Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal fail to qualify for 10m Air Pistol final
Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal fail to qualify for 10m Air Pistol final Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker came agonisingly close to sealing a spot in the 10m Air Pistol Final on her Games debut but the Indian finished 12th while World No. 1 Yashaswini Deswal finished a spot behind the teenage shooter.
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Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal fail to make it to medal round. (Twitter Photo)
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Yashaswini Deswal finished 13th, failing to make the 8-woman final
Indian shooters have failed to live up to reputation so far in Tokyo
USA Basketball defeated by France for first Olympic loss since 2004
France s Evan Fournier goes for the basket past United States Draymond Jamal Green during a basketball game on Sunday, July 25. (Eric Gay/AFP/Getty Images)
The United States men’s basketball team was defeated by France 83-76 in the team’s opening game of group play.
The loss snaps a 25-game win streak dating back to the 2004 Summer Games in Athens when Team USA lost to Argentina.
France ended the game on a 16-2 run to seal the win, behind Evan Fournier’s team-leading 28-point effort.
Team USA will next play Iran on Wednesday.
Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty knocked out of Olympics in first round
From CNN s Kevin Dotson
Ashleigh Barty of Team Australia plays a forehand during her Women s Singles First Round match on July 25. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty was knocked out of the Olympic women’s singles tournament in Tokyo in the first round by Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Barty was the tournament’s top seed and the number one ranked woman in the world coming off a championship at Wimbledon.
Sorribes Tormo defeated Barty in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Meanwhile, British tennis player Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men’s singles tennis tournament due to a quad strain, Team GB announced. He will continue to compete in the men’s doubles tournament.
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