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A Belarusian Olympian who refused her team's order to fly home early is safe after seeking protection from Japanese police, Games officials have said.They say sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, ... ( read original story ...)

USWNT faces a familiar foe in soccer semifinal; world record holder Keni Harrison takes silver in women's 100m hurdles. ( read original story ...)

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya made a dash for freedom at a Tokyo-area airport, claiming her team was forcing her to return home after she criticized her coaches. ( read original story ...)

The U.K. is set to deliver booster shots to 32 million people starting September, The Telegraph reported, while Japan is planning to recommend boosters next year according to a report from Nikkei. ( read original story ...)

The government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has added Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures to areas under the emergency from Monday through Aug. 31. ( read original story ...)

Black women are literally expected to be super women, from heading households to serving as emotional support for White people who want to be allies, but need our help figuring out how to get there. ( read original story ...)

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) -Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won the men's long jump gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba took the silver while his compatriot ... ( read original story ...)

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya made a dash for freedom at a Tokyo-area airport, claiming her team was forcing her to return home after she criticized her coaches. ( read original story ...)

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 ...)