Tag: Summer Olympic games
Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
TOKYO — It may be too little, too late.
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Olympic badminton champion Marin injured, won’t defend title
MADRID — Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marín will not defend her title at the Tokyo Games because of a knee injury.
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Australian softball squad flies to Japan for Olympic camp
SYDNEY — Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
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US men miss qualifying for Olympic 3-on-3 basketball debut
GRAZ, Austria — When the 3-on-3 street version of basketball makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, the United States men’s team won’t be there.
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Dan Hughes, 66, abruptly retires as coach of Seattle Storm
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement on Sunday, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA...
No Tokyo Games for rugby sevens gold medalist Emilee Cherry
SYDNEY — Emilee Cherry won’t be at the Tokyo Olympics to help Australia defend the gold medal it won in women's rugby sevens at...
German gymnast Nguyen out of Olympics with knee injury
FRANKFURT, Germany — German gymnast Marcel Nguyen, who won Olympic all-around and parallel bars silver in 2012, will miss the Tokyo Olympics and fears...
Badminton World Federation freezes rankings for Tokyo Games
KUALA LUMPUR — Former top-ranked badminton player Saina Nehwal will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the Badminton World Federation froze the rankings on Friday...
Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...
Liz Cambage among Australian women to play at Tokyo Olympics
BRISBANE, Australia — Liz Cambage was included Wednesday in the 12-women Australian basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics, ending an earlier saga in which...
