497 articles tagged "olympics"
Defending champions Brazil will face Mexico in the semifinal of the men’s football competition at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Egypt 1-0 in the quarterfinal. Matheus Cunha scored the winning goal for Brazil.
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has become the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retain her Olympic 100 metres title. The 29-year-old ran 10.61 seconds, a new Ol
Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro has ended his Tokyo 2020 campaign with a seventh-place finish in Heat 4 of Round 1 of the men’s 100 metres. He clocked a time of 10.70 seconds. The 28-year-old was qua
The Black Ferns 7s team has beaten France 26-12 to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, ending the heartbreak of finishing second to Australia at the Rio Games five years ago. Michaela Blyde, Gayle Broughton and Stacey
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the best from the Fijiana 7s team is yet to come. He says we have witnessed a legacy in the making from our Fijiana in Tokyo. The Prime Minister says ahead of the Rio Oly
Fijiana 7s team captain Rusila Nagasau says it is what it is for them playing rugby. She has thanked the team for standing back up and winning bronze last night. /+AUDIO-13382254926105bafc68b725d211f6.mp3+AUDI
The Fijiana 7s team has made a remarkable and inspiring achievement tonight to create history and win bronze in the Olympic Games. The national side defeated Great Britain 21-12 at Tokyo Stadium to win their first
There is no formal complaint against Amy Perrett of Australia who was the referee in the first semifinal between Fiji and New Zealand this afternoon. Perrett is being widely criticised for the unfair way she offici
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we may not all agree on what constitutes a knock-on but we can all agree our Fijiana played their hearts out. He says from 8th place in the Rio Olympics to defeating the reign
Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro has qualified for Round 1 of the 100 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Tabakaucoro tied for third place with a time of 10.59 seconds in the preliminary round this aft
The Fijiana 7s team will play Great Britain in the bronze medal match at 8.30 tonight in the Olympic Games after going down fighting in extra time to New Zealand in the semifinal this afternoon. Fiji led 7-5 at hal
Team Fiji Chef De Mission to the Tokyo Olympics, Patrick Bower says the road looks great for the Fijiana 7s team. He says they are looking at the team as a medal prospect. Speaking from Japan, Bower says they
The captain of the Fijiana 7s team Rusila Nagasau says they are at the Olympic Games to create history. She told the Associated Press that it is will be a big thing for them to be the first women in Fiji to win a g
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro will make his Olympic Games debut in heat 2 of the Men’s 100m preliminary round this afternoon. Tabakaucoro has ran a season-best of 11.20 and is 520th in the world ranking.
World number one, Novak Djokovic's bid for an Olympic gold medal has ended after losing to Germany's Alexander Zverev 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the semifinals. Djokovic had been aiming to complete a 'Golden Slam' after collec
Team Fiji’s Cheyenne Rova finished third in heat 5 of the 50 metres freestyle last night. She clocked a time of 27.11 seconds. Rova has not qualified for the semifinals at 1.32pm today. Elisabeth Norah
The Fijiana 7s team created history in the Olympic Games last night when they beat defending champions Australia 14-12 in the quarterfinal to set up a semifinal clash with New Zealand at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A
The Fijiana 7s team has created history tonight after beating 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalists, Australia 14-12 in their quarterfinal match to set up a semifinal clash with New Zealand tomorrow. Fiji scored its t
The Fijiana 7s team's Olympic Games 7s competition quarterfinal with Rio 2016 gold medalists Australia has been delayed due to weather conditions in Tokyo. World Rugby confirms the match will now kick off at 9
The Fijiana 7s team will play defending champions Australia in the second quarter-final of the Tokyo Olympics tonight. They had beaten the Australian team in one of their two games in the Oceania 7s last month.
