Olympics

Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener

0
MONACO — This year's Diamond League will open in Britain for the first time with Gateshead replacing Rabat as the season's first host city,...

Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy

0
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his...

Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only

0
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled

0
<p>TOKYO &mdash; The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...

100-meter champ Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban

0
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland &mdash; The fastest man in the world, American sprinter Christian Coleman, will miss the Tokyo Olympics after failing Friday in an appeal...

‘Distance makes sense:’ Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000

0
PRETORIA, South Africa — Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships on Thursday in a personal-best time and then...

ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14

0
LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...

NSW wins toss, bats 1st in Australian domestic cricket final

0
<p>BRISBANE, Australia &mdash; Defending champion New South Wales won the toss on Thursday and decided to bat first in the domestic first-class Sheffield Shield...

Super-G ace Andrew Weibrecht back on skis for Make-A-Wish

0
<p>LAKE PLACID, N.Y. &mdash; It's been three years since Andrew Weibrecht retired from the U.S. Ski team, but the mountains always beckon.</p> ...

Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option

0
<p>TOKYO &mdash; Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went...