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A Spanish tennis star was taken off the court in a wheelchair and another asked the umpire who would take responsibility if he died on Wednesday as the hot and humid weather conditions took their toll ... ( read original story ...)

Little-known Japanese swimmer Yui Ohashi giggled politely at the suggestion that she might have become one of the stars of her home country's Olympics in the absence of Naomi Osaka. She dismissed the ... ( read original story ...)

As the Delta variant fuels a surge in infections, a hospital director says "medical system collapse is a real possibility." ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s vaccination minister says the speed of the country’s inoculation campaign is less urgent than getting shots to young people, who are blamed for spreading the virus ... ( read original story ...)

It was another rough day for Japan's field hockey teams. The Olympic hosts have had good moments on both the men's and women's sides, but neither has won a match at the Games, and time is running out. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins the Olympic gold medal in the men's all-around gymnastics final after an almost flawless high bar routine. ( read original story ...)

Daiki Hashimoto maintained Japan's grip on the Olympic men's gymnastics all-around crown on Wednesday, clinching victory with a spectacular high bar routine. Leading going into the final rotation Xiao ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic baseball, which started Wednesday, has some notable differences from Major League Baseball. A biggie is the rout rule, which would have saved some innings for the Rockies. A game is over when ... ( read original story ...)

Simone Biles has qualified for four individual event finals, starting Sunday, but it's unclear if she will compete after dropping out of other events. ( read original story ...)

Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on court? ( read original story ...)

Tokyo recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row as the Olympics go ahead under unprecedented conditions, including a ban on spectators in stadiums. The International ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 loses one of its biggest names from one of the most high-profile events on day five of the Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Simone Biles may seem indestructible, but the gymnast great has talked about her mental health struggles for years, including as recently as Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Tom Dumoulin, who walked away from cycling in part because of mental health struggles, might serve as an example of what’s possible for Simone Biles. ( read original story ...)

Grijalva, a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that grants work and study authorization to undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, had mere ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to belong to Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, full stop, writes TIME's Sean Gregory. ( read original story ...)