Richardson, who won the women’s 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials last month and was expected to make a major impact in Tokyo with her talent and personality, instead is sitting out the Games. She

Alex Ovechkin has signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to the Washington Capitals, it was announced Tuesday. "I'M BACK DC!!!!!" he wrote on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying

PHILADELPHIA -- Stephen Strasburg will have season-ending neck surgery, ending another frustrating year for the Washington Nationals' 2019 World Series hero. The three-time All-Star right-hander felt

Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka now representing Mongolia, took home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division, losing the gold to Takanori Nagase of Japan. It was the first Olympic m

Simone Biles, of the United States, waits to perform on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. The American gymnastics su

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It took over two decades, but Turkmenistan finally has an Olympic medal. Weightlifter Polina Guryeva took home a silver medal in weightlifting Tuesday, marking the first time an athlete representing T

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ICHINOMIYA, Japan -- After a series of underdogs stole the show at the beginning of surfing's historic Olympic debut, two of the sport's most seasoned superstars took home the gold medals. Carissa Mo

July 27, 2021 Simone Biles Said She Was Not in a Good Place Mentally to Continue Image The Russian team won gold, finishing more than three points ahead of the United States women’s gymnastics team. B

Bermuda's Flora Duffy dominated the run portion of the women's triathlon to win Olympic gold on a wet and humid morning at Odaiba Marine Park. The gruelling race, which involves a 1.5km swim, 40km bik

Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal of the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, dominating the 1,500-meter freestyle, just as she was expected to. For Ledecky, the 1,500 victory in 15 minutes 37.34 seconds c

American gymnast Simone Biles watches the team finals after leaving the competition due to mental health concerns on July 27. Marijan Murat/picture alliance/dpa/Getty Images USA gymnast Simone Biles

Maggie MacNeil, of Canada, leaves the pool after winning the women's 100m butterfly final at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: EPA-EFE

The women's gymnastics team final didn't go as anyone expected, as Simone Biles exited the competition after her first apparatus, but Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles stepped up in a big w

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Image 1 of 15 Jolanda Neff (Switzerland) storms to Olympic women's mountain bike gold in Tokyo (Image credit: Getty Images) Image 2 of 15 A clean sweep for Switzerland in the Olympic Games women's mou

For the first time, surfing is on the Olympic stage. The surfing event will last for three days and has to run within the dates from July 25 to August 1. The reason for this window? Not all waves are

Tokyo Olympic Games on the BBC Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds

Pre-race and fan favourite Flora Duffy put years of injury and illness well and truly behind her on Tuesday 27 July when she became the 2020 Olympic champion in a dominant display from start to finish

Luka Doncic scores 48 points in Olympic debut as Slovenia wins opener over Argentina Luka Doncic made a spectacular Olympic debut with 48 points, tied for the second-highest total in men's basketball

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TOKYO — The finish line of the men’s triathlon Monday morning looked something like a battlefield scene, bodies sprawled out on ground, trainers coming to the aid of overheated athletes, even a few be

Japan's Mima Ito, left, and Jun Mizutani react during the table tennis mixed doubles gold medal match against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo

The Philippines' 97-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics is over after Hidilyn Diaz triumphed in the women's 55kg weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. The 30-year-old Zamboanga native cleared 127kg in

INTRODUCTION Our coverage of tonight's final is being provided free to all our readers. Please support us What a day, what a result, what an achievement. Take a bow Cheung Ka-long, you are an Olympi

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By Sean Miyaguchi, KYODO NEWS - 19 hours ago - 22:20 | All, Sports, News Japan's Abe siblings completed a golden judo double at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, with younger sister Uta winning the women

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TOKYO – Lee Kiefer practiced on a fencing strip in her parents’ basement when COVID-19 kept her from visiting her club in Louisville, Ky. On Sunday she fenced at the Tokyo Games – and became the firs

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Image 1 of 32 (Image credit: Getty Images) Image 2 of 32 Kiesenhofer digs deep (Image credit: Bettini Photo) Image 3 of 32 Kiesenhofer crosses the line (Image credit: Bettini Photo) Image 4 of 32 Van

Jeff Bezos' flight into space generated more interest from the public than Richard Branson's, and both billionaires overshadowed their respective space companies. Why it matters: Data shows an outsiz

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ Tokyo Olympic organizers say there have been early tra

The team of Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris and Bronte Campbell lowered the 3:30.05 Australia set at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to reinforce their dominance of the event. Canada came seco

New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp, 58, died Thursday after a bicycle accident that occurred five days earlier. "While his family, friends and players still had so much to learn from him and de