Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest pandemic lockdown restrictions, and police made multiple arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and potted plants.
Day: July 24, 2021
Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson were unable to follow the lead of their Canadian beach volleyball teammates on Saturday, losing in the third and deciding set to China’s Wang Fan and Xia Xinyi in their Olympic opener in Tokyo.
Canada’s men’s field hockey team fell to a dominant German squad in its opening match of Tokyo 2020, falling to the powerhouse nation 7-1 on Saturday.
Canadians posted wins on the sand, court, and pitch, while a cyclist raced to an impressive fifth-place finish. Here’s what you might have missed on Saturday in Tokyo.
Janine Beckie’s two goals gave Canada the boost it needed to pick up its first victory of the Tokyo Games, a 2-1 victory over Chile on Saturday.