Tag: Women’s sports
AP Sportlight
July 2
1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at...
No. 3-seeded Svitolina overpowered at Wimbledon by Linette
WIMBLEDON, England — No. 3-seeded Elina Svitolina became the latest upset victim in the Wimbledon women’s draw when she lost in the second round...
Ready to roll: Skateboarding set to wow on Olympic debut
TOKYO — WHAT’S NEW: Absolutely everything. Skateboarding is one of four sports making their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, along with karate, surfing...
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...
Old names, new teams highlight Tokyo beach volleyball field
TOKYO — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: When Germans Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst took gold in 2016, they had to ask the bronze medal-winner what...
Belgium men, Netherlands women seek gold at Tokyo Olympics
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Boxing aims for calm, cool Olympics after years of drama
After a half-decade of turmoil and drama at the highest levels of Olympic boxing, the sport's trip to Tokyo looks as if it could...
Defending champions aim to dominate again on the water
By The Associated Press — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Hungary's Danuta Kozák was the star, winning gold in three of the four women’s competitions in...
Skateboarding and the Olympics: New friends, put to the test
CHELLES, France — For skateboarding, a sport where the No. 1 rule is that there are no rules, the straight jacket of the Olympic...
Australia’s Fox targeting gold in women’s kayak slalom
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: France's Denis Gargaud Chanu won an unexpected gold in the men's canoe slalom in his first Olympics. Slovakia's Matej Benus earned...
