August 2021

Raven Saunders of Team United States makes an 'X' gesture during the medal ceremony for the Women's Shot Put on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Podcast: An introduction to Raven Saunders’ alter ego

August 3, 2021 12:27 AM NBC Olympics

In this episode of On Her Turf, Raven Saunders and Michelle Carter detailed the future of shot put for women of…

India to deploy naval task force into South China Sea and beyond

August 3, 2021 12:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN India is sending a task force of four warships into the South China Sea on a two-month deployment that will include exercises…

Australia: Athletes sorry for room damage, mascots ‘unharmed’

August 3, 2021 12:15 AM NBC Olympics

Australian athletes were left apologizing and asking for forgiveness after some post-games rowdiness led to broken beds, damaged walls, and missing…

Los CDC agregan 16 destinos a la lista de riesgo de viaje por ‘covid-19 muy alto’

August 3, 2021 12:15 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) agregaron 16 destinos a su nivel de riesgo…

Abrahamson: Warholm, Benjamin deliver greatest 400m hurdle race in human history

August 3, 2021 12:12 AM NBC Olympics

American sprinter Rai Benjamin shattered the previous world record by more than three-quarters of a second. But he wasn’t first to the finish line in…

Japanese featherweight Sena Irie won the first-ever Olympic boxing gold medal by a woman.

Olympic Boxing Day 11: Hosts claim first-ever women’s gold

August 3, 2021 12:08 AM NBC Olympics

Hardly known as a boxing powerhouse, Japan on Tuesday picked up its first-ever boxing gold medal when featherweight Sena Irie pulled off an upset at…

Simone Biles claims bronze on beam in return; Brody Malone fourth on high bar

August 3, 2021 12:06 AM NBC Olympics

Follow along with the final night of gymnastics event finals in…

Tyra Gittens finishes tenth in women’s long jump

August 3, 2021 12:05 AM NBC Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago’s Tyra Gittens finished tenth in women’s long jump. After scoring 6.60, she fell just short of a top eight…

Lisa Carrington wins kayak gold at third straight Olympics

August 2, 2021 11:58 PM NBC Olympics

Lisa Carrington of New Zealand continues her dominance of the women’s K-1 200m race. She won gold in London, Rio and now makes it three in a row with…

EE.UU. supera a España y avanza a semifinales del baloncesto masculino

August 2, 2021 11:56 PM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — La selección masculina de baloncesto de EE.UU. avanzó a las semifinales de los Juegos Olímpicos con una victoria por…

Utah will give KN95 masks to children as the Delta variant fuels Covid-19 hospitalizations nationwide

August 2, 2021 11:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN The surge of Covid-19 fueled by the Delta variant and low vaccination rates is sending the country…