Month: July 2021

Brazil, Cote d’Ivoire, South Korea, and New Zealand all sealed knockout round berths on Wednesday in men’s soccer at the Tokyo Olympics.

Simone Biles details her decision to withdraw from the all-around competition and why she was confident in her teammates. Plus, the U.S. goes one-two in the 1500m free, with Katie Ledecky and Erica Sullivan.

One-by-one, Fijian rugby players dropped to a knee to accept their Olympic gold medals after defeating New Zealand in the men’s rugby final.

The 2017 world time trial runner-up, who withdrew early from this year’s Tour de France after a crash, masterfully beat his competitors by more than a minute.

The only way Madina Taimazova was leaving her gold medal hopes on the mat was if she could no longer control them.

The women’s gymnastics teams representing the ROC, United States and Great Britain received their medals after an emotional team final in Tokyo.

Breakout Team USA star Brody Malone and Olympic veteran Sam Mikulak are set to compete in the men’s individual all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Day 5 Olympics roundup: After another defeat, Katie Ledecky bounced back to reassert her dominance, while Dutch athletes excelled in several sports.

Fiji secured the second-ever gold medal in men’s rugby at the Olympic Games, five years after claiming the sport’s inaugural gold.

Norway’s s Kristoffer Brun and Are Strandli, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalists, capsize in the last 500m of a men’s lightweight double sculls semifinal, ending a promising pursuit in their third straight Games together.

Reigning world champion China breaks the women’s quadruple sculls world best from 2014 to claim gold in 6:05.13, the nation’s second-ever medal in the event; Poland and Australia earn silver and bronze six seconds back.

Fiji repeated as Olympic champions in rugby sevens, the country’s national sport.

Novak Djokovic answers questions about his current form and his mixed doubles debut following a Round 3 win over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich.

Slovenian Primoz Roglic follows up teammate Tadej Pogacar’s road race bronze with a gold in the men’s time trial, defeating his opponents by more than a minute; France’s Tom Dumoulin silver, Aussie Rohan Dennis bronze.

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, Djokovic’s fourth Games.

U.S. featherweight Duke Ragan advanced with ease to the quarterfinals, while middleweight Naomi Graham was less fortunate in boxing action Wednesday.

Japan’s Chizuru Arai choked out Madina Taimazova of ROC to advance to the Olympic judo finals. Taimazova needed medical assistance, but appeared to be OK.