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By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the men's singles at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, triumphing over fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 on home soil....

TOKYO (Reuters) - The flamboyant Li Fabin pulled off his signature one-legged "flamingo" on his opening clean and jerk lift on Sunday as he made it two out of two Olympic weightlifting gold medals for...

By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Canada pitcher Danielle Lawrie - among several players who came out of retirement to chase gold in softball's return to the Olympics https://www.reuters.com/...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - For someone who suffers from fear of contamination, the decision to travel to the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not easy for United States boxer Vi...

TOKYO (Reuters) - France got their Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track as Teji Savanier netted a stoppage-time winner in their 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday while defending champions...

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Jade Jones, Britain's twice Olympic taekwando champion, said the absence of her family at the scaled-down Tokyo Games contributed to her shock first-round def...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Judoka Hifumi Abe, 23, won the gold medal in the men's 66 kg category at the Olympics on Sunday, defeating Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili in the final. Bronze medals went to...

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Annemiek Van Vleuten crossed the line with her arms in the air at the Fuji International Speedway, the Dutchwoman thought she had won the women's Olympic road cycling race on Su...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Michael Phelps hailed Ahmed Hafnaoui for his "unbelievable swim" on Sunday, saying the 18-year-old Tunisian's shock victory in the men's 400m freestyle was a great ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Uta Abe, 21, won the gold medal in the women's -52 kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, defeating Amandine Buchard of France in the final. Bronze medals ...