Tag: Olympic games
Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener
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
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
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...
NSW wins toss, bats 1st in Australian domestic cricket final
BRISBANE, Australia — 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
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It's been three years since Andrew Weibrecht retired from the U.S. Ski team, but the mountains always beckon.
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Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option
TOKYO — Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went...
‘Distance makes sense:’ Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
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
LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...
Australian Olympians prepare for a Tokyo Games like no other
SYDNEY — Australian athletes are preparing for a games like no other before them when the Tokyo Olympics start on July 23 — 100...
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
NEW YORK — With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony...
