Arsenal sign Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu from Bologna

The Premier League club said the player has agreed a "long-term" contract, believed to be an initial four-year deal with the option of a further ...

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Kei Nishikori beats Italy’s Salvatore Caruso to move into U.S. Open second round

Nishikori withstood a fightback from Caruso on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 win.

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PGA Tour to crack down on ‘Brooksie’ taunts of Bryson DeChambeau

PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan said Tuesday that fans taunting Bryson DeChambeau by addressing him with the name of his arch-rival Brooks Koepka risked expulsion ...

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Athletes with intellectual disability battle for Paralympic space

Despite the growth of the Paralympic movement, the number of sports available to people with a range of different intellectual impairments remains fairly limited.

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From dump truck disaster to Paralympics gold: China’s ‘Flying Fish’

Playing in the street as a 3-year-old, Jiang Yuyan's life almost ended when she was run over by a dump truck. Just 13 years later, ...

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Day 7 recap: Afghan Paralympian beats the odds to compete in Tokyo

Cyclist Keiko Sugiura becomes Japan's oldest ever Paralympic gold medalist, winning the women's C1-3 road time trial at Fuji Speedway.

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British sprinter Jonnie Peacock proud to be part of Paralympic track thriller

"If that's not an advert for Paralympic sport in 11 seconds, I don't know what is."

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Yui Kamiji advances to wheelchair tennis semifinal

Japanese star beats Zhu Zhenzhen 7-5, 6-1 in a difficult quarterfinal at Ariake Tennis Park.

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How two Afghan Paralympians defied the odds to get from Kabul to Tokyo

Their evacuation and eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple stops and many helping hands.

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‘A huge step forward’: NHK brings human touch to computer-generated sign-language commentary

The move is the national broadcaster’s most ambitious initiative yet to bring a variety of content to Japan’s deaf population.

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Takashi Inui back at Cerezo Osaka after decade in Europe

"I'll give my best at Cerezo Osaka to deliver fun soccer to kids around Osaka and Japan," said Inui, who will wear the No. 23 ...

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Japan swimming veteran Mayumi Narita gets fairytale ending

At 51, the 15-time gold medalist says that her Paralympic journey 'went by like a flash.'

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Naomi Osaka kicks off U.S. Open title defense with straight sets win

The evening marked a reassuring return to form for Osaka, who crashed out in the third round of the Tokyo Olympics and the Western & ...

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Simone Biles says mental health problems began before Tokyo Olympics

"I think it was just the stress factor ... even I didn't know I was going through it until it just happened," the 24-year-old ...

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Japan’s Shinya Wada wins silver in men’s T11 1,500 meters

The 44-year-old Wada won in 4 minutes and 5.27 seconds. Yeltsin Jacques of Brazil won gold in a world record time of 3:57.60.

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Keiko Sugiura wins gold in women’s cycling road time trial

Sugiura won the women's C1-3 road cycling time trial at the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday, becoming Japan's oldest-ever gold medalist at 50.

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Day 6 recap: Paralympic track thriller as Felix Streng unseats Jonnie Peacock in 100-meter dash

Japan's Takayuki Suzuki adds to his swimming medal haul but host nation fails to win any golds.

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India’s Sumit Antil smashes world record three times on way to gold

Once Antil was out of attempts, the world record stood at 68.55 meters, which gave him the gold medal by a wide margin.

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Stuart Robinson reflects after Britain’s stunning gold medal run in wheelchair rugby

Robinson, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan, helped lead a team that few had high aspirations for past favored Japan in the semifinals ...

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Paralympics a chance to show how horses help humans heal

Horse therapy, also known as equine-assisted therapy, provides physical, cognitive and psychological benefits.

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Paralympic disability categories under fire over fairness

Ten types of impairment are accepted at the Paralympics, broadly covering physical, visual, and intellectual disabilities.

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Lionel Messi makes Ligue 1 debut as Mbappe shines for PSG

Fans were rewarded in the 66th minute when the Argentinian replaced the disappointing Neymar.

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Formula One under fire after Belgian Grand Prix ‘farce’

After a delay of more than three hours in the cold and rain, crowds got to see only a few processional laps behind the safety ...

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Cooling measures all the more crucial for Paralympic athletes

Temperatures have regularly topped 30 degrees Celsius since the start of the Olympics more than a month ago, and the high heat is set to ...

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Terunofuji takes his place as yokozuna in latest sumo rankings

Since battling his way back to the elite makuuchi division in July 2020, Terunofuji has won three of seven tournaments and twice finished runner-up.

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No game for old men: The precision art of Paralympic boccia

The game traces its roots back to Ancient Greece and Egypt and is thought to be one of the oldest sports played by humans.

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Day 5 recap: Afghan Paralympians in tears as Great Britain lights up Super Sunday

Naohide Yamaguchi swims to gold as Tomoki Sato completes an athletics double.

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Tomoki Sato wins second gold of Tokyo Paralympics in T52 1,500 meters

Tomoki Sato took Japan's gold medal tally to four with the victory at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Mami Tani, who helped bring the Games to Tokyo, ends triathlon with a smile and some tears

"I've competed in four of these up to now and even though I don't have any Paralympic medals, I still think I got a really ...

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Japan’s Naohide Yamaguchi wins gold in men’s SB14 100-meter breaststroke

Yamaguchi won gold in the the men's SB14 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday to give the host nation a second Paralympic title in the pool.

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Japan takes bronze in wheelchair rugby with impressive 60-52 win over Australia

Japan may not be leaving the Paralympic wheelchair rugby competition with the medal it was hoping for, but it’s not leaving empty-handed either.

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Afghan Paralympians to compete in Tokyo after evacuation

Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were evacuated last weekend to France from the Taliban-controlled country in a "major global operation," the IPC said.

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Day 4 recap: Fencing superstar Beatrice Vio repeats Rio gold as Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo

Japan wins its first two Paralympic medals in triathlon but the host nation's dream of wheelchair rugby gold ends in a 55-49 semifinal loss to ...

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Italian fencing star Beatrice ‘Bebe’ Vio defends Paralympic gold in Tokyo

Italian sensation Beatrice “Bebe” Vio came to Tokyo to defend her gold medal in wheelchair fencing. Mission accomplished.

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American Nick Mayhugh goes from soccer to track to the top of Paralympic podium

Mayhugh was a soccer player a little over a year ago and admits he’s still learning how to be a track and field athlete. Luckily, ...

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Great Britain’s bruising defense proves too much for Japan in wheelchair rugby semifinals

The Japanese earned bronze at the Rio Games in 2016 and will hope to do the same in Tokyo after a 55-49 defeat Saturday.

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Wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden wins 18th Paralympic medal

McFadden said she was "on cloud nine" after winning her 18th Paralympic medal on Saturday, four years after blood clots almost ended her career.

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Bhutan team aims to boost national happiness index with nation’s Paralympic debut

Bhutan is represented at the Paralympics by a trio of athletes hoping to promote a bigger role in sports and society for people with disabilities ...

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Paralympic triathlete who helped Spain fight COVID-19 wins gold

During Spain's strict lockdown last year, Paralympic triathlon champion Susana Rodriguez trained furiously at home and helped fight the coronavirus in her job as a ...

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Japan’s Hideki Uda wins silver and Satoru Yoneoka bronze in Paralympic triathlon

It was the first time for Japan to win any Paralympic medals in triathlon since the sport was introduced at the previous 2016 Rio de ...

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Tokyo Paralympics-linked COVID-19 cases top 200 in two weeks

No athletes or individuals staying in the athletes' village tested positive for the second straight day, the organizing committee said.

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Day 3 recap: Wheelchair racer Tomoki Sato pushes to gold as athletics provides bulk of medals

The gold medal is Japan's first in athletics at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Polish Paralympic cyclist suspended after positive EPO test

Marcin Polak, who just won a bronze at the Tokyo Games, will not be allowed to participate in his second race.

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Tomoki Sato delivers Japan’s second Paralympic gold medal

Both gold and bronze won by the host country in the T52 400 meters

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Japanese Paralympic judoka with visual impairment hit by autonomous bus in athletes village

Aramitsu Kitazono has been left with injuries that will take about two weeks to heal after being hit by an autonomous bus in the athletes ...

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When Paralympians need repairs, help is around the corner

Ottobock has been a Paralympic partner since 1988 and the ultimate goal is to keep the athletes on the field.

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Elite pilots fuel recruitment drive in Paralympic tandem cycling

An influx of nondisabled champions acting as pilots for visually impaired Paralympic cyclists is fueling something of an arms race in the tandem competition.

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Takayuki Suzuki remains focused on more medals after winning Japan’s first gold

Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki remains on track to meet his goal of winning a medal in every event in which he competes in at the Tokyo ...

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Tokyo Paralympic tennis matches on outdoor courts delayed due to heat

Organizers decided to suspend matches at 11 a.m. on all nine outdoor courts at Ariake Tennis Park.

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From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history

McGrory’s story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective ...

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Ball kid set to hustle for Paralympic wheelchair tennis heroes

On the Tokyo Paralympic tennis courts over the next two weeks, 16-year-old Airi Onuma will not be hitting balls, but chasing them.

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Japan’s Kenya Karasawa and Shinya Wada take Paralympic silver and bronze in men’s T11 5,000m

In his Paralympics debut, Kenya Karasawa surged forward with a lap to go and scorched past most of the field to finish second in the ...

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Prosthetic fit key to runner Sae Tsuji’s bid to return to Paralympic podium

"Momentum helped me win (a bronze in Rio) when I didn't really understand what the Paralympics are all about," Tsuji said.

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Day 2 recap: Youngest Paralympian swims for change in Tokyo

Records continue to tumble on the second day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Japan’s wheelchair rugby and basketball teams continue strong starts to Paralympics

Japan's wheelchair rugby team maintained an unbeaten record at the Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday with a 60-51 defeat of Denmark for their second win in ...

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Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki wins Japan’s first gold of the Tokyo Paralympics

Suzuki finished in 1 minute, 21.58 seconds, passing Italy's Luigi Beggiato, who took silver, on the second length of the pool to win by 1.63 ...

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China’s Guo Lingling sets records on her way to dominant Paralympic powerlifting gold

Chinese powerlifter Guo Lingling used her first attempt of the day to deliver a message to the rest of the field: Silver and bronze were ...

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Past and present collide at Tokyo Games for Japanese powerlifter

Hiroshi Miura had occasionally worked at Tokyo International Forum as an event staff member before becoming a Paralympian. On Thursday, he was back at the ...

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Overseas staffer becomes first Tokyo Paralympics-linked COVID-19 case to be hospitalized

Organizers said a total of 15 Games-related people, including two athletes, had tested positive for the virus and that the hospitalized patients' condition was not ...

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Ugandan teen looks to change attitudes after Paralympic debut

Husnah Kukundakwe said she felt like she could "touch the clouds" after making her debut at the Games on Thursday.

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Racing cars are about to start running on wine dregs

Automakers and energy giants are rethinking the environmental impact of motorsports and next year’s edition of the world’s oldest endurance race will be won in ...

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Freedom to swim: Afghan refugee competes in Tokyo Paralympics

Eight years after Abbas Karimi escaped Afghanistan, he led the parade of nations into the stadium at the Paralympics’ opening ceremony on Tuesday night.

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Naomi Osaka aims to defend U.S. Open crown with Barty leading top rivals

The 23-year-old Japanese star lit the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, but has played only two matches since the Olympics.

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History beckons for Novak Djokovic after epic Grand Slam journey

Novak Djokovic will make his case to be ranked as the greatest champion in men's tennis history at this year's U.S. Open, where he seeks ...

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‘World’s oldest’ kayaker eyes Paralympic medal at fourth Games

Pascale Bercovitch has failed to win a medal at her three previous Paralympic Games, but said she remains hopeful because "she's a better athlete at ...

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Pyeongchang sit ski champion Momoka Muraoka set to make Summer Paralympic debut

Muraoka is hoping to provide the same kind of excitement she did in Pyeongchang, where she won half of Japan's 10 medals.

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Fun the secret to success for Japan’s youngest medalist

Fourteen-year-old Miyuki Yamada makes history in the pool at the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Day 1 recap: Paralympics start with Japan teenager making history in pool

Records tumble in the pool and on the cycling track on day one of the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Japan holds off France in wheelchair rugby opener at Tokyo Paralympics

Japan's Daisuke Ikezaki helped fire up his teammates with a speech at halftime.

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Japan routs Australia in women’s wheelchair basketball opener

Veteran forward Mari Amimoto said Japan must not get carried away with its big win over a regional rival.

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14-year-old swimmer Miyuki Yamada wins Japan’s first medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Yamada won silver in the 100-meter backstroke S2 class, finishing behind reigning Paralympic and world champion Yip Pin Xiu of Singapore.

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In Paralympic goalball, silence isn’t just golden — it’s everything

Goalball is a Paralympic sport played by visually impaired athletes who have to rely on their sense of hearing and communication between points in order ...

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Nearly a quarter of Tokyo households watched Paralympic opening ceremony

Preliminary data showed that the average viewership of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics — which aired live Tuesday partly on NHK's main channel — ...

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For the Faroe Islands, Paralympics offer rare chance to wave the flag on global stage

The archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is in the unique position of being recognized by the International Paralympic Committee but not the International ...

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Afghan Paralympians evacuated and safe, IPC says

Afghanistan's two Paralympic athletes have been safely evacuated from the country, the International Paralympic Committee said Wednesday, declining to specify their destination.The two taekwondo athletes, ...

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The Tokyo Paralympics, by the numbers

From TV viewers to venues, here are some key figures related to the Tokyo Paralympics, which opened Tuesday after a year's pandemic delay.

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Gold up for grabs as Tokyo Paralympics get underway

A total of 24 gold medals are being contested Wednesday in track cycling, wheelchair fencing and swimming.

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Ohtani quiet as Angels rack up 19 hits to send Orioles to 19th straight loss

Jo Adell delivered his second four-RBI game in a week to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a 14-8 win on Tuesday night and ...

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Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi calls out racism after abuse from Rangers fans

Furuhashi joined Celtic from J. League side Vissel Kobe over the summer and has quickly become a fan favorite after netting six goals in seven ...

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U.S. tennis body announces slate of mental health resources ahead of U.S. Open

The United States Tennis Association announced a mental health initiative for players on Tuesday, with the main draw of the U.S. Open kicking off next ...

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Crowd control a challenge as Paralympic marathons approach and COVID-19 spreads

Road races during a pandemic present a unique challenge when it comes to crowds, as organizers look to keep people away from the races in ...

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Rio Olympic men’s 400 IM champion Kosuke Hagino to retire

The 27-year-old also won the 200 IM silver in Rio but settled for sixth in that race this summer in his only individual event at ...

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Emperor hopes for good health and peace of mind for Paralympians in Tokyo

"I would like to join you in wishing all athletes the very best," Emperor Naruhito said in English at the Imperial Palace.

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‘Most important’ Paralympics arrive at starting line in Tokyo

The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has had specifically on people with disabilities have given added weight to the Games.

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Blade jumping champion puts Olympic discontent aside to focus on ‘being the best’

Markus "Blade Jumper" Rehm is well aware of concern in Japan about hosting the Games amid the pandemic, but has promised to do his part ...

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Australia to host rest of Rugby Championship after COVID-19 disruptions

Organizers had originally weighed whether to move games to South Africa or Britain amid lockdowns and tightening travel curbs in Australia and New Zealand.

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Celtic boss saddened by racist abuse toward Kyogo Furuhashi

Scottish champions Rangers said on Monday they had identified the fans who racially abused Furuhashi and indefinitely banned them from all of the club's games.

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First woman on Paralympic refugee team urges others to try sports

Alia Issa will be one of two flagbearers for the six-person refugee team at Tuesday's opening ceremony.

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Uncertainty and distress for Afghan cricketers after Taliban takeover

Despite the game's popularity with locals and Taliban fighters alike, Afghan athletes fear for their sport and their country.

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Paralympics a source of inspiration, says daughter of founder

Eva Loeffler says that despite an attitude shift, there is still work to be done to improve the lives of people with disabilities in other ...

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Safe in Spain, Afghan women’s basketball star hopes to play again

Nilofar Bayat arrived in Spain with the help of a Spanish journalist friend and has received "many offers" to play with wheelchair basketball teams.

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Paralympians say 1964 Tokyo Games changed perceptions of disability

Once treated as objects of pity, disabled athletes were inspired by how Paralympians around the world were living "normal" lives.

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Athletes to watch at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

A primer on 10 Paralympians who are poised to make their mark on the Games

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Paralympians eager to inspire others

Medals are an important part of the Paralympics, but for many competitors, it's also about showing the world what's possible.

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Wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda sets sights on third Paralympic singles gold

Kunieda, who strongly believes in "proving the value of the Paralympics," believes he is now poised to put on the type of show that will ...

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Understanding Paralympic impairment classifications

Classes for each sport at the Paralympics are determined by the impairment and the degree to which it affects an athlete.

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Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera joins 500-home run club

Cabrera is the first player to join the 500-homer club since David Ortiz, who was with the Red Sox when he hit No. 500 on ...

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2020 Tokyo Paralympics offer an opportunity for everyone to find their inner sportsperson

If the Olympics are typically celebrated for their athletic achievements, the Paralympics are no less deserving when it comes to the inspirational performances on display.

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Can the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics create a watershed moment in disability awareness in Japan?

Paralympians are poised to fight for medals and respect at a Games devoid of spectators.

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Excitement building as Tokyo Paralympics draw near

The 2020 Games will begin with Tuesday's opening ceremony at the National Stadium and competition will start at various venues the following day.

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Yordenis Ugas stuns Manny Pacquiao to retain WBA welterweight crown

In his first fight after a two-year absence from the ring, Pacquiao was made to look every bit of his 42 years as the younger ...

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Disabled rowers and able-bodied athletes competing in the same boat at Tokyo Paralympics

A coxed four Japanese rowing team is out to show its mixed-gender, multiple-impairment and able-bodied parts can deliver on a whole lot of potential.

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Springboks coach says South Africa ready to host Rugby Championship

"We would love to host, it would be good for the country," Nienaber told reporters after Saturday’s 29-10 victory over Argentina.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp rejoices as full crowds return to Anfield

"Obviously, everybody was really looking forward to this," Klopp said. "Our dreams were fulfilled atmosphere wise and that was the best 12:30 (kick-off) atmosphere we ...

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Tatsuhiro Shibata comes up big as BayStars bash Giants

Shibata played hero in both the field and at the plate on Saturday as a seventh-inning pitching change led to the Giants' collapse.

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Leo Ceara hat trick lifts Marinos to within four points of J1 lead

Despite seeing manager Ange Postecoglou leave for Celtic to be replaced by fellow Australian Kevin Muscat, F. Marinos extended their unbeaten run to 12 games.

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Tokyo Paralympic success all depends on COVID-19 control, says IPC head

As was the case with the Olympics, the Paralympics will be staged with Tokyo under a COVID-19 state of emergency, with people being asked to ...

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Catch of the day: Hideki Matsuyama hits ball into fan’s shirt

The 29-year-old reigning Masters champion struck the astonishing shot at the 10th hole during the PGA Northern Trust tournament.

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Allyson Felix prepares to take victory lap

For the 11-time Olympic medalist and 13-time World Champion, a bit of fun is long overdue.

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Chance to be ‘authentically myself’ worth more than medals for non-binary Olympian

Pictures of the American carrying a board showing "they/them" pronouns went viral, as Smith became one of the first Olympians to come out as non-binary.

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Fans chip in to help Paralympic dreams come true

Crowdfunding platforms are helping athletes afford the specialized equipment they need to realize their full potential.

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Refugee Paralympic athletes aim to inspire displaced and disabled people

The team is comprised of one woman and five men with roots in Afghanistan, Burundi, Iran and Syria.

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Pacquiao ready to reclaim WBA crown against Ugas

Pacquiao was stripped of his WBA title on grounds of "inactivity" earlier this year despite the global disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shohei Ohtani records career-high 112th hit as Angels rally to beat Tigers

Ohtani had a single in the third inning before legging out an infield single and coming home in the Angels' six-run sixth.

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Giants acquire controversial slugger Sho Nakata from Fighters

The Yomiuri Giants on Friday acquired Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters slugger Sho Nakata, who was indefinitely suspended from all top team and farm team games ...

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Tokyo Olympic champion Nelly Korda in 3-way tie for lead at Women’s British Open

World No. 1 Nelly Korda, No. 4 Kim Sei-young Kim and Madelene Sagstrom opened the Women's British Open with rounds of 5-under 67 at Carnoustie ...

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Ko Itakura joins Schalke on loan from Man City

Schalke has an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

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Naomi Osaka upset by No. 76 Jil Teichmann at Western & Southern Open

An error-prone Naomi Osaka was stunned 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Thursday.

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Former Afghanistan women’s soccer captain advises players to burn uniforms and delete photos

"What we are seeing is a country collapsing," Khalida Popal said. "All the pride, happiness to be there to empower women and men of the ...

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Naomi Osaka says stressful world might have increased anxiety

Osaka, who grew up in New York, sounded as if she is trying to come to grips with the mental issues that had been bothering ...

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Aaron Rodgers vows to enjoy 2021 with Packers

"I don't want a farewell tour," Rodgers said Wednesday. "I don't know what's going to happen after the season, but I'm going to enjoy it ...

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Paralympic head says no safe way to bring Afghan athletes to Tokyo

International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said Thursday his organization has no means to safely bring athletes from Afghanistan to Tokyo to compete after the ...

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Naomi Osaka rallies past Coco Gauff in return to WTA Tour

Naomi Osaka overcame a slow start for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Coco Gauff on Wednesday to reach the third round of the WTA ...

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Shohei Ohtani connects on 40th home run, pitches eight strong innings in victory

The 27-year-old Japanese star homered and got the pitching win in the same game for the first time since he moved to the majors in ...

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Ace Kodai Senga returns in style as Hawks pitch another shutout

"It's been a long time since I was able to flip the right switch," said Senga, who allowed two hits, issued one walk and hit ...

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IOC’s Thomas Bach to return to Tokyo for Paralympics opening ceremony

Bach is likely to arrive Monday, the day before the opening event at the National Stadium.

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F1’s Japanese Grand Prix canceled for 2021 due to COVID-19

The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled to be held in October at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, has been canceled due to ...

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Spectator ban a ‘challenge’ for Paralympics but IPC chief confident event will be a success

Parsons said the decision to ban spectators will have "an impact that we cannot minimize," but he believes a global TV audience will still put ...

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Revitalized Lydia Ko eyes glory at Women’s British Open

Following a disappointing spell, Ko is back on track and she goes into Thursday's final major of the season on a hot streak.

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Coco Gauff wins to set up date with Naomi Osaka in Cincinnati

Gauff won her last match with four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka at the Australian Open last year.

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Sumo makes its way to Cambridge as former U.S. wrestler studies sport’s ancient role

Colton Runyan, 31, has gone from taking on Tobizaru and Daiamami in the ring to tackling ancient and abstruse Japanese texts in Cambridge’s vast and ...

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Detroit Tigers announcer apologizes after using racist accent to discuss Shohei Ohtani

The comment and apology were widely condemned on social media, with many criticizing the announcer, Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Morris, for saying he was ...

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COVID-19 knocks two teams out of Japan’s summer high school baseball tourney

The decision marked the first time that a team had pulled out of the tournament at the storied Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after ...

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Female Afghan Paralympian makes plea for help to get to Tokyo

The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee said on Monday the country's two athletes would not be at the Games starting in Tokyo on Aug. 24 due to ...

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Jaguars release Tim Tebow on roster-cut day

A first-round draft pick by the Denver Broncos in 2020, the quarterback turned tight end thanked the Jaguars for the opportunity.

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Brett Favre urges parents to keep kids out of tackle football until age 14

"I don't know what normal feels like. Do I have CTE? I really don't know," Favre said.

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Japan’s largest-ever Paralympic team looks to build on Olympic momentum

The 464-member team is targeting a record 20 gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Virus surge in Japan overshadows excitement ahead of the Paralympics

Athletes and officials are caught between worries over COVID-19 and their belief in what the Paralympics can do for inclusiveness and disability sports.

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Pirates sign Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to major league deal

The Pirates are Tsutsugo's third major league club since leaving Japan to join the Tampa Bay Rays on a two-year, $12 million contract last year.

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Indigenous Aussie rules icon Eddie Betts to retire

Eddie Betts, one of Australia's highest-profile Indigenous athletes and a leader in the fight against racism, announced his plans to retire.

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Soccer great Carli Lloyd to retire from U.S. women’s national team

Lloyd, who was also twice named FIFA Women's Player of the Year, has announced she plans to hang up her boots after a series of ...

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Doomed Super League architects rejoin top European soccer body

Spanish soccer giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, as well as Italy’s Juventus — also among the clubs behind the Super League — are not due ...

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Haiti earthquake aid remains a priority for Naomi Osaka

Osaka, holding her first traditional news conference since May in Rome, outlined plans to aid the victims of the massive quake.

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Afghan Paralympians unable to travel to Tokyo due to national turmoil

Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi was to be the first woman ever to represent Afghanistan at the Paralympics.

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Kyogo Furuhashi on target for Celtic in cup win over Hearts

The 26-year-old has quickly become a fan favorite since transferring from Vissel Kobe in the J-League first division last month.

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Shohei Ohtani extends hitting streak to six games

Batting leadoff as designated hitter, the two-way star singled in the first and fifth innings but did not add to his major league-leading 39 home ...

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No Messi, no problem as Barcelona takes ‘leap into unknown’ with win

Messi's memory lingered heavily despite the removal of a giant photograph of the Argentine superstar from the stadium entrance in the wake of his move ...

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Daniil Medvedev dominates Reilly Opelka to win ATP Toronto Masters

Medvedev, aided by 34 unforced errors from Opelka, became the first Russian to win a Canadian trophy since Marat Safin 21 years ago.

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Roger Federer to have knee surgery, has ‘glimmer of hope’ for return

Roger Federer will miss the upcoming U.S. Open and be sidelined for many months because he needs more knee surgery, an operation that the Swiss ...

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Yuta Watanabe eager to make Olympic experience count in NBA

Watanabe, who signed a standard NBA contract with the Raptors in April, said the opportunity to represent Japan in the Tokyo Games gave him a ...

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Carter Stewart electric in first start for Hawks

The 21-year-old hit the first batter he faced but retired the next 15, demonstrating the potential he's shown in the minor leagues this season.

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Kenta Maeda earns sixth win; Shohei Ohtani belts MLB-leading 39th homer

The Twins pitcher allowed just three hits and one walk against the AL-East-leading Rays, while Ohtani's blast came in a loss to the Astros.

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Wataru Endo nets Stuttgart’s first goal of Bundesliga season

The Olympian midfielder found the net in the 30th minute at Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Arena, chipping over the keeper from a tight angle following a through ...

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All Blacks lay down a marker before heading into the unknown

Any question marks over the 2021-vintage All Blacks were washed away in the Auckland rain as New Zealand ran rampant against an improving but still ...

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Naomi Osaka pledges support for Haiti earthquake relief

Osaka, whose father is Haitian, said she would donate her prize money from the upcoming Western & Southern Open to help people affected by Saturday's ...

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Lionel Messi gets rapturous reception before PSG beats Strasbourg

Messi received a rapturous reception as he ran out onto the pitch along with PSG's other summer signings, with a 48,000-full house greeting the six-time ...

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Yoshihiro Maru drives Giants past Dragons

Maru's pair of home runs kept Yomiuri in second place, one game back of the Hanshin Tigers.

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Ryota Aoki brace hands Sapporo a comeback win over FC Tokyo

The 25-year-old's first two J. League goals helped Consadole fight back twice from deficits and bring the team up to eighth in the standings.

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Shohei Ohtani drives in a run but Astros thwart late Angels comeback

Batting leadoff and serving as the designated hitter, Ohtani singled off Kendall Graveman with two outs and two on to score Brandon Marsh and bring ...

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PETA calls on IOC president to remove equestrian events from Olympics

In an incident that went viral on social media, Germany's Annika Schleu was filmed whipping her horse Saint Boy after he refused to jump during ...

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Olympic 100-meter champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs wants to recharge for 2022

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who claimed a shock Olympic triumph in the 100-meter sprint, said Friday he decided not to run again until 2022 so ...

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MLB will return to ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2022

"I think the reception that this event has received has been so positive that we will be back," MLB Commissioner Manfred said.

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Pressure on Mauricio Pochettino to deliver with PSG ‘galacticos’ after Lionel Messi’s arrival

Lionel Messi's arrival at Paris Saint-Germain has left the club with the most frightening frontline in the sport, but now coach Mauricio Pochettino is under ...

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The race is on to define the legacy of Tokyo 2020

It may be too early to determine a legacy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but that won't stop people from trying to define it even ...

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‘Reborn’ Romelu Lukaku returns to Chelsea at peak of his powers

The Belgian hit his peak during two years at Inter Milan after leaving Manchester United, and was central to the Italian club’s first Serie A ...

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Shohei Ohtani pitches Angels past Blue Jays while batting leadoff

Ohtani became the first starting pitcher since at least 1906 to open a game batting in the leadoff spot and earn a win.

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LGBTQ stars grabbed spotlight at Olympics, but Japanese athletes remained hidden

If LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics were their own country, they would have ranked seventh in the world, but no Japanese athletes would have ...

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Kepa the hero as Chelsea win Super Cup 6-5 on penalties

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain's Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add ...

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Olympics were a missed opportunity for sumo

Hakuho would have been an ideal candidate to represent Japan's national sport at the Games, but neither he nor anyone else was given that chance.

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Manny Pacquiao says stance switch ‘only danger’ in facing Ugas

Philippines star Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday the "only danger" in switching foes for next week's world welterweight boxing title bout will be going from a ...

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Real Madrid midfielder Takefusa Kubo joins Mallorca on loan deal

After spending last season on loan with Getafe and Villarreal, Kubo is returning to Mallorca for a second spell.

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Premier League braced for four-way title race

All eyes are on Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United as the season begins.

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‘Just madness’: Fans queue before dawn to witness ‘Messimania’ in Paris

Fans at the PSG stadium chanted Messi's name as the Argentine held up the shirt with his name and the number 30 on it.

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Kei Nishikori withdraws from Toronto Masters with shoulder injury

Nishikori's sudden withdrawal follows world number four Rafa Nadal's exit on Tuesday.

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Fighters slugger Sho Nakata suspended for off-field violence

According to the team, the 32-year-old infielder acted violently toward a teammate before an Aug. 4 exhibition game.

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Surfer Kanoa Igarashi braces himself for a bright future post-Olympics

Igarashi will have time to admire his Olympic silver medal later. For now, the World Surf League rankings are calling.

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In Lionel Messi’s move, a dim portrait of modern soccer

With clubs backed by oligarchs, billionaires and nation states, meaningful change in the game looks unrealistic.

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Kei Nishikori riding high after deep run at Tokyo Olympics

Nishikori, who was Japan's last hope for a singles tennis medal in Tokyo, is now into the second round of the Masters 1000 event in ...

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With Games approaching, Paralympians say they need more support

Past experiences have led some to urge the U.S. government step up and to do more for the nation's paralympic athletes.

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Messi signs for Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona

PSG wasted little time in targeting Messi after the heavily indebted Catalan club made clear it could not afford to keep him.

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Kawasaki winger Kaoru Mitoma signs for Brighton

Mitoma is initially expected to be loaned out to Belgian top-flight club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, who were bought last year by Brighton owner Tony Bloom.

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Formula One calendar a ‘game of chess’ due to COVID-19

Formula One should emerge from the August break with a clearer calendar for the rest of the season but there are still plenty of possible ...

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Japan’s summer high school baseball tourney reopens after COVID-19 break

The 103rd tournament is being held under strict virus protocols to avoid outbreaks, and only people associated with the teams are allowed to enter Koshien ...

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Barcelona fans ‘devastated’ at Messi exit, with one filing legal complaints

The Barcelona member's legal complaints trying to block a move by Messi to PSG state that French football authorities have failed to enforce their own ...

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Flying the Olympic flag, Paris looks beyond COVID-19 for 2024 games

Officials are hoping to make the sporting spectacle open to the masses after the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games was held behind closed doors.

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How we saw it: The Athletes’ Olympics

Minus fans and fanfare, Olympians could focus not only on themselves but also their fellow athletes.

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A first time for everything: The many ways history was made at Tokyo 2020

Plenty of records were broken and a number of new sports were introduced. But beyond the more obvious first, there was a dizzying array of ...

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How we saw it: The Mental Health Olympics

Mental health awareness in sports did not begin at these Olympics, but they provided the platform for it to explode into public consciousness like never ...

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How we saw it: The Japanese Women’s Olympics

Japan collected 58 medals, its most at a Summer Olympics, and more than half of the honors involved female athletes.

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How we saw it: The Silent Olympics

As brilliant as the competition was, without spectators to share in the spectacle, the Tokyo Olympics lost their soul.

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Tokyo’s Olympic bubble? Wait till you see Beijing’s.

With the Winter Olympics in Beijing just six months away, the Chinese authorities are planning elaborate precautions against COVID-19.

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Curtain falls on a tumultuous Tokyo Games

A Games not everyone was sure would get off the ground reached its end at National Stadium as Olympians gathered for the closing ceremony of ...

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Atsunori Inaba finishes job as Japan claims long-awaited baseball gold

Japan manager Atsunori Inaba doesn't officially get a medal from the Tokyo Games, but one hung around his neck anyway as Japan celebrated its first ...

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Tokyo Games marked by weightlifting firsts, but recent scandals cloud outlook

The sport has recently been mired by doping scandals and an International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) official last month cast doubt on its inclusion at the ...

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Japan ends Tokyo 2020 with record medal haul

The country won a record 27 golds at the virus-delayed Games, easily breaking its previous record of 16, while its total medal tally stood at ...

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Priceless? Even Olympic medals can be had for the right price

As the Tokyo Games come to a close, collectors will gain a new opportunity to begin adding to their own medal hauls.

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The struggle for youth appeal despite new sports at Tokyo Games

Despite new sports having been added in a bid to attract a younger audience, many in Japan have shunned the Olympics.

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Climate change could force schedule changes in the future, World Athletics chief says

"I'm no climatologist but the reality is that wherever we go the new norm will be dealing with really harsh climatic conditions," Sebastian Coe said.

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Tokyo hands Olympic baton to Beijing but virus and boycott calls weigh

Some experts say Beijing 2022 organizers should take a cue from Tokyo in handling the virus threat. But that will do little to alleviate the ...

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Japan’s miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women’s basketball gold

A powerhouse American team was too much for the Akatsuki Five, with the U.S. taking the gold with a convincing 90-75 victory.

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Japan’s Yumi Kajihara wins silver in track cycling

Kajihara's medal came in front of a rare crowd of fans at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Italy basks in Tokyo Games medal glory as COVID-19 gamble pays off

While other nations were shutting gyms, pools and tracks amid the pandemic, Italy provided an exemption for some 250 elite athletes to keep training for ...

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All-time home run king Sadarahu Oh revels in Japan’s first Olympic gold

Japan had lost every Olympic game they played against the United States and South Korea from 2000 to 2008, only breaking those losing streaks at ...

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Outrage in Russia over ‘biased’ rhythmic judging in Tokyo

It was the first time a Russian has failed to win the event since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and is arguably one of the biggest ...

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Serbia overpower South Korea to win bronze in women’s Olympic volleyball final

Rio silver medalists Serbia overpowered South Korea in straight sets in the women's volleyball tournament on Sunday to take the bronze medal at the Tokyo ...

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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge retains men’s Olympic marathon title

The Kenyan world record holder clocked 2:08:38 to win gold, becoming only the third man to win consecutive marathon titles.

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A memorable Olympics, but for the right reasons?

A feat of organizational planning and execution in a pandemic left even gold medalists hurrying home from an atmosphere drained of pomp and full of ...

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Japan’s Takuto Otoguro grabs gold in men’s freestyle wrestling

Otoguro defeated Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan 5-4 in the men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg final on Saturday at Makuhari Messe.

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U.S. women crush Spain to win third successive gold in water polo

Spain settled for silver and Hungary took bronze with a gritty 11-9 win over the Russian Olympic Committee team.

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Germany’s modern pentathlon coach disqualified after punching horse at Tokyo Games

The coach hit a horse with her fist and urged rider Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse when it refused to jump.

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In Qatar, the Olympic team (like much else) is mostly imported

Armed with cash, coaches and state-of-the-art training facilities, Qatar has been trying to assemble an athletic force worthy of the host of the 2022 FIFA ...

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Once a synchro star, host Japan struggles to retain bronze in artistic swimming

Though Japan has never won gold since synchronized swimming became an Olympic sport in 1984, it has taken either silver or bronze, in duet or ...

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Japanese gold medalist Ryo Kiyuna confident karate will return to Olympics

"We showed that the tradition of Okinawa has spread and there are karate athletes around the world," Kiyuna said.

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Chinese Olympic athletes warned over Mao badges

The IOC said it had issued a warning to the two Chinese cycling medalists who wore badges featuring the head of their country's former leader ...

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Samurai Blue challenge awaits Japan’s young stars after missing Olympic podium

A bawling Takefusa Kubo was all you had to see to understand the impact of Japan’s 3-1 loss to Mexico on Friday.

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Tokyo Games show the pandemic can be beaten, Olympic health adviser says

The Olympics in Tokyo showed that measures such as social distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizing along with testing and tracing worked when implemented as a ...

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Olympic organizers slap COVID-19 rule-breakers with warnings and punishments

The chief of Tokyo 2020's main operation center told reporters the accreditation of eight individuals had been revoked and those of another eight paused over ...

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At Tokyo Games, Japan puts crack in China’s table tennis great wall

Despite his own retirement, Jun Mizutani believes the future of the Japanese men's game is bright and the country should look optimistically to Paris in ...

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Paris 2024 presses on with Plan A, but studies Tokyo’s Plan B

The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it’s prepared, but so was Tokyo.

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American Nelly Korda wins gold in women’s golf as Japan’s Mone Inami takes silver

Japan's Mone Inami came up a stroke short in her bid to win gold on home soil, finishing a shot back of world No. 1 ...

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With eye on gold, Japan women’s basketball team looks to avenge first loss to U.S.

The previous best Olympic finish for the Japanese women’s team, which now sits at No. 10 in the world, was fifth at the 1976 Montreal ...

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Kei Nishikori advances to first ATP semifinal in two years

Now the 31-year-old Japanese star, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will play in his first semifinal since April 2019 at Barcelona.

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Kevin Durant leads U.S. to fourth straight Olympic basketball gold

The Americans started slow but earned a 22-18 lead after the first quarter and were 44-39 ahead at halfway, then survived some nervous late moments ...

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American Nelly Korda takes gold in women’s golf; Japan’s Mone Inami in playoff for silver

Japan's Mone Inami came up a stroke short in her bid to win gold on home soil, finishing a shot back of world No. 1 ...

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Tokyo Olympics see 22 more COVID-19 cases as total tops 400

The new cases included contractors, officials, media personnel, employees of the organizing committee and a volunteer.

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To the Olympic victors go the spoils — and maybe a tax bill

Medals are not the focus of the IRS. Rather, it’s the prize money the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee awards its medalist as well as ...

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Relay controversy key to Belarusian sprinter’s defection

Some athletes say Tsimanouskaya's objection to running in the 4x400-meter relay without having trained for the distance was legitimate.

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Olympic women’s golf final round suspended because of storm

American world No. 1 Nelly Korda was leading on 17-under par, a shot ahead of Japan's Mone Inami, with India's Aditi Ashok and Lydia Ko ...

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Fair way: Women slowly become more welcome at Tokyo Olympic golf venue

At the moment, there are just a dozen women among the 1,200 full members at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.

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Peres Jepchirchir gives Kenya back-to-back women’s marathon Olympic titles

The 27-year-old two-time half marathon world champion beat compatriot Brigid Kosgei (2:27:36) while the United States' Molly Seidel was third (2:27:46).

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What to watch on Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics

Samurai Japan will look to give the baseball-mad country its first Olympic gold in the sport, while one of Japan's flagbearers finally gets her chance ...

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Italy sprints to gold in men’s 4×100-meter final; Japan does not finish

Italy’s good fortune on the track at the Tokyo Games continued as the nation claimed gold in the men’s 4x100-meter relay final on Friday at ...

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Olympics post-final beer run puts Aussie hockey players in hot water

Australia rugby also on the hook for return-flight rowdiness and damage to the athletes village.

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Japan trounces France to reach gold medal game in women’s basketball for the first time

Japan dominated France in the semifinals on Friday, earning an 87-71 victory to set up a date with the U.S. in the gold medal game ...

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Japan takes silver and bronze in women’s sport climbing behind Slovenia’s Janja Ganbret

Slovenia’s Janja Ganbret took the women’s title in the debut Olympic sport climbing competition after dominant performances in the bouldering and lead competitions, edging out ...

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IOC’s Bach says Tokyo Olympics have ‘far exceeded’ expectations

The IOC president said he believes the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo has no direct or indirect link to the Olympics.

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Ryo Kiyuna becomes Okinawa’s first Olympic champion with karate gold

The win by Kiyuna in the men's kata competition is also the first gold for Japan in the sport, which is making its debut at ...

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Wrestler Mayu Mukaida wins gold in women’s 53 kg at Tokyo Games

Wrestler snatches a third gold medal for Japanese female wrestlers at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Women’s marathon to start one hour earlier due to Sapporo heat

It is forecast to be 25 degrees Celsius at the new start time, rising to 28 degrees by 8 a.m., then 30 degrees an hour ...

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Mexico shatters Japan’s hopes of soccer bronze with 3-1 thrashing

Mexico dominated Japan in the men’s soccer bronze-medal game on Friday night, ending the host nation’s hope of a first Olympic medal in 53 years ...

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American Nelly Korda closes in on gold as India’s Aditi Ashok eyes surprise medal

Japan's Mone Inami sits five shots off the pace in a four-way tie for third.

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Olympic race walkers battle ‘brutal’ heat in Sapporo

Olympic race walkers had to fight through "brutal" conditions as temperatures climbed steadily during their 50-km race to top 30 degrees Celsius by 9 a.m. ...

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Double glory for Japan’s golden Kawai sisters

Risako, 26, and Yukako, 23, both won their categories in women's freestyle wrestling, standing on top of the podium and singing the national anthem two ...

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Silver lining: Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu grateful to have competed in karate’s Olympic debut

The Osaka native said that she was grateful that the sport’s profile was raised through the Games and that it was a privilege to be ...

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GoFundMe Olympics: Equestrians hustle to survive in the Games’ most expensive sport

The Olympic organizers pay to fly in the hundreds of horses competing in the Games, but it's up to the athletes to cough up other ...

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Okinawa native Ryo Kiyuna mesmerizes in men’s kata contest

Japan's Ryo Kiyuna looks set to collect gold on Friday as he dominated the men's kata competition with lofty scores that were a cut above ...

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In Japan, world’s oldest Ironman seeks Olympic tips

Hiromu Inada's commitment to sport is so deep that he records footage of athletes at the Games to analyze their leg movements and posture.

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Japan’s men’s table tennis team tops South Korea for Olympic bronze

The Japanese men's table tennis team of Tomokazu Harimoto, Jun Mizutani and Koki Niwa capped a successful Games in the sport for the host country ...

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At the Tokyo Olympic marathons, all eyes are on the shoes

Interest in runners’ shoes is part of a trend that has grown over the last few years with the emergence of thick-soled sneakers with embedded ...

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Tokyo Games offer field hockey transfer hopefuls limelight to show skills

For hockey players the Olympics are the ultimate stage at which they can showcase their skills in the hope of transferring to a club in ...

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Poland’s Dawid Tomala wins gold after switch to 50-km walk

Tomala, 31, said he switched to the 50-km distance from the 20 km earlier this year because he was "bored and needed new challenges," and ...

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From unitards to period-proof tights: Brands embrace women’s sportswear revolution at Olympics

Women have fought long and hard for the right to choose what they wear when they compete at the Olympics, and at the Tokyo Games ...

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Two Belarus officials stripped of Tokyo Games accreditation and sent home

The officials had been named earlier in the week by the IOC as being involved in the attempt to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to return ...

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What to watch on Day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics

On Friday, Japan's women's basketball team looks to book a spot in the gold medal game while action at National Stadium continues with the men's ...

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Alberto Gines Lopez wins first Olympic sport climbing gold

Spain's Alberto Gines Lopez won the first Olympic sport climbing competition with a stellar run in the speed discipline and a good finish in lead ...

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Japan surpasses national record for medals at a single Olympics

Japan on Thursday set a new national record for medals at a single Olympics, passing the previous record of 41 set at the 2016 Summer ...

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Japan comes up short in women’s table tennis team final as China’s dominance continues

China has yet to be defeated in either the men's or women's team event since it was first introduced at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai follows up sister’s gold with one of her own

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai won gold Thursday in women's 57 kg freestyle, topping Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus in the final bout.With the win Kawai, who ...

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Spain’s Sandra Sanchez Jamie tops Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu in kata to win first karate Olympic gold

Japan's Kiyou Shimizu claimed a silver medal in karate's debut at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, finishing behind Sandra Sanchez Jaime of Spain in the ...

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Women’s Olympic soccer final moved to later time to avoid daytime heat

The game had been due to kick off at 11 a.m. on Friday but both teams complained because of the high temperatures expected in Tokyo.

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U.S. woes in Olympic relay continue with ’embarrassing’ showing in heats

"The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay," American sprinting great Carl Lewis wrote on Twitter.

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Japan advances to men’s 4×100 relay final at Tokyo Games

Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike posted a season-best time of 38.16 to finish behind defending champion Jamaica.

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Japan takes two medals in men’s 20-kilometer race walk as Italy’s Massimo Stano wins gold

Massimo Stano of Italy won gold in the men's 20-kilometer race walk on Thursday in Sapporo, followed closely by Japan's Koki Ikeda and Toshikazu Yamanishi ...

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For Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi, a special bond with a skateboard paved the way to gold

"I like skateboarding so much that I want to do it 24 hours (a day)," the 19-year-old said. "It still feels like a dream. It ...

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Kevin Durant powers Team USA to win over Australia in semifinal

The win was a measure of revenge against a team that had upset the United States in an exhibition game in Las Vegas last month.

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Australian teen Keegan Palmer wins stunning skateboarding gold

Palmer, 18, threw down the gauntlet with 94.04 points in his first run before incredibly bettering his score to 95.83 in his third and final ...

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Olympic marathon swimmers battle heat, bacteria and each other

For nearly two hours, swimmers knifed in a ragged line through the murky water and occasionally got hit by fish.

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Projection mapping elevates 100-meter sprinters to rockstar status

For the first time, an elaborately choreographed projection mapping presentation helped kick off the Olympics’ blue ribbon event, the 100 meter finals.

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Japan’s women’s basketball team not satisfied with just being Cinderella

The Akatsuki Five are officially in uncharted territory. Can they reach the podium?

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For foreign athletes, the Tokyo Olympics present myriad challenges

From lack of training time due to the pandemic to the intense Tokyo heat, the difficulties foreign athletes faced just to get to the Tokyo ...

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‘Queens of kata’ vying for gold as they kick off karate’s Olympics debut

At the conclusion of the elimination rounds, it seemed clear the contest for the gold medal would be — as widely expected — between Japan's ...

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Germany’s Florian Wellbrock wins men’s swimming marathon

Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary took silver and Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy claimed bronze.

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Simone Biles thanks Japanese gym that helped her regain her form

Biles spent several days out of the spotlight at the training facilities of Juntendo University where she was able to overcome the disorientation she was ...

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Why India struggles to win Olympic gold

The government has overhauled an athletic system that was once underfunded and corrupt, but the pressure to perform weighs on competitors.

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Japan’s big hope in karate is from the home of the sport

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago.

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Day 12 recap: Women’s 400-meter hurdles world record obliterated at Tokyo Games

A Belarusian athlete departs Tokyo for Poland three days after refusing an order to return home against her wishes and seeking diplomatic protection.

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De Grasse ‘shocks the world’ as U.S. sprinting drought continues

Andre De Grasse said he had "shocked the world" after storming to victory in the Olympic 200 meters final on Wednesday as the United States' ...

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Japan ousted by Germany in table tennis men’s team semifinals

Germany will now face much-favored China in the final, while Japan will battle South Korea for bronze on Friday.

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Yukako Kawai wins Japan’s first wrestling gold of Tokyo Olympics

Kawai beat Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova 4-3 in a frenetic freestyle 62 kg final, while her older sister Risako booked her ticket to Thursday's 57 kg ...

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Japan’s Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi qualify for sport climbing finals

The Olympic sport climbing competition, debuting in Tokyo, is divided into three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing, with climbers scored across all three.

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Samurai Japan edges South Korea to punch ticket for gold medal game

Yamada hit a tiebreaking three-run double as Japan moved to within one win of its first Olympic gold medal in baseball.

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Poland’s Wojciech Nowicki wins gold medal in men’s hammer throw

Poland's Wojciech Nowicki won the men's hammer throw with a personal best of 82.52 meters on Wednesday, while his compatriot Pawel Fajdek avoided another Olympic ...

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Approaching storm could reduce Olympic women’s golf to 54 holes

The women's tournament is scheduled to finish Saturday but could be extended another day, weather permitting.

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Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir wins gold in men’s 800m final

Emmanuel Korir of Kenya won the men's 800 meters gold medal on Wednesday at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.His compatriot Ferguson Rotich took the silver medal, with ...

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Japan wins thriller over Belgium to move into women’s basketball semis for the first time

Saki Hayashi was the hero on the day, sinking a clutch 3-pointer with just 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter to put Japan ahead ...

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Italy breaks world record to win Olympic gold in men’s team pursuit

Italy broke their own world record to win Olympic gold in the men's team pursuit on Wednesday, beating world champions Denmark in a thrilling final ...

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After loss to Spain, Japan still wondering how to close gap with world soccer powers

In the end it was Real Madrid star Marco Asensio’s game-winning goal that stood out the most when contrasted with Japan’s failure to capitalize on ...

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Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom takes one-shot lead as women’s golf tees off

Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Mone Inami both shot opening-round 70s to sit four shots off the pace.

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Japan’s new gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto already focused on Paris 2024

The university student improved during the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games, and booked his Olympic ticket after winning both the national championships and NHK ...

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How social media magnified the controversy over Daiki Hashimoto’s all-around gold

The furor surrounding Hashimoto’s first-place finish in the men’s all-around competition last week stood out for the response it provoked from gymnastics officials.

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Japanese boxer Tsukimi Namiki takes bronze in women’s flyweight

The 22-year-old from Chiba Prefecture took bronze after losing to Stoyka Zhelyazkova Krasteva of Bulgaria in a unanimous decision in the semifinals at Kokugikan Arena.

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Storied stadium lends sumo flavor to Tokyo’s Olympic boxing

Boxing bouts are taking place at the legendary Kokugikan Arena, a 7,300 seat stadium described by Olympic organizers as the "spiritual home" of sumo.

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China’s amateur weightlifters fight ‘short and fat’ stigma

Even as China once again dominates weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, amateurs back home face misunderstanding.

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Japan wins two more medals in skateboarding as Sakura Yosozumi takes gold

The park event made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following last week’s street competition and turned out to be another sport dominated by ...

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Double lives: The Olympic athletes that divide their time between work and sport

"You cannot be riding a horse and thinking, what's happening with a trade in the office," says equestrian Jose Maria Larocca, also one of the ...

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American Sydney McLaughlin breaks world record to win women’s 400 hurdles

American Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400-meters hurdles world record to win the gold medal in 51.46 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.The 21-year-old ...

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Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard retires after Olympic debut

While her appearance on sport's biggest stage was short-lived, it was hailed by trans activists as a historic occasion for a marginalized community.

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Sweden and Canada ask for women’s gold medal soccer match to be moved to avoid heat

Trackside temperatures at the athletics stadium hit 40 degrees earlier this week, and with the women's medal game due to take place at 11 a.m., ...

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Even a world record doesn’t always guarantee Olympic gold

Both Karsten Warholm of Norway and Rai Benjamin of the United States broke the world record in the 400-meter hurdles. Only one got a gold ...

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Resilient Japan loses in extra time to Spain, missing chance at historic final

A late goal by Real Madrid star Marco Asensio set up a Friday meeting between Hajime Moriyasu's side and Mexico with the bronze medal at ...

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Make it a double: Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah wins women’s 200-meter final

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive Olympic sprint double when she won the 200-meter gold medal in a blistering 21.53 seconds on Tuesday.

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Japan’s Shohei Yabiku wins Greco-Roman welterweight bronze medal

Japan's Shohei Yabiku claimed the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman welterweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as Hungary's Tamas Lorincz won gold.Yabiku ...

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IOC asks Chinese team for report on cyclists’ Mao badges

Gold medal cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore the badges during a medal ceremony on Monday, in a potential breach of Olympic rules on ...

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Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto takes gold in men’s horizontal bar, his second gold medal of the Games

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto, 19, has won gold in the men's horizontal bar, adding more hardware to an Olympics that already included gold in the men's ...

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Simone Biles wins balance beam bronze in return to Olympic competition

It was the U.S. superstar's first taste of competition in Tokyo since dramatically standing down during the women's team final last week.

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U.S. outlasts Spain to make Olympic basketball semis

Sharp-shooting Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant poured in 29 points and four assists while Jayson Tatum chipped in 13 in a battle between the world's ...

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Putting fake news to bed: How Airweave took center stage at Tokyo 2020

Airweave has experienced an unprecedented buzz during the Games over its cardboard beds, which have inspired a slew of viral videos and social media posts.

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Brazil steamrolls Japan to move into men’s volleyball semis

Having snuck into the knockout round thanks to a final group stage win over Iran, Japan was outclassed 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 at Ariake Arena by ...

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Liu Xiang the inspiration behind Su Bingtian’s stellar Olympic sprint

Su finished sixth in the men's 100 meters final on Sunday after qualifying joint-fastest to give China its most high-profile male athletics performance since 2004.

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Japan reaches men’s team table tennis semis in Tokyo

Japan downed Sweden 3-1 to advance to the semifinals of the table tennis men's team competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

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Healthy Kodai Senga gives Samurai Japan a major — and unexpected — weapon at Olympics

While Senga's return to Samurai Japan didn't have the same fanfare that greeted starter Masahiro Tanaka on Monday, it was no less impactful.

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Japan’s Sena Irie punches her way to gold in women’s boxing

Irie, a native of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, is the first athlete from the sparsely populated prefecture to win Olympic gold.

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Australian athletes damage rooms, while mascots vanish and reappear

The athletes had damaged beds and put a hole in a wall, but no disciplinary action will be taken after they apologized, the Australian team's ...

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German Malaika Mihambo aces long jump final with last leap

Reigning world champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany won the women's long jump gold with her final leap of 7.00 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on ...

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Norway’s Karsten Warholm sets world record to take gold in men’s Olympic 400-meter hurdles

Norway's Karsten Warholm produced an astonishing run to smash his own world record on his way to winning the men's Olympic 400-meter hurdles final on ...

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Karate hoping to land killer Tokyo blow before Olympic knockout

The sport is one of four making their debut at the Games, but it has already been dropped for Paris 2024.

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In weightlifting, a historic moment for transgender women

New Zealander Laurel Hubbard has become the first to participate in the Olympics, but her appearance has received a mixed response.

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‘Sky’s the limit’ for Venezuela’s Olympic champion Yulimar Rojas

Those who know her say it was not a matter of raw talent alone. Rojas was tireless on the track, said her coach.

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One sport has gifted Indonesia all its Olympic golds. The streak continues in Tokyo.

A women’s doubles badminton victory was the first gold for Indonesia in Tokyo and the eighth in the country’s Olympic history.

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Charting the course of Tokyo’s climbing walls

The eccentric architects behind the Olympic debut of sport climbing are responsible for putting on a good show and a fair competition.

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A track built for speed is already producing records at the Tokyo Games

The springy surface at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo has been compared to a trampoline. “You can feel the bounce,” one runner said.

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Day 10 recap: Politics and drama as Biles, Belarus and New Zealand’s Hubbard in spotlight

China has pulled ahead on the medals tally with 29 golds, followed by the United States with 22 and Japan on 17.

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What to watch on Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics

A gymnastics legend is set to make her return while Japan looks to the boxing ring to bust its gold slump as the Tokyo Games ...

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Japan squeezes by U.S. in extra innings, buying easy pass to semifinals

The win sets up Japan for a matchup against South Korea, while the U.S. faces a tougher route to a place in the final.

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Hassan wins Olympic 5,000m in first step in treble gold bid

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took a first, giant step in her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble when she sprinted to gold in the 5,000m ...

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New Zealand’s Hubbard becomes first transgender Olympian, but exits early

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games.

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Japan wrestler Kenichiro Fumita takes silver in Greco-Roman 60 kg

Even with Fumita's defeat, Japan extended a streak of 17 consecutive tournaments of winning Olympic medals in men's wrestling,

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Canada shocks U.S. to reach Olympic women’s soccer final

Jessie Fleming scored a second-half penalty as Canada upset four-time Olympic women's football champions the United States 1-0 in Kashima on Monday to reach the ...

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Japan’s Mai Murakami wins bronze in women’s floor exercise

Murakami, who is competing at her second Summer Games, finished fifth in both the women's team event and the individual all-around event last week.

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United by gold: High jumpers from Italy and Qatar share the glory

The options for Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi were laid out for them: go to a jump-off or share the prize. The decision was ...

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U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles on start list for Olympics beam final

The four-time Olympic champion has said she is struggling with the "twisties," a condition where gymnasts lose the ability to orientate themselves in midair.

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Cycling fans finally get up close at Izu velodrome

A 50% capacity of up to 1,800 is permitted at the track cycling venue up in the forested hills near Mount Fuji, outside Tokyo, where ...

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Indonesia breaks Chinese stranglehold in badminton women’s doubles

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won badminton women's doubles gold on Monday, breaking a Chinese stranglehold and claiming Indonesia's first title of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Japan’s Yuki Hashioka sixth as Greece wins first long-jump gold

Hashioka's sixth-place finish was the best by a Japanese jumper since Junichi Usui came seventh at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan’s Takefusa Kubo ready to give ‘150%’ to beat Spain

Kubo's stints at several Spanish clubs have not yielded much in terms of success, further adding to his motivation to make an impression against the ...

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Japan’s women’s basketball team drains 19 3-pointers in 102-83 win over Nigeria

The Akatsuki Five will now advance to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Summer Olympics.

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‘Just part of the team’: Emma McKeon humble despite historic swimming haul

McKeon matched the record for the most decorated female athlete at a single Games ever, tied with Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952.

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Thompson-Herah kicks off Olympic ‘double-double’ bid

Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica kicks off her audacious bid for an unprecedented Olympic women's sprint "double-double" by advancing to the 200-meter semifinals Monday.

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Japan off to winning start in table tennis men’s team event

Led by veteran Jun Mizutani, Japan got off to a winning start in the table tennis men's team competition on Monday, easing to a 3-0 ...

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Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee eyes 2024 Paris Olympics

The Japanese swimming star and leukemia survivor has vowed to up her game even further after capping an incredible comeback from leukemia at the Tokyo ...

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Tomoa Narasaki raring to scale Olympic walls in sport-climbing debut

The climber, who has never hidden his desire to become the sport's first Olympic gold medalist, remains the favorite in Tokyo after continuing to refine ...

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Shot-putter’s gesture renews controversy over podium protests at Tokyo Games

Raven Saunders of the United States crossed her arms over her head. A second athlete, American fencer Race Imboden, accepted a medal with a symbol ...

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What to watch on Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics

A weightlifter from New Zealand will make Olympic history while Samurai Japan takes on the United States in a battle of gold medal contenders on ...

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A golden night for Italy: Lamont Marcell Jacobs sprints to 100-meter gold

Jacobs, who was born in Texas, got off to a good start and never let up to beat American Fred Kerley and Canadian Andre de ...

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Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas sets new women’s triple jump world record

Rojas jumped 15.67 meters on her sixth and final jump in Tokyo, smashing the previous best of 15.50m set by Ukraine's Inessa Kravets in 1995.

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Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim, Italian Gianmarco Tamberi share men’s high jump gold

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy shared the men's high jump gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

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Belarusian Olympian says she was taken to airport to go home after criticizing coaches

A Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday to board a flight back home after she publicly complained ...

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Japan’s Kazuma Kaya takes bronze in pommel horse competition

The medal was Kaya's second of the Games after he helped Japan claim silver in the men's team event on Monday.

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Japanese basketball team ends Olympics knowing it has plenty of work to do

Japan made an early exit from the Games having gone winless, ending their tournament with a 97-77 loss to Argentina in their final Group B ...

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Caeleb Dressel, a grueling week in Tokyo and five Olympic gold medals

Now that his Games are over, the American swimming star was finally able to let his guard down and begin to take in the enormity ...

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For Samurai Japan, young pitchers leading the way at Tokyo Olympics

Masato Morishita — along with other young hurlers — may not have much experience in top-level international baseball, but he’s already made an impression.

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Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee pleased following unexpected appearance at Tokyo Games

Ikee made a remarkable recovery to be able to compete in her home Games after being diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019.

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Thrills, spills and gravity-defying tricks as BMX freestyle debuts at Tokyo Games

Gold medalist Logan Martin and the rest of the men's and women's fields put the extreme sport on the Olympic map.

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Tokyo temperatures roast Olympic athletes as fears grow over heatstroke risk

As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the ...

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Japan confident heading into Olympic soccer semifinal against Spain

After squeaking past New Zealand, the team appeared unfazed by the down-to-the-wire drama, because, at the end of the day, winning was the ultimate goal ...

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