Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel's participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through 'Universality quota', the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) said.
The WTA and ATP Tours have cancelled events in China and Japan scheduled for later this year due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns and travel restrictions in both countries, it was confirmed Thursday.
Roger Federer became the oldest man in 46 years to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday with a straight sets win over Richard Gasquet.
Norway's Karsten Warholm fired out a shot at potential Tokyo Olympic rivals when he stormed to a new world record in the men's 400m hurdles at Thursday's Diamond League meet in Oslo.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, the 2016 Rio Gold medalist in the men's high jump category, has been named as the captain of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, set to be held from August 25-September 5.
English Championship club Fulham on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Marco Silva as their new manager.
Nick Kyrgios has not always found the spotlight easy to handle but the Australian maverick showed he remains one of the game's great entertainers as he breezed into the Wimbledon third round with a 7-6(7) 6-4 6-4 win over Gianluca Mager on Thursday.