TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ Emma McKeon of Australia is the fastest qualifier in the women’s 50-meter freestyle heats at the Tokyo Olympics. She touched in 24.02 seconds, setting an Olympic record, to lead […]
TOKYO (AP) —The women’s all-around gymnastics final is underway without reigning champion Simone Biles. Biles pulled out of the competition on Wednesday to focus on her mental health. That leaves the bid for the gold medal wide open. American Sunisa Lee, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, and Russian athletes Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova were separated but […]
TOKYO (AP) — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done. For years, Simone Biles was one of the very best at that. Suddenly — to some, shockingly — she […]
TOKYO (AP) — Surfer Bianca Buitendag of South Africa has announced that she’s retiring from the sport, moments after accepting her silver medal at the Olympics. The 27-year-old surprised many this week by winning match after match. She pulled off some of the biggest upsets of the week, particularly when she dethroned Australian Stephanie Gilmore, […]
TOKYO (AP) — The women’s 1,500-meter freestyle has made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The men have long raced the metric mile but it wasn’t until Tokyo that a women’s event was added. That gives long-distance swimmers such as Katie Ledecky another chance to claim a medal. The first heat of the […]
The Olympics gymnastic career of MyKayla Skinner came to an unexpected end Sunday, due to a rule that only the top two competitors from one country can advance.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names […]
TOKYO, Japan — With a blaze of indigo and white fireworks lighting the night sky, the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has started. It began with a single female athlete at the center of the stadium, kneeling. As she stood, the shadow behind her took the shape of a seedling, growing as she walked. A number […]
TOKOYO, Japan — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: A third athlete from the Czech Republic has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Games. The Czech team says beach volleyball player Markéta Sluková has entered a quarantine hotel, […]
The Norwegian women's beach handball team has been fined after players opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms during a European championship game.
TOKYO (AP) — Two South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, and other cases connected to the Tokyo Games were also confirmed Sunday, highlighting the herculean task organizers face to keep the virus contained while the world’s biggest sports event plays out. The positive tests came […]
Fans made their way to the exits after a shooting outside the ballpark in Washington, D.C. forced the suspension of the Padres-Nationals baseball game.
