Australia’s world No 1 and newly crowned Wimbledon champion fell to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Horigome Yuto Is the New King of Skateboarding After Winning Sport’s First Olympic Gold Medal
American Nyjah Huston, the heavy favorite and great hope to lift U.S. skateboarding to new heights, finished seventh. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Horigome wins first ever Olympic skateboard gold
Yuto Horigome of Japan won the first ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic Games, taking gold in men’s street on Sunday in the city where he learned to skate as a kid and where his sport is ... ( read original story ...)
US beats Australia, sets up likely title rematch with Japan
The United States had just given up its first run and was two outs away from losing for the first time in the Olympic softball tournament. Amanda Chidester stepped up to the plate with two runners on ... ( read original story ...)
Upsets in Olympic pool as Japan, Tunisia strike gold
Japan and Tunisia celebrated shock gold medals on a day of upsets in the Olympic swimming pool on Sunday while Tokyo youngster Yuto Horigome claimed a fairytale hometown victory with the first ever ... ( read original story ...)
Match Preview: Olyroos v Spain
The Olyroos look to book their place in the Quarter Finals of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 men’s football tournament when they take on Spain U23 at the Sapporo Dome on Sunday night 8:30pm (AEST). Australia ... ( read original story ...)
Man nabbed in Japan for scattering anti-Olympic flyers from train
A 59-year-old man from Nagoya has been arrested after scattering flyers protesting the Tokyo Olympics from a running subway train, t ... ( read original story ...)
Osterman pitches U.S. softball past Mexico 2-0
Turned down for a job in the U.S. coaching pool in 2016 after she retired as a player, Cat Osterman found she was not angry. She's back in the Olympics at age 38, and not just throwing but dominating. ( read original story ...)
US beats Australia, clinches gold medal game softball spot
Amanda Chidester hit a game-ending, two-run single in the eighth inning, Monica Abbott struck out 13 and the United States beat Australia 2-1 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the Olympic softball gold ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Swimmers collect USA’s first medals on Day 2 of Summer Games
American swimmers snapped up six medals in the first day of swimming finals in Tokyo; Chase Kalisz led the way by winning the men's 400-meter individual medley. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Skateboarding-Horigome brings Japan skateboarding’s first Olympic gold
TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding when he won the men's street final in Tokyo on Sunday. Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil won silver, while ... ( read original story ...)
‘Purified’: Japan’s hikers return to Mount Fuji
For a year, the peak of Japan's iconic Mount Fuji has been off-limits because of coronavirus, but now hikers are flocking back to catch the spectacular sunrise above the clouds. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM offers congrats to gold medallist as Games heat up
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday phoned judoka Naohisa Takato to offer congratulations after the triple world champion secured the host nation's first gold medal as the Games heat up ... ( read original story ...)
7/24 NJPW SUMMER STIUGGLE IN NAGOYA REPORT
Results from New Japan’s Summer Struggle in Nagoya. 1 - Robbie Eagles, YOH and SHO vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI . Suzuki-Gun attacks at the bell. Match ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: Team USA earns first medal on Day 2 of Summer Games
The first swimming medals of the Tokyo Olympics have gone to Americans Chase Kalisz, who won the men's 400-meter individual medley, and Jay Litherland, who finished second. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bryson DeChambeau off Team USA after COVID-19 positive, replaced by Patrick Reed
Bryson DeChambeau, the No. 6 golfer in the world, has been removed from Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 in the final phase of testing before The Games. ( read original story ...)