Tag: Australia
Kyrgios pulls out of Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds
SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia’s tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo’s governor confirmed a ban on fans in the...
Triathlete rides out the pandemic on her way to Tokyo Games
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian triathlete Ashleigh Gentle had just finished a training session at her temporary base of Cairns in north Queensland state. Hot,...
Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges
BANGKOK — Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to implement tough restrictions...
Former Cavs G Dellavedova signs 3-year deal with Melbourne
CLEVELAND — Matthew Dellavedova is taking his game back Down Under.
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No. 1 Barty beats 2018 champ Kerber to reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — It might have been difficult for Ash Barty to imagine that a trip to her first Wimbledon final was just around...
Faster, brighter: Olympics a ‘game changer’ for rugby sevens
BRISBANE, Australia — For six days, fit, strong Olympians hurled themselves at each other and at the tryline in short, sharp busts.
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Olympic travel a big challenge for some Pacific Island teams
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Famous athletes in sports like tennis and golf heading to the Tokyo Olympics will probably arrive in Japan at the...
NBA’s Mills to be one of Australia’s Olympic flag bearers
SYDNEY — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at...
Health big issue for swimming’s Tokyo-bound Campbell sisters
Cate Campbell got “a huge wake-up call” when she went in for a routine checkup and discovered that she had skin cancer on her...
Tuwai back as Fijian men defend Olympic rugby sevens gold
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Rio de Janeiro gold medalist Jerry Tuwai will captain the defending champion Fiji men’s team in the rugby sevens tournament...
