Tag: Summer Olympic games
Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic entry lists
WIMBLEDON, England — Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Australia’s Ash Barty are on the entry lists for the Tokyo...
Norway’s Karsten Warholm breaks 400 hurdles world record
OSLO, Norway — Two-time world champion Karsten Warholm broke a 29-year-old world record in the 400-meter hurdles Thursday in the Diamond League meet.
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US women’s hoops looks for seventh consecutive gold medal
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United...
Woodruff out, Huck in for US mountain bike team in Tokyo
U.S. mountain bike champion Chloe Woodruff withdrew from the American team headed to the Olympics this month and was replaced by Erin Huck, who...
Belgium men, Netherlands women seek gold at Tokyo Olympics
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Auriemma defends selection of 5 UConn players for US team
STORRS, Conn. — UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is defending his role in the selection of five former Huskies to the US women's...
Tokyo 2020: 3 new events spice up Olympic swimming schedule
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Michael Phelps won five golds and a silver to close out his career as the winningest Olympian in history. American Simone...
FIFA confirms roster changes for Olympic soccer
FIFA has confirmed that Olympic soccer rosters can include 22 players, but only 18 can be available for individual matches.
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Tokyo 2020: China looks to repeat Olympic diving dominance
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: China remains the dominant force in the sport, having won seven of eight gold medals in 2016. The Chinese followed up...
Toyko 2020: Early morning marathon swimming in Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Sharon van Rouwendaal and Ferry Weertman made it a Dutch sweep of the gold medals competing off hot and sunny Copacabana...
