Sports Highlights

The following are the top/expected stories at 1830hours: EXPECTED STORIES *A wrap of India's performance at the Olympics on Sunday.

*Report of first T20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo.

STORIES ON THE WIRE: SPO-OLY-SHOOT-2ND LDALL IND Indian shooting contingent draws blank for second day running, rifle scores worrying Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) The fancied Indian shooting team drew a blank for the second day running in the Tokyo Olympics here, with a major weapon malfunction leading to a heartbreaking exit for the young Manu Bhaker in the women's 10 air pistol event.

SPO-OLY-HOCK-IND-LD MEN Listless India take 1-7 hammering from Australia in Olympic men's hockey Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team was pummelled 1-7 by world number one Australia in their second pool A match of the Olympic Games here on Sunday, a morale-shattering loss that exposed every possible chink in the side's armour.

SPO-OLY-SHOOT-MANU-LD 2ND GLITCH Manu loses nearly 20 minutes due to technical snag, misses final spot in Olympics Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) A major malfunction in her pistol cost Indian shooting ace Manu Bhaker dearly as she lost nearly 20 minutes during her qualifications, leading to a heartbreaking exit from the women's 10m air pistol event at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

SPO-OLY-BOX-LDALL IND Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, Manish bows out after hard-fought loss in opening round Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) powered into the Olympics' pre-quarterfinals with a superb tactical victory over Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia but Manish Kaushik's (63kg) Games debut ended in disappointment following a hard-fought opening-round loss here on Sunday. SPO-OLY-SWIM-LD IND Maana Patel finishes second in heat, fails to reach semifinals Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Indian swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel's Olympic campaign came to an end as the two youngsters failed to qualify for the semifinals of their respective events here on Sunday.

SPO-OLY-CEREMONY-MASKS Medal-winning athletes allowed 30-second smile for photo op at Tokyo Olympics Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) The medal-winning athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will now be able to sport a wide smile for the shutterbugs after the IOC updated its protocol on Sunday, allowing them to remove their masks for 30 seconds during the podium ceremony.

SPO-OLY-SHOOT-IND-SKEET Angad Bajwa has finals in sight, placed 11th after 3 rounds Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) India's Angad Vir Singh Bajwa missed two targets out of 75 to be placed 11th on count back at the end of the third round in men's skeet qualifications at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday. SPO-OLY-ARCHERY-IND-PREVIEW Indian archers look to hit restart button after mixed pair debacle Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Indian archers would look to make amends of a forgettable start to their Tokyo Olympics campaign when the men's team takes the field for the elimination round here on Monday.

SPO-OLY-TT-LD IND Manika rises to the occasion, Sathiyan crumbles under pressure Tokyo, July 25 (PTI) India's table tennis star Manika Batra made a stunning comeback against world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska to reach the women's singles third round but G Sathiyan succumbed to the pressure on his Olympic debut to exit the men's singles competition here on Sunday.

SPO-OLY-GYM-IND-PRANATI Tokyo Games: India's lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) India's lone gymnast at Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the All Round finals of Artistic Gymnastics competition here on Sunday.

SPO-OLY-BAD-IND-LD SINDHU Sindhu makes winning start at Tokyo Olympics Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Reigning world champion P V Sindhu made a dominating start to her Olympic campaign, thrashing Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in straight games in the women's singles group J match here on Sunday.

SPO-OLY-BAD-SINDHU-COMMENTS I've been working on my aggression and technique: Sindhu Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu on Sunday said she has worked on her aggression in the past five years and promised a very ''different'' version of herself after making a winning start at the ongoing Olympics. SPO-OLY-SHOOT-IRAN-FOROUGHI Soldier of his country: Iran's Olympic champion shooter is hospital nurse too, served in COVID wards Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) He calls himself a soldier of his country and Iran's newly-crowned 10m air pistol men's Olympic champion Javad Foroughi certainly lives up to that proclamation, having served as a hospital nurse in COVID-19 wards in the run-up to the Games.

SPO-OLY-TENNIS-IND Sania-Ankita pair knocked out of Tokyo Games Tokyo, Jul 25 (PTI) Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina were knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics despite dominating a large part of their women's doubles opener against Ukrainian twin sisters Nadiia and Liudmyla Kichenok, here on Sunday.