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July 31, 2021
Tennis mixed doubles has its moment at the Olympics
Novak Djokovic unleashed a scream as if he had just won one of his 20 Grand Slam titles. This being the slightly less ...
July 31, 2021
Not Federer, not Wawrinka: Bencic gets gold for Switzerland
A Swiss tennis player won gold in singles at the Olympics and it’s not Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka. Belinda Bencic ...
July 31, 2021
Croatia beats Serbia 14-12 in rematch of Rio final
Marko Bijac is playing in his second Olympics with Croatia's water polo team, so the goalkeeper wasn't about to make too much ...
July 31, 2021
Spain, Brazil advance to semifinals of Olympic men's soccer
Mikel Oyarzabal helped Spain into a second semifinal in a month. Brazil remains on track for a quick return to another final.
July 31, 2021
Chinese pop star detained on suspicion of rape
July 31, 2021
Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100
Streaking down the track, with only six steps to go until she reached the finish line, Elaine Thompson-Herah stuck out her ...
July 31, 2021
US women's Olympic hoops team adjusting to styles of play
The U.S. women’s team isn’t clicking at the Tokyo Games the way the Americans would like and one reason is the different ...
July 31, 2021
Alyssa Naeher is a steadying force in goal for the US
Much as she did at the 2019 World Cup, U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher came up big at the Olympics in the tensest of moments.
July 31, 2021
To the quarters: USA routs Czech Republic, 119-84 in Tokyo
The U.S. lost its first two exhibition games of the summer in Las Vegas, dropped its opening game at these Olympics and had ...
July 31, 2021
Russian fencers beat France for women's team saber gold
The Russian Olympic Committee won the women’s team saber fencing Saturday by beating France 45-41 in the final for its third ...
July 31, 2021
Australia beats Germany 89-76 to sweep basketball pool
The wait needs to end now. Australia views this as its time to finally be standing on the medal podium when the Olympics are ...
July 31, 2021
In Olympic first, men, women swim together in wild medley
One swimmer’s goggles slipped off. Another worried about who was chasing her down. And strangest of all, the world’s dominant ...
July 31, 2021
Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimming
Alice Dearing has an afro, a voluminous puff nearly impossible to protect in most swimming caps. Her hair shrinks if it gets ...
July 31, 2021
Tokyo store sells kimonos, OLY accessories for pets
July 31, 2021
EXPLAINER: How does a grain of sand make it to the Olympics?
There’s a lot more to building a beach volleyball court than just stringing up a net by the sea. A year after hosting the ...
July 31, 2021
Italy advances to Olympic quarterfinals, tops Nigeria 80-71
Italy is headed back to the Olympic quarterfinals. Nigeria is going home, its Olympic experience not what it wanted on ...
July 31, 2021
Diving in: Miller-Uibo will run 200, may defend 400 title
The scrapes on her knee, stomach and forearms have long since healed. Well worth the price for that 400-meter gold medal.
July 31, 2021
Perfectly Impossible; Gymnasts wrestle with the imperfect
Sunisa Lee's gymnastics are stunning. They're just not “perfect.” Not technically, anyway. Thousands of hours of practice.
July 31, 2021
Trying Olympic year ends in disappointment for Simone Manuel
A most trying Olympic year for Simone Manuel came to a disappointing end. The American sprinter failed to advance to the ...
July 31, 2021
Even with no fans, penalty pressure causes best to miss
Just what is it about penalties that even the most prolific of scorers, like Netherlands striker Vivianne Miedema, cannot get ...
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