July 2021

Japan makes Opening Ceremony entrance behind NBA’s Hachimura

July 23, 2021 8:17 PM NBC Olympics

Japan marched last in the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations as the host country. The iconic red and white flag was held higher than most thanks to…

Tokyo 2020 isn’t the first Olympic Games to battle a pandemic

July 23, 2021 8:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to…

Team USA flagbearers mic’d up during Opening Ceremony

July 23, 2021 8:10 PM NBC Olympics

Athletes from Team USA celebrate while walking in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. Flagbearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez speak to Mike Tirico about…

Dan último adiós a Ruben Facio oficial de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza

July 23, 2021 7:54 PM Laura Meza

”Muy orgulloso, no esperabamos todo esto, lo que hicieron por nosotros fue más de lo que esperabamos. Esperabamos que nomas iban a asistir algunos…

Los Cleveland Indians cambiarán su nombre a Cleveland Guardians

July 23, 2021 7:53 PM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El equipo de béisbol que se conocía como Cleveland Indians cambiará su nombre la próxima temporada a los Cleveland…

Yang Qian wins first gold medal in Tokyo

July 23, 2021 7:50 PM NBC Olympics

Yang Qian won the 10-meter air rifle competition Saturday to claim the first medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…

¿Cómo es y dónde queda Tonga, el país del atleta olímpico aceitoso?

July 23, 2021 7:48 PM CNN Newsource

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Pita Taufatofua, el abanderado de Tonga en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, una vez más salió y generó…

No. 2 Team USA upset by No. 15 Indonesia in mixed team archery prelim

July 23, 2021 7:48 PM NBC Olympics

Team USA veterans Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown were knocked out of the first-ever mixed team archery prelim at the…

Before a wildfire grew into an out-of-control blaze, the Forest Service decided to let it burn

July 23, 2021 7:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing…

Staff director for 1/6 committee accused of retaliating against whistleblower

July 23, 2021 7:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6…

Riilio Rii joins Pita Taufatofua in oiled Opening Ceremony

July 23, 2021 7:27 PM NBC Olympics

Pita Taufatofua carried the flag for Tonga in his third straight Olympics. He wasn’t the only athlete donning oil and no shirt as Vanuatu’s Riilio…

China’s Yang Qian claims first gold in Tokyo

July 23, 2021 7:23 PM NBC Olympics

China’s Yang Qian took the first medal of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. U.S. shooter Mary Tucker…

Las 5 cosas olímpicas que debes saber

July 23, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020. El calendario de algunos atletas latinoamericanos. Así se ve…

Syria’s Hend Zaza, youngest Tokyo Olympian at 12 years old, out in first match

July 23, 2021 7:02 PM NBC Olympics

Syria’s 12-year-old Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has been eliminated from…

Japanese carpenters unveil Olympic Rings at Opening Ceremony

July 23, 2021 7:01 PM NBC Olympics

The Olympic Rings, made out of solid wood, were displayed inside Olympic Stadium as the Opening Ceremony paid tribute to Japan’s rich history of…

Denis Abliazin demonstrates mastery in rings

July 23, 2021 6:45 PM NBC Olympics

Five-time Olympic medalist Denis Abliazin, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, won a bronze medal in 2016 in rings and looked just as dominant in the…

Biden back on the campaign trail: ‘I whipped Donald Trump in Virginia and so will Terry’

July 23, 2021 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate…