Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)

By Shadia Nasralla, Chang-Ran Kim and Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Argentine Olympic equestrian Jose Maria Larocca takes his laptop to competitions. He is on the phone a lot at riding events. He is n...

TOKYO (Reuters) - World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic men's pole vault gold medal on Tuesday after clearing a height of 6.02 metres on his first effort. The 21-year-old Dupla...

By Elaine Lies and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. gymnast Simone Biles on Tuesday stepped onto the balance beam and threw off a week of doubts, fears and mental pressure to do what she has long ...

By Martyn Herman IZU, Japan (Reuters) -The talk during the protracted build-up to Tokyo 2020 was that Britain's days of sweeping all before them and plundering a golden bounty in the velodrome might b...

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - American Tamyra Mensah-Stock won gold in the women's freestyle light heavyweight wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu took the silver medal...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday, her country's first victory in the event in more than half a century, as her comp...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt has gone but there looks to be a more than worthy heir to the crown in the shape of 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton, who qualified for the Olympic 200 metre...

By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Five cows, a meatball restaurant, and a new house. Those are just some of the prizes promised to Indonesian badminton gold medallists Greysia Polii and Apriyani...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning champions the United States blitzed neighbours Canada 16-5 to storm into the semi-finals of the women's Olympic water polo competition on Tuesday, keeping their bid for a th...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champions Brazil reached the final of the men's Olympic football competition on Tuesday, beating Mexico 4-1 on penalties after the game ended goalless after extra-time. Bra...