Olympic badminton champion Marin injured, won’t defend title
MADRID — Olympic badminton champion Carolina MarÃn will not defend her title at the Tokyo Games because of a knee injury.
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Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp
SYDNEY — Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
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US men miss qualifying for Olympic 3-on-3 basketball debut
GRAZ, Austria — When the 3-on-3 street version of basketball makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, the United States men’s team won’t be there.
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Wieters dropped from US Olympic qualifying roster
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Catcher Matt Wieters has been dropped from the U.S. roster for Olympic baseball qualifying that starts Monday.
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East champs no more, the Heat start to look to what’s next
MIAMI — Not even an hour into the offseason, Jimmy Butler was already looking ahead.
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Dan Hughes, 66, abruptly retires as coach of Seattle Storm
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement on Sunday, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA...
South Africa shows the complexities of IOC’s vaccine offer
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa has decided to vaccinate its Olympic athletes against COVID-19 with surplus local doses which were about to...
No Tokyo Games for rugby sevens gold medalist Emilee Cherry
SYDNEY — Emilee Cherry won’t be at the Tokyo Olympics to help Australia defend the gold medal it won in women's rugby sevens at...
Japan to extend virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake
TOKYO — Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels...
German gymnast Nguyen out of Olympics with knee injury
FRANKFURT, Germany — German gymnast Marcel Nguyen, who won Olympic all-around and parallel bars silver in 2012, will miss the Tokyo Olympics and fears...