World number one Nelly Korda will begin her quest for a second major title alongside Japan’s Nasa Hataoka and England’s Charley Hull in the opening two rounds of the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie, Scotland, this week. The 23-year-old American, who claimed gold at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this month, is aiming to win her…

The Olympics happened this summer. Don’t worry if you missed them, most people did, with the Tokyo Olympics losing nearly half the viewers who tuned into the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro. Pundits are listing all sorts of reasons for this decline in viewership: the significant time difference between the United States and…

Brazilian soccer team members appeared in American brand Nike shirts at the Tokyo Olympics’ award ceremony instead of Chinese-sponsored tracksuits, causing a stir in Chinese state-run media. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) vowed to take action against Brazilian soccer authorities in response. Brazil beat Spain in extra time on Aug. 7, winning gold for men’s…

As the Tokyo Summer Olympics closed on Aug. 8, attention has turned back to the controversy surrounding the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics games ran relatively smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic, although it was not open to spectators. The United States scored the most gold medals with 39, with China coming in second…

TOKYO—Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Why? A historic haul of medals. Japan had its best Olympic production in every category: the most gold medals (27), the most overall…

TOKYO—By the time she reached the 65th and final lap of her eight-day Olympic odyssey, Sifan Hassan’s neck had seized up and she couldn’t turn her head. She could barely breathe and she couldn’t feel her arms anymore. As she neared the end, she couldn’t see properly and thought “why did they move the finish…

TOKYO–Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin on Saturday with a best throw of 87.58 meters to claim an historic first Olympic athletics gold medal for India. The Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch won silver with 86.67 meters and Vitezslav Vesely claimed the bronze with 85.44. Chopra, the 2018 Commonwealth champion, seized the lead with a throw…

YOKOHAMA–Brazil retained their Olympic football title with substitute Malcom scoring an extra-time winner in a 2–1 victory over Spain in the men’s gold medal match on Saturday. After the game ended 1–1 in normal time, Malcom raced onto a diagonal ball from Antony and got the better of Jesus Vallejo before driving the winner into…

The U.S. men’s basketball team on Saturday won the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. Team USA took down France 87–82, powered by 29 points from Kevin Durant. Durant, 32, of Washington, led all scorers and ended with his third gold medal, capping a revenge game against a team that beat the Americans in…

April Ross and Alix Klineman won gold in women’s beach volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics, besting Australian counterparts in two sets on Friday. Ross and Klineman took down Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar 21-15 and 21-16 to take gold. The match lasted 43 minutes. Ross, 39, of California, already had a bronze medal…