Australia reached the semi-finals of the men's hockey tournament after beating the Netherlands in a dramatic penalty shootout in sizzling conditions at the Tokyo Olympics, joining Germany who booked a quarter-final victory over Argentina.

Tokyo 2020: Australia to face Germany in men's Hockey semis, Argentina, Netherlands bow out

As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain. Punishing conditions greeted athletes and officials as a trackside thermometer touched 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) and the humidity hovered around 60%, with sun beating down on the fan-free Olympic Stadium.

Olympics 2020: Tokyo heat roasts outdoor athletes amid heat-stroke risk

The organisers of Tokyo Olympics 2020 are probing an incident related to athletes that were found "drinking alcohol" in the Olympic village. The incident is now been attended to by the police too.

Tokyo 2020: Police investigate as athletes involved in 'drinking incident' in Olympic Village

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is all set to face China's He Bingjiao in the bronze medal play-off in badminton women's singles event at Tokyo Olympics 2020 on August 1 (Sunday) after her hopes of winning a gold medal were dashed as she lost in semis to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-Ying 18-21, 12-21 in straight games.

Tokyo Olympics, Badminton, Live Streaming: When and where to watch PV Sindhu vs He Bingjiao match

PV Sindhu's father PV Ramana has asked the Indian shuttler to be more "cautious" and give her best in the bronze medal match against China's He Bingjiao in badminton women's singles event at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Tokyo Olympics: 'Give your best to get a medal for country,' says PV Sindhu's father

Australia's Emma McKeon experienced pride and disbelief in equal measures after winning two more golds at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as she became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics: Australia's Emma McKeon becomes first female swimmer to win 7 medals at single Games

Pablo Carreno Busta beat World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the men's singles bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. That gave Carreno Busta his first Olympic award.

Tokyo Olympics: ‘It is a bronze medal, but it feels like gold,' says Pablo Carreno Busta

The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in Olympic history. He joins an elite club of just four other swimmers ever with at least five gold medals at one games.

Olympics 2020: US swimmer Caeleb Dressel joins Olympic pantheon with five golds in Tokyo

Satish Kumar was the last male boxer in contention at Olympics 2021. He lost to Bakhodir Jalolov, which means the men's boxing contingent will return with nothing for the third sequential time.

Tokyo 2020: Satish Kumar crashes out after losing to Bakhodir Jalolov in men's boxing quarterfinals

Britain's world number one Oliver Townend on Sunday took the lead in the equestrian eventing, keeping a clean sheet on the cross-country course while reigning Olympic champion Michael Jung from Germany fell back to a disappointing 10th place.

Tokyo Olympics: Equestrian - Britain's Oliver Townend takes lead, Germany's Michael Jung falls back

Germany became the first country to reach the semi-finals in the men's hockey tournament after a smooth 3-1 win over Olympic champions Argentina in sauna-like conditions at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey - Germany reaches semis with 3-1 win over Argentina

The Indian women's hockey team in Tokyo has created history by turning into the first side from the country to come to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. The Indians completed fourth back in Moscow in 1980, a rivalry that didn't include a knock-out game.

Tokyo Olympics: India to face Australia in the women's hockey quarter-finals

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