Amber English set an Olympic record while winning the gold in skeet shooting. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Amber English's Olympics debut was well worth the wait. English set an Olympic record en route to taking home a gold medal in…
TOKYO (AP) — Tom Daley and Matty Lee of Britain narrowly won the 10-meter synchronized diving on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics, upsetting favored China and preventing the diving powerhouse from any chance of a golden sweep. Daley and Lee totaled 471.81…
Rassie Erasmus - Rassie Erasmus hits out at Lions’ ‘dangerous and reckless’ tactics in latest Twitter outburst - GETTY IMAGES South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has launched yet another social-media outburst, accusing British and Irish Lions loosehead prop Mako Vunipola…
Caeleb Dressel tosses his gold medal to teammate Brooks Curry after the men's 4x100 relay final at the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) TOKYO — Caeleb Dressel swam the first leg of the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay in lightning-quick time…
A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ FRAZIER TO FRIARS An already impressive Padres infield is about to get even better with the addition of All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier. Pittsburgh has agreed to trade Frazier San Diego for…
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Games by the official Olympic broadcaster will focus only on athletes' performances and adopt a more gender-neutral approach to filming than may have been the case in the past, its CEO…
TOKYO — The top two spots on the podium for the first women’s skateboarding event in Olympic history are a combined 26 years old. Eight years younger than the fourth-place finisher. If one stood on the other’s shoulders they might be 10…
By Simon Evans, Aaron Sheldrick and Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - The great pool rivalry between Australia and the U.S. passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as "Terminator" hunted down the U.S. dominator https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/swimming-titmus-beats-ledecky-re-peaty-gold-britain-2021-07-26 of women's distance…
* Aussie Ariarne Titmus wins gold, coach becomes meme * Briton Adam Peaty defends Olympic title * Japanese fans defy organisers to watch triathlon * Japan PM's popularity plummets By Simon Evans, Aaron Sheldrick and Martin Petty TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) -…
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus drew first blood in her Olympic showdown with American Katie Ledecky on Monday after her brilliantly timed swim secured a famous victory in the 400m freestyle at the Tokyo Games. Olympic swimming has,…