Belmont Stakes runner-up Hot Rod Charlie has been installed as the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. For the first time in the history of the Grade I stakes at the Jersey Shore racetrack, the race drew all three second-place finishers in the recent Triple Crown events for 3-year-olds. Kentucky…
FINA Suspends 2 Russian Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing body FINA. Alexandr Kudashev and Veronika Popova Andrusenko were suspended based on evidence supplied by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to FINA. It said the evidence came from WADA’s examination of materials recovered…
Britain Women’s Soccer Team Will Take a Knee at Olympics
The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the IOC relaxed its rules this month to allow Olympic athletes to make gestures of protest in the field of play at…
Olympic Athletes to Put on Own Medals at Tokyo Ceremonies
TOKYO—Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. The “very significant change” to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed Wednesday by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media on…
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics After Doping Ban
KYIV, Ukraine—Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned for four years following a failed drug test. The Ukrainian gymnast tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in August 2020 and was banned after a ruling by the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation, which hears disciplinary cases in…
‘Zero Audience’ For 80 Percent of Tokyo Olympic Venues To Prevent Spread of CCP Virus
More than 80 percent of the Tokyo Olympic venues will have “zero audience” due to a rebound of the CCP virus pandemic in Japan. Muto Toshiro, secretary-general of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, suggested that the estimated ticket revenue was initially 90 billion yen ($817 million), and it would now plummet to several billion yen….
Jill Biden to Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON—First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases. Biden will attend the opening ceremony on July 23 without President Joe Biden. It will be her first…
Busch Brothers Closing in on Allisons’ Record for Cup Wins
HAMPTON, Ga. —The Busch brothers are banging on the Allisons’ rear bumper for the top spot on the list of NASCAR Cup Series wins by siblings. On Sunday, however, the sibling rivalry between Kurt and Kyle Busch was the story. Thanks to Kurt’s win over runner-up Kyle at Atlanta Motor Speedway, each has two wins…
‘A Horrible Way To End It’: England Fans Despair After Crushing Penalties Loss
Fans embraced, collapsed, and cried as England’s Euro 2020 dreams came to a crushing end on penalties. Supporters across the country who had cheered and agonised through the 90 minutes and extra time were distraught after Italy claimed victory. In Trafalgar Square some fans began singing the national anthem, cheering the Three Lions’ accomplishments despite…
20 Slams! Djokovic Wins Wimbledon to Tie Federer, Nadal
WIMBLEDON, England—Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6–7 (4), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 in the Wimbledon final. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic earned a third consecutive championship at the All England Club and sixth overall. He adds that to nine titles…
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