TOKYO — The clock stationed just past the finish line flashed 10.60 seconds and the letters “NEW OR,” meaning “new Olympic record,” when Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica won the women’s 100 meters on

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April Ross and Alix Klineman are Olympic champions. The United States’ top women’s beach volleyball pair took down Australia’s Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy in straight sets in Thursda

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Before Thursday, David Taylor's résumé had it all. With one glaring hole. The former Penn State Nittany Lion nicknamed "Magic Man" due to his penchant for pulling out comeback victories was a four-ti

India celebrated wildly after coming from 3-1 down to win 5-4 against Germany to claim Olympic bronze in the men's hockey tournament their first medal at the Games for 41 years. A heartbroken Germany

Canadian Damian Warner has won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon, capturing his first title in the event that crowns the “world’s greatest athlete.” The 31-year-old from London, Ont., shattered t

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Britain's Ben Whittaker is so upset about Olympic silver, he refuses to wear it: 'It just felt like a failure' British boxer Ben Whittaker was so disappointed by his silver medal in the light-heavywe

Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez shows off his goalkeeping abilities during a training session with Uruguay. (0:28) Uruguay are determined to prove that the four stars on their crest correspond to

The New York Giants had their first day of padded practice on Tuesday, and they took full advantage by getting into a wild, full-team brawl that made head coach Joe Judge so angry that he ended practi

FULL RESULTS The last weightlifting event of the Tokyo Olympics, the category for giant men over 109kg, had two bits of suspense. First, who would take silver and bronze? The answers were Ali Davoud

Equestrian jumpers aren't keen on surprises. Neither are the horses, and it takes years of training to keep them from getting spooked. Of course, no horse in Tuesday night's Olympic jumping qualifier

Canada’s most decorated Olympian is singling out a former high school teacher; but not in a good way. Swimmer Penny Oleksiak, who recently made history for Canada in the pool, took to Twitter to shar

Gymnastics star Simone Biles revealed Tuesday that her aunt died "unexpectedly" during the Tokyo Olympic Games. Biles, who returned to competition after a week off due to mental health concerns, won

Liz Williams was standing pitchside at a women’s rugby match, and she did not like what she was seeing. Williams, who researches forensic biomechanics at Swansea University, UK, had equipped some of t

MATCH STATS The U.S. women's volleyball team, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, remained on Wednesday very much in the mix for an upgrade of the Olympic bronze medal it won at Rio 2016. The Domin

Canada’s Andre De Grasse has won the men’s 200m at the Tokyo Olympics in a time of 19.62 seconds, ahead of USA’s Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles who won silver and bronze respectively. It was a brillia

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CHIBA, Tokyo, Aug 2 -- Cuba's Mijain Lopez signed off from his fifth Olympics with a record fourth gold medal after winning the Greco-Roman super heavyweight final on Monday, minutes after compatriot

U.S. hurdler Sydney McLaughlin clinched an Olympic gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles final at the 2020 Tokyo Games — breaking her own world record to finishing in 51.46 seconds on Wednesday morni

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Reuters Ukraine is in contact with the husband of Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who became embroiled in a dispute with her country at the Olympic Games, after he entered Ukraine this w

In her final opportunity to make her mark at the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles put aside the pressure and the world’s attention to secure a bronze medal in the women’s balance beam event final on Tuesd

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TOKYO -- Sifan Hassan pointed to her left shoulder. "I have pain here," she said. Then, her right leg. "Pain here." Then, she dropped her hands to her sides in exhaustion, too tired to explain it an

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, who is at the start of his very first training camp with the team, needs surgery on his foot to correct an injury. According to head coach Frank Reich, he'

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WORLD RECORD‼️ Norway's Karsten Warholm breaks his OWN world record to win gold in the men's 400m hurdles and @TeamUSA's Rai Benjamin wins the silver. #TokyoOlympics ???? NBC ???? https://t.co/ZOFdXC

Birmingham City Football Club have moved into the world of esports and blockchain technology by becoming the first partner of gaming and streaming platform, Ultimo GG. This partnership will see Blues

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