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Olympics-S.Korean TV apologises over opening ceremony broadcast
By Ju-min Park and Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - A South Korean TV network has apologised after using inappropriate images and captions to describe countries during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony ...
Jul 23, 2021
NHL-Buffalo add Power with first overall draft pick
(Reuters) -The Buffalo Sabres selected Owen Power with the first pick of the 2021 NHL Draft on Friday, hoping the 18-year-old Canadian defenseman can help turn around the fortunes of the long-sufferin...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-The Russians are back — and hunting gold
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - The focus may be on the big name Americans and Australians but this could be the Games where Russian swimmers could make their biggest splash in the men's events in 25...
Jul 23, 2021
Dutch rower Florijn tests positive for COVID-19, rowing federation says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dutch rower Finn Florijn tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics, the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation (KNRB) said in a Twitter post on Friday. The 21-year-old Florijn, who w...
Jul 23, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urge IOC to delay or move China’s 2022 Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the event unless China end...
Jul 23, 2021
Tennis-Djokovic withdraws from Toronto hardcourt event
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month's U.S. Open tune-up event in Toronto, Tennis Canada said on Friday. A four-time champion in Canada, Djokovic is at the Tokyo O...
Jul 23, 2021
Soccer-U.S. women’s team files appeal in gender discrimination lawsuit
(Reuters) - The U.S. women's national team (USWNT) on Friday filed an opening brief in the appeal of their lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), saying the decision to dismiss it was base...
Jul 23, 2021
Motor racing-Verstappen crash cost Red Bull $1.8 million, says Horner
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Max Verstappen's British Grand Prix collision with Lewis Hamilton cost Red Bull $1.8 million with 'massive ramifications' for a team operating under Formula One's bu...
Jul 23, 2021
What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Tennis star Naomi Osaka climbed a stage in the shape of Mt. Fuji and lit the Olympic cauldron, capping off an opening ceremony like no other. Here's what you need to know about the Tokyo G...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Nostalgic nods to 1964 in opening of Tokyo’s second Games
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Drones and other high-tech marvels were on parade at the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday, but some of the most heartfelt moments were a look back to the past - 1...
Jul 23, 2021
