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Canada Ends U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Quest for Olympic Gold to Cap World Cup Glory
The dream of the double is over. Canada defeated the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), 1-0, in an Olympic semifinal on Monday in Kashima, Japan, ending the squad’s quest to become the first women’s soccer team to win a World Cup and an Olympic gold medal back-to-back. The defeat also marked what could be a…
Simone Biles Will Return to Tokyo Olympics Competition for Balance Beam Finals
Biles qualified for all five individual event finals but took herself out of four of them: the all-around, vault, floor exercise and uneven bars.
Both in First in Olympic High Jump, These Two Friends Chose to Share the Gold Medal Instead of Going to a Tie-Breaker
Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar agreed to the tie Sunday at the Tokyo Games in a competition settled not by clearing the top height but through a subtle nod.
Simone Biles Has the Twisties. What Are They, and Why Are They So Dangerous?
“She is doing some of the most difficult skills in the entire world, and if you’re not mentally in a great place, or have the twisties, then that can be a matter or life or death,” says former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber.
Amazon’s Sales Growth Slows as the Pandemic Shopping Surge Eases
Amazon is one of the few retailers that has prospered during the pandemic
Bangkok Builds Another Field Hospital as Struggling Thailand Reports Record COVID-19 Cases and Fatalities
The Thai capital Bangkok and its surrounding provinces have been in lockdown for more than two weeks
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines Has Changed His Mind About Scrapping a U.S. Security Pact
The move will allow the resumption of combat exercises between U.S. and Philippine forces that have alarmed China
With Silver and Bronze Medals, Lilly King Fulfills a Solemn Promise to Teammate Annie Lazor
When Lazor’s father died suddenly in April, apparently due to COVID-19, King made a promise to Lazor’s mother: She would do everything she could to help Annie get to the Olympics.
Everyone Knew Tokyo Would Be One of the Hottest Olympics Ever. It’s Still Taking a Brutal Toll
Many Olympic athletes tried to prepare for the Japanese host city's scorching summer. But the extreme weather is still creating potentially dangerous conditions
How the Lethargic U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Can Save Its Olympic Dreams
One tip from former coach Jill Ellis: No corner kicks for the Dutch
U.S. Pole Vaulter Sam Kendricks Tests Positive for COVID
Kendricks has been placed in isolation at a hotel
Team USA Just Had Its Biggest Day Yet in the Pool. And Caeleb Dressel Clinched the Marquee Gold
Dressel has been referred to as the next Michael Phelps, because he could take home as much hardware as Phelps did in Beijing.