Team USA advanced to the semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, defeating Spain in men’s basketball in a close match. The Americans fell behind in the first quarter but won the next three splits, finishing 95–81 and topping its longtime rival and the No. 2 team in the world. Kevin Durant led the Americans…
US Men’s Basketball Tops Rival Spain in Olympics, Advance to Semifinals
Team GB Rules the Waves With Double Gold Medal Wins
Tearful family members watched on as Team GB ruled the waves in Tokyo with sailors scooping double Olympic gold medal glory on Tuesday. Giles Scott won gold in the men’s Finn class, Britain’s sixth successive title in the event, shortly after fellow sailors Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell narrowly claimed first in the men’s 49er….
Simone Biles Likely Hit ‘Reset’ Button: Psychologist
Simone Biles likely hit the “reset” button and got back to basics before feeling ready to return to action at the Tokyo Olympics where she took a pause to focus on her mental health, a sports psychologist said on Monday. Biles sent a shock through the Olympics when she withdrew from last week’s team competition…
No Keeping Her Down: After a Fall, Busy Hassan Gets a Gold
TOKYO—Sifan Hassan scored two remarkable victories on the Olympic track Monday. Her gold-medal run in the women’s 5,000 meters came a mere 11 hours after she picked herself up from a scary fall on the final lap of her 1,500-meter heat to not only finish that race—but win it, as well. Those two wins kept…
Puerto Rico’s Camacho-Quinn Wins Gold in Women’s 100M Hurdles
TOKYO—Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the women’s 100 meters hurdles gold on Monday, blitzing the field despite hitting one hurdle to finish in 12.37 seconds at Tokyo’s spectator-free Olympic Stadium. American world record holder Kendra Harrison won silver in 12.52 and Jamaican Megan Tapper took bronze in 12.55. Camacho-Quinn exploded off the blocks and strode…
US Women’s Soccer Team Loses to Canada, Gold and Silver out of Reach
The Canadian women’s soccer team has defeated the United States after a penalty kick handed them a 1-0 semifinal victory on Monday. The win means that the four-time gold medalist team is knocked out of the gold and silver medal competitions, but remains in the running for the bronze medal game that will be held…
US Women’s Soccer Team Loses to Canada, Will Play for Bronze
Canada defeated the U.S. women’s national soccer team 1–0 in a Tokyo Olympics semifinal on Aug. 2, meaning that the pre-tournament favorites will miss out on the chance to even play for the gold medal. It’s the second straight Olympics the U.S. team has failed to reach the gold medal game. Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty…
US Volleyball Team Beats Italy in Full-Set Battle Despite Thompson’s Absence
August 2, 2021
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TOKYO—The United States defeated Italy in a see-saw five-set battle at the Ariake Arena on Monday to finish on top in Pool B of the women’s volleyball preliminaries, overcoming the absence of injured ace spiker Jordan Thompson and another injury. Thompson, who sat out the match after spraining her ankle on Saturday, watched as setter…
Canada Upsets US With 1-0 Win in Women’s Soccer
KASHIMA, Japan—Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect against Canada on Monday night and the Americans won’t play for a fifth Olympic gold medal. Lloyd’s look in the 86th minute with the United States trailing by a goal hit the crossbar as Canada won 1-0…
Belarus Athlete Enters Poland’s Embassy in Tokyo After Refusing to Return Home
August 2, 2021
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TOKYO—A Belarusian athlete at the center of an Olympic standoff with her own country walked into Poland’s embassy in Japan on Monday, a day after refusing to board a flight home she said she was being forced to take against her wishes by her team. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, would seek asylum in Poland, said a…
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