saturday. Cilic is yet to win a title this season but has produced some…

The build-up to the first grand-slam event of the season - the Australian Open - has been dominated by Novak Djokovic. Nine of the Serb's 20 grand-slam singles titles have been won in Melbourne but he will not have any involvement in this year's championships after he was deported following a lengthy visa battle. Last year's beaten finalist Daniil…

Joseph Pearson is a sports reporter for Stuff OPINION: The Black Ferns host Japan in their final test before their Rugby World Cup campaign begins against Australia at Eden Park on October 8. The reigning world champions should win emphatically in their first meeting with the Japanese in test rugby. Coach Wayne Smith confirmed 10 changes to the…

Sevens stars Sarah Hirini and Portia Woodman are straight into the Black Ferns team for their final test before the Rugby World Cup opener at Eden Park in two weeks. As is outside back Stacey Fluhler, albeit from the bench, with Hirini starting at openside flanker and Woodman on the right wing in Auckland on Saturday. The trio were 15s World Cup…

No. 27 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia will meet Britain's Jack Draper in the third round of the 2022 US Open on Friday, September 2. Get the live streaming options of this Karen Khachanov v Jack Draper match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here. Looking to watch the 2022 US Open live streaming online? For tennis fans in the Europe &…

Basketball fans will have a lot to look forward to over the next couple of weeks. Starting on Sept. 1, 24 countries will battle for an opportunity to be crowned champions of EuroBasket 2022. A number of NBA stars will be in uniform, including Giannis Antetokounmpo for Greece, Luka Doncic for Slovenia, Nikola Jokic for Serbia and Rudy Gobert for…

It is the NBA blockbuster trade that won't die. Just when it seemed as though the rumors tying the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets, with Jaylen Brown and Kevin Durant as the principal players to be swapped, were fading, Durant held a weekend meeting with owner Joe Tsai. It apparently did not go well, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania,…