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USA's April Ross, Alix Klineman dominate Australia for gold in women's beach volleyball; US women defeat Serbia in both basketball, volleyball semis. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics Day 15 is highlighted by gold-medal opportunities in men's basketball, baseball, women's water polo, diving and track and field. ( read original story ...)

Watch highlights as GB's Lauren Price secures her place in the gold-medal middleweight bout at Tokyo 2020 after staging a "terrific" comeback to beat Nouchka Fontijn. ( read original story ...)

Ireland team-mates Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire reflect on their third rounds of the women's golf at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

A first-time Olympic champion will be crowned in women's soccer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when Canada takes on Sweden in the gold medal match at the National Stadium. The Canadians won back-to-back ... ( read original story ...)

Boxer Lauren Price secures her place in the gold-medal middleweight bout at Tokyo 2020 after Great Britain win an Olympic medal in the women's hockey. ( read original story ...)

The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo's punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race ... ( read original story ...)

USA's April Ross, Alix Klineman dominate Australia for gold in women's beach volleyball; U.S. women face Serbia in both basketball, volleyball semifinals. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely recovered slightly in the second quarter from a steep slump at the start of the year, a Reuters poll showed, as solid exports and capital expenditure cushioned some of the blow ... ( read original story ...)

Sweden and Canada will square off with a gold medal on the line when they meet in the final of the women's tournament at Tokyo 2020, at the International Stadium in Yokohama. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. has not yet announced which athlete will be its flag bearer for the closing ceremony, which takes place Sunday at 7 a.m. ET. ( read original story ...)

Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country. The International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Friday for accidentally skipping over parts of a speech in Hiroshima to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city 76 years ago. ( read original story ...)

High temperatures during the Tokyo Olympics have been making headlines around the world. But the weather cooking the capital is not unusual. Japanese summers are notoriously sticky and sweaty, and for ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo skateboarders say the reality on the streets is a far cry from the Olympic glory currently being bestowed on the sport on the country’s TV screens, where Japanese competitors have won five of 12 ... ( read original story ...)

The State Department is investigating the whereabouts of a $5,800 bottle of whiskey given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from Japan in June 2019. Pompeo says he doesn't know what happened to ... ( read original story ...)