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By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - While the four-time World Cup-winning United States may have once appeared untouchable, Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Sweden is a reminder that there are several title threa...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Spanish synchronised swimmer Ona Carbonell has said she is disappointed and disillusioned that she cannot take her breastfeeding son with her to Tokyo, because her family would be su...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A member of the United States men's beach volleyball team tested positive for COVID-19, NBC said on Wednesday, the first infection for an American who was expected to compete in the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The passwords and usernames of Olympics and Paralympics' ticket-buyers and volunteers have been stolen and shared on the internet, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, citing government...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's world number one shooter Amber Hill withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday after she tested positive for COVID-19 before departure, Team GB said in a statement. Hil...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Great Britain's women's footballers took the knee before their Tokyo Olympics opening 2-0 win over Chile on Wednesday, fulfilling a pre-Games promise to support racial equality and e...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Adjusting to COVID-19 protocols in Tokyo may be easy for globe-trotting tennis players, but adjusting to the social environment at the Olympics will be a real chal...

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years on Tuesday and a nation is cheering their success. In Greece, home of forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 50 p...

By Daniel Leussink and Martin Quin Pollard TOKYO (Reuters) - Many of the world's top athletes will suffer along with Tokyoites in the "ridiculous" heat of Japan's high summer, as the Olympic Games sta...

(Reuters) - Motorcycling's Thailand Grand Prix, scheduled to be held at the Chang International Circuit in October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MotoGP said on Wednesday. The race,...