US men seeking 4th consecutive Olympic basketball gold
Kobe Bryant, a few months before he died, made an appearance at the Basketball World Cup in China and was asked about the future...
Most of the top men no longer ducking shot at Olympic gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Inbee Park of South Korea had not faced top competition in two months because of a thumb injury and was under...
2 new weight classes for women boxers in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Uzbekistan heralded its arrival as an Olympic boxing powerhouse by topping the medals table with three golds and seven total. ......
Veteran Alves but no Neymar as Brazil eyes soccer gold again
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Brazil winning gold lifted the footballing mood of the nation two years after a humiliating, 7-1 loss to Germany at the...
Fencing returns with old rivalries and more medals than ever
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Russia's Yana Egorian won the women's sabre, denying longtime rivals Sofya Velikaya and Olha Kharlan an individual Olympic gold medal to...
Aussie co-captains back on rugby 7s women’s squad for Tokyo
SYDNEY — Co-captains Shannon Parry and Sharni Williams are among five players returning to the defending champion Australia women’s rugby sevens side for the...
Mixed teams to make debut in triathlon at Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Gwen Jorgensen gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in the sport. It was an incredible performance from Jorgensen,...
Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks
TOKYO — Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks,...
Rowing sees return of old names in new boats for Tokyo Games
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: New Zealand's Mahé Drysdale defended his single sculls gold medal in a photo-finish duel with Croatia's Damir Martin. Great Britain topped...
Japanese judokas take center stage at Budokan in Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Japan topped the medal table again with three golds and 12 total, reasserting itself as the sport's dominant team behind fearsome...