Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova beat Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic 7-5, 6-1 in the women's doubles tennis final in Tokyo on Sunday to clinch their country's first Olympic gold in the sport.

Tokyo Olympics tennis: Top-seeded Czech team win women's doubles gold over Swiss pair

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) wants to extend the Olympics schedule for the sport to 11 days from nine to ensure adequate rest for players and to manage hot summer conditions for the Paris 2024 Games and beyond.

Olympics: Tennis - Organisers seek to extend Games' schedule to 11 days for Paris onwards

Newly-reported COVID-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government said, exceeding 4,000 for the first time and overshadowing the Games.

Olympics: Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

American Caeleb Dressel stormed to the men`s 100m butterfly gold medal on Saturday with a world record time of 49.45 to pick up his second individual gold of the Tokyo Games and Australia`s Kaylee McKeown timed her swim perfectly to win the 200m backstroke.

Tokyo Olympics, Swimming: More gold for Dressel, McKeown does backstroke double

Alex Yee delivered a superb final leg as Britain won the inaugural triathlon mixed relay gold medal on Saturday, their four-person team completing a wonderful week for the country, after also collecting two silvers in the individual events.

Tokyo Olympics, Triathlon: Britain win first-ever mixed-relay gold

Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze.

Tokyo Olympics athletics: Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold

Indian boxer Amit Panghal (52kg) bowed out of the Olympics with a stunning 1-4 loss to Rio Games silver-medallist Yuberjen Martinez, beaten by the Colombian's relentless attacks and pace in the pre-quarterfinals here on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian boxer Amit Panghal bows out in the pre-quarterfinals

Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina was filled with a mixed sense of awe and trepidation as she watched the gravity-defying - and at times treacherous - routines of Simone Biles as the American set out to break her Olympic gold-medal record.

Olympics: 'I'm a little afraid' - Soviet champion says of modern gymnastics after Biles exit

World number 12 Belinda Bencic dug deep to overpower Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Saturday and win the Tokyo Olympics women's singles title, becoming the first Swiss woman to earn an Olympic Games tennis gold.

Tokyo Olympics tennis: Belinda Bencic beats Czech Vondrousova to win women's singles gold

India's archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals here on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Atanu Das, India's final hope in archery, knocked out in pre-quarters

Indian women's hockey team has qualified for the quarter-finals at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after Great Britain defeated Ireland 2-0 in the last game of Pool A.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team qualifies for quarter-finals

Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women's 100 metres final on Saturday, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history.

Tokyo Olympics athletics: Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep of women's 100m

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World number one Novak Djokovic said he was "not sure" about his fitness for the US Open after pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles bronze medal match with a shoulder injury on Saturday.

Tokyo 2020: Novak Djokovic 'not sure' about US Open fitness after Olympics nightmare

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu faced defeat in the semi-final of women's badminton singles event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics by Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei. Sindhu lost to the world number one in straight games 18-21, 12-21 on Saturday (July 31).

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu goes down fighting, loses to Tai Tzu-Ying in semis

Kenya's Mark Otieno, a 100 metres sprinter, has tested positive for a banned substance, Team Kenya said in a statement, and will not take part in the Olympic qualifying heats on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics athletics: Kenyan sprinter tests positive for banned substance, team says

Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur made it into the finals in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Saturday after producing one of the best performances in the qualifying round.

Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet Kaur's 'monstrous' discus throw that landed her in final - WATCH

Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Novak Djokovic in three sets to take the bronze medal in the tennis men's singles at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on July 31 (Saturday).

Tokyo Olympics tennis: Spain's Carreno Busta defeats Novak Djokovic to win bronze medal

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu posed with the elusive medal that she won in Weightlifting Women's 49kg category. She said that after working hard for four years, winning the medal was a "dream come true" and she is still letting the feeling sink in.

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu poses with silver medal, says 'letting this feeling sink in' - see pics

After a forgettable start, the Indian women's hockey team has bounced back in the competition after securing a win against Ireland and South Africa. Rani Rampal & Co.

Tokyo 2020: Vandana Kataria becomes first female from India to score hat-trick at Olympics

As accusations of Russian doping surfaced at the Tokyo Olympics pool the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) dove in on Saturday coming to the defence of American swimmer Ryan Murphy for suggesting some of his rivals were drug cheats.

Olympics: Russia emboldened to continue cheating, says USADA chief

Ivan Litvinovich won gold in the men's trampoline at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, taking top spot on the podium for the second straight Games for Belarus and denying China a golden sweep.

Tokyo Olympics gymnastics: Ivan Litvinovich claims trampoline gold for Belarus

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday (July 31) said they were trying to improve conditions for athletes quarantined at the Games, following mounting complaints over a lack of air, food and basic necessities while in isolation.

Tokyo Games to improve 'prison-like' athletes' quarantine

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 women's singles event and took a step closer to win a medal.

Tokyo Olympics: With eyes on medal, badminton star PV Sindhu to face fierce rival Tai Tzu-Ying in semis

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