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By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - When Ariel Torres was 11, he stood with a collection jar at a traffic light, day in and day out, striking karate poses as his father stood next to him holding a sign...

By Philip O'Connor YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - After two bronze medals in 2012 and 2016, Christine Sinclair finally got her hands on Olympic gold when Canada beat Sweden 3-2 on penalties at the Tokyo ...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The departure of six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi from Barcelona has confirmed what many fans have feared for years - star player wages are now so stratospheri...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Filippo Tortu ran a breathtaking final leg on Friday, as Italy added to an unprecedentedly rich Olympic harvest in athletics in Tokyo by pipping Britain by one-hun...

(Reuters) - The Oneida Indian Nation in New York welcomed the Washington Football Team's recent decision to ban fans from wearing Native American-inspired headdresses or face paint to games at its hom...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy capped the most amazing week in their athletics history on Friday by winning a shock gold in the men's sprint relay, as Jamaica's women underlined their Tokyo...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Fuelled by the three individual 100 metre medallists, Jamaica surged to an emphatic win in the women's 4x100m relay on Friday, posting a national record 41.02 secon...

By Simon Evans YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) -Canada won the Olympic gold medal in women's football by beating Sweden 3-2 on penalties after the final ended 1-1 following regular and extra time on Friday....

By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - She may have one more race to go but American Allyson Felix has already clinched an Olympic sendoff worthy of her astonishing career. She won a record 10th Olympic med...

By Junko Fujita and Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Frowns are about all Japan shortstop Hayato Sakamoto can remember of his country's last gold-medal game in baseball. Then just five years ol...