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Japan’s great hope for tennis gold was dashed on Tuesday, when world number two Naomi Osaka lost in the third round of the Tokyo Games.Days after lighting the Olympic cauldron, Japan’s Osaka suffered ... ( read original story ...)

In today’s Olympics briefing: medals galore, but dismay for two of the most high-profile women at these Games ... ( read original story ...)

The 24-year-old, who is widely recognized as the greatest gymnast of all time, also said she was "not having as much fun" at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

"You submit your health status every single day," "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie says of reporting on the 2020 Olympic games from Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Olympic athletes are set to see some reprieve from extreme weather conditions, as Tropical Storm Nepartak is now forecast to miss Japan's capital city. The storm is expected to make landfall in ... ( read original story ...)

"It would be a honor and a privilege to represent my home country but also be able to be a voice and represent over 600,000 Dreamers like me," Luis Grijalva said. ( read original story ...)

Lieke Martens, Lineth Beerensteyn and Vivianne Miedema scored two goals each and the Netherlands secured its spot in the quarterfinals of the women's Olympic soccer tournament with an 8-2 victory over ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States, 2-0, on Tuesday, July 27, in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing that again left ... ( read original story ...)

The tennis star, who lit the Olympic cauldron, took a drubbing on social media, with some questioning her identity or right to represent the country. ( read original story ...)

Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic upset No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan in another shocker from the 2020 Summer Games tennis tournaments Tuesday in Tokyo. The last Americans also were eliminated ... ( read original story ...)

Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 in an emotional repeat of their 2008 win ... ( read original story ...)

Japan delivered a muted response after Russia's prime minister visited an island in the northern Pacific that is also claimed by Japan. ( read original story ...)

Thirty-nine year-old Yukiko Ueno pitched a gem for the hosts as they recorded a 2-0 victory to retain their Olympic title on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

Softball remained off the Olympic schedule for the past two Summer Games after Team USA last lost to Japan in the gold medal match at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Japan tops the United States 2-0 to win the gold medal in softball in the first appearance for the sport at the Olympics since 2008. ( read original story ...)

Days after lighting the Olympic cauldron to get the Games underway, Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics. The No. 2 ranked tennis player in the world was knocked out of the tennis ... ( read original story ...)