Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Olympics-Swimming-McKeon on for record haul, Dressel goes for high five
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. No Australian has ever won that many in one Games a...
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Olympics-Rugby-Fiji women’s journey not paved in gold, but plenty to cheer
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - Fiji's women had hoped to emulate their male counterparts and win gold in the Olympic Rugby Sevens competition, but coach Saiasi Fuli says they should be proud with a ...
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Olympics-Sailing-Windsurfer Goyard counts blessings after crazy silver win
By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - French windsurfer Thomas Goyard thought he had blown his chance of an Olympic medal when he was disqualified from Saturday's RS:X windsurfing medal race,...
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Olympics-Golf-Matsuyama and Schauffele brace for replay of Masters showdown
By Toshiki Hashimoto KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - An Olympic golf tournament diminished by the absence of a host of big names will nonetheless fizz with the tension of a major on Sunday as Hideki Matsuy...
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Olympics-Diving-China’s Shi advances to finals in first place in women’s 3m springboard
By Yuki Nitta TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Shi Tingmao advanced to the women's 3 metre springboard diving finals in first place at the Tokyo Games on Saturday, while two-time Olympian Pamela Ware of Cana...
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Olympics-Tennis-No medal for Djokovic for third straight Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one and 20-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will leave the Olympics without a medal for the third Games in succession after pulling out of Saturday's mixed doubl...
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Kenyan sprinter tests positive for banned substance, teams says
TOKYO (Reuters) - An unnamed Kenyan male sprinter has tested positive for a banned substance, Team Kenya said in a statement, and he will be provisionally suspended and will not take part in qualifier...
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Olympics-Rugby-New Zealand claim Sevens gold with victory over France
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) -New Zealand claimed their first ever gold medal in Olympic Rugby Sevens with a 26-12 victory over France in the final of the women's competition at Tokyo Stadium on Sat...
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Olympics-Tennis-Brazilians save four match points to earn bronze in women’s doubles
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) -Brazilians Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani saved four match points against Wimbledon runners-up Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina to snatch the Olympic women'...
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Olympics-Weightlifting-China’s Lyu wins gold in men’s 81 kg event, but no world record
TOKYO (Reuters) -China's Lyu Xiaojun won a gold medal in the men's 81kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday but failed to break his own world record. The 37-year-old lifted a combined 374k...
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