Tag: Women’s sports
US rider Winder into leader’s jersey at Giro d’Italia Donne
CUNEO, Italy — Ruth Winder slipped into the leader's pink jersey Friday after her Trek-Segafredo team won the opening team trial of the Giro...
Richardson tests for marijuana, will miss Olympic 100
American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
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Japan’s Momota looks for badminton gold at Tokyo Games
TOKYO — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Rio saw a clear end to Chinese dominance in badminton, though there were still reminders of its traditional power....
Flueckiger, Ferrand-Prevot win mountain bike World Cup races
LES GETS, France — Swiss champion Mathias Flueckiger and world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot cemented their status among favorites to win the mountain bike gold...
Emma Hayes extends contract as Chelsea women’s manager
LONDON — Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes signed a contract extension on Friday after leading the team to the English title and its first...
China looks to extend table tennis domination at Tokyo Games
TOKYO — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: China won all four gold medals in Rio. It was China versus China in the women’s singles gold medal...
3×3 basketball making its debut at the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — WHAT’S NEW: Everything. The Olympics website calls this version of hoops “exciting, urban and innovative.” It was added to the program for...
Overdue Sabalenka on verge of breakthrough at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — No. 2-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is into the second week at Wimbledon and on the verge of a career breakthrough.
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Jade Jones, Wu Jingyu chase 3 golds at Olympic taekwondo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: South Korea topped the medals table with two golds and three bronzes. ... Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan's first Olympic medal in...
Golden opportunity: College-bound Olympians look to cash in
Maggie Nichols just laughs when asked if she plans on asking Under Armour where her check is.
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