Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
Belgium men, Netherlands women seek gold at Tokyo Olympics
FIELD HOCKEY
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO:
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Olympic Baseball Preview Capsule
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Baseball was dropped for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. It has been dropped again for the 2024 Paris Games and is...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at...
Rio de Janeiro police evict tent city of pandemic ‘refugees’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Police started evicting hundreds of homeless families from a recently established tent city near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, an...
Doncic, Slovenia continue roll through Olympic qualifying
Luka Doncic and Slovenia are two wins from the Tokyo Olympics.
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With Walsh Jennings out, new generation hits the beach
London Olympics organizers erected a 25-foot statue of two-time defending champion Kerri Walsh Jennings in St. James’ Park, just a short stroll from the...
Ederson gets start over Alisson for Brazil’s Copa QF match
RIO DE JANEIRO — Goalkeeper Ederson will start Brazil's Copa America quarterfinals match against Chile, taking the place of the once-unchallenged Alisson.
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Veteran Thiago Silva eyes World Cup and Maldini-style career
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ahead of Brazil’s Copa America quarterfinal against Chile on Friday, Brazil defender Thiago Silva has one particular player on his...
Neymar and Sanchez return for Copa America knockout match
RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Brazil and Chile will have their star players back in action when they meet in the Copa America...
Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96
MIAMI — Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America's telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television...
