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By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Lang Ping, China's "Iron Hammer" who made Olympic history by winning gold as both a player and a coach, heads to Tokyo and back into the Games spotlight as her team ...

By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Weightlifting has been part of the programme of the Olympics since the very first event in Athens in 1896, but it is facing the risk of removal from the Games over pe...

By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite being a pioneer of sports, wrestling struggles to win over fans after almost losing its place in the Olympic Games in 2013, when the International Olympic Co...

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever since a series of controversial matches in Beijing in 2008 threatened taekwondo's future on the Olympic stage, the Korean combat sport has been busy proving its...

By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - The decision to add golf back to the Olympic programme was done primarily to promote the game on a global scale but it continues to be somewhat of a hesitant return...

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - As one of Japan's best gold medal prospects, Naomi Osaka can expect the spotlight to shine brightly on her for the duration of her stay at the Tokyo Olympics...

By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - There is plenty at stake for surfing when it makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo - and it is not just the gold medals. If the introduction is successful, it could...

Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating terms of the anti-drug program, the league announced Thursday. Harris is able to apply for reinstateme...

(Reuters) - American Sha'Carri Richardson will not compete at the Diamond League in Stockholm on Sunday, where she had been expected to run in the 200m, according to the event's entry list. Richardson...

LONDON (Reuters) - British hopes in the Wimbledon women's singles were kept alive in unlikely fashion as 18-year-old wildcard Emma Raducanu shocked former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova on ...