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Saki Hayashi scored 23 points and Japan shot its way into the quarterfinals with a 102-83 rout of Nigeria on Monday in the final pool play game for both teams. Yuki Miyazwa added 19 points for the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s defence minister has called on the international community to pay greater attention to the “survival of Taiwan” as he warned that China’s military build-up was enveloping the island. Nobuo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Osaka entered into a COVID-19 state of emergency Monday due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases, joining the capital and ... ( read original story ...)

The USWNT, which beat the Netherlands in penalty kicks Friday, will clinch an Olympic medal with a win over Canada. ( read original story ...)

Belarus tried to deport the sprinter, Kristina Timanovskaya, from Japan after she criticized her coaches for registering her for the wrong event. ( read original story ...)

Kristina Timanovskaya, a Belarusian sprinter, said she sought protection in Japan after the Belarus Olympic Committee tried and failed to forcibly deport her, following an Instagram post where she ... ( read original story ...)

The USWNT has an opportunity to reach the gold medal match for the sixth time in the nation's Olympic history. ( read original story ...)

Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff at the airport. ( read original story ...)

A new 100m champion, medal-sharing champions and much more ... ( read original story ...)

To those who dare doubt the brutality of her sport, Australian artistic swimmer Amie Thompson tells a story: About the day a teammate accidentally landed on Thompson’s face, breaking her nose and ... ( read original story ...)

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs set a new European record as he claimed a shock victory in the men's 100m at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The men’s golf is played to a finish and there are medals on offer on the track, field and in the pool. Join our writers to follow it all ... ( read original story ...)

The sport was dropped after that Olympics and only returned in 2016. Hideki Matsuyama of Japan was one of several contenders for an unusual bronze. The bronze was settled with a seven-way playoff. ( read original story ...)

Max Whitlock rose to the occasion once again to successfully defend his Olympic pommel title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Later, Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs admitted he was in dreamland after his ... ( read original story ...)

Watch highlights as Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Barshim agree to share high jump gold instead of going into a jump-off at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

From missed medal targets to funding cuts - how Team GB's swimmers have gone onto succeed in Japan and how bright does the future look heading towards Paris? ( read original story ...)