Women’s soccer teams take a knee ahead of opening Olympic Games matches
By Jacob Lev, CNN Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games. Great Britain and Chile teams…
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Netherlands thrashes Zambia 10-3 in women’s football tournament to set new Olympics record
By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Netherlands thrashed Zambia 10-3 to break the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a…
Continue Reading Team USA volleyball player Taylor Crabb reportedly tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss Tokyo Olympics
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN US men’s beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for…
Continue Reading No fans or sex? Tokyo has tough task trying not to be the first ‘no-fun’ Olympics
By Blake Essig, Akanksha Sharma and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you’re an athlete it’s probably best to avoid…
Continue Reading This is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village
Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social…
Continue Reading Why Japan’s fastest man trains with a set of wheels
If the Olympics were held on time last year, Ryota Yamagata wouldn’t have qualified. One year later, he’s been named captain of the country’s…
Continue Reading Brazil football legends Marta and Formiga create Olympic history
By Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok, CNN Brazil football legends Marta and Formiga created Olympic history on Wednesday in their opening match of the 2020…
Continue Reading US Women’s National Team hammered by Sweden in opening Tokyo 2020 match
By Matias Grez, CNN Sweden laid down an early marker in the women’s Olympic football competition, hammering the US Women’s National Team…
Continue Reading Brisbane officially announced as host of 2032 Olympics
By Chandler Thornton, CNN Brisbane has been officially announced as host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. The Australian city and…
Continue Reading Olympic athletes battling long Covid: ‘I’m really struggling to exercise still’
By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley, CNN Oonagh Cousins was training up to 35 hours a week after she was picked for the British rowing team for the…
Continue Reading ‘This was my final curtain bow’: Athlete’s Olympic dreams crushed by Covid
Hosting the Olympics during a pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge for Japan, but there has also been a huge impact on…
Continue Reading Tokyo Olympics underway despite threat of Covid-19
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN After a delay of more than a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway. Competition…
Continue Reading New York Jets assistant coach in critical condition following bicycle accident
By Jacob Lev, CNN New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp is in critical condition following a bicycling accident, Lieutenant Tami Williams of the…
Continue Reading Six Polish swimmers sent back home from Tokyo following admin error
By Luke Wolagiewicz and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Six Polish swimmers have had to return home from the Tokyo Olympics due to an administrative error by…
Continue Reading Women’s beach handball team fined for choosing shorts over bikini bottoms
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Norwegian women’s beach handball team has been fined after players opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms…
Continue Reading Premier League soccer player suspended over alleged child sex offenses
By Jack Guy and Duarte Mendonca, CNN An English Premier League club has suspended a member of its first team squad after he was arrested on suspicion…
Continue Reading US gymnast Kara Eaker’s father says she doesn’t know where she got Covid-19 before the Olympics
By Holly Yan, CNN What could have been the pinnacle of her acclaimed career has been thwarted by positive coronavirus tests. But US gymnast Kara…
Continue Reading These children are learning about an issue long considered taboo in Britain
After Italy defeated England in that penalty shootout at the Euros 2020 final, some fans’ hostility resurfaced in the form of online racist abuse…
Continue Reading Tokyo 2020 boss not ruling out last minute cancellation of Olympic Games
By Chandler Thornton and Ben Church, CNN Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto isn’t ruling out a last minute cancellation of the Olympic Games amid…
Continue Reading Olympic athletes, baseball players, soccer stars: Why we’re still seeing Covid-19 cases among top athletes
By Steve Almasy, CNN The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number…
Continue Reading US tennis star to miss Olympics after positive Covid-19 test
American tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN’s Andy…
Continue Reading WNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won’t play for Nigeria at Olympics after appeal rejected
By Jill Martin, CNN Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in…
Continue Reading From not speaking the language to competing for the national team at Tokyo 2020, Belgian runner Isaac Kimeli is aiming for gold
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kenya’s golden grasslands and lush cornfields are a far cry from the rolling hills and green forests that run across…
Continue Reading Tokyo Olympics composer resigns over historical bullying remarks
By Chie Kobayashi and Heather Law, CNN Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has announced his intention to step down as a composer for the Tokyo 2020…
Continue Reading Paralympian Olivia Breen angered after official said her sprint shorts were ‘too short’
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Double Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen says she was left “speechless” after an official at the English…
Continue Reading US gymnast Kara Eaker and basketball player Katie Lou Samuelson test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Olympics
By Dan Moriarty, Kevin Dotson and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two US athletes have tested positive for coronavirus days before the start of the Tokyo…
Continue Reading Irish gymnast jumps on Olympic Village cardboard bed to debunk ‘anti-sex fake news’
By Matias Grez and Chandler Thornton, CNN Athletes have been settling into their new accommodation at the Olympic Village as they prepare for the…
Continue Reading EU politicians urge Olympics to lift ‘exclusionary’ ban on swim cap for natural Black hair
Exclusive by Luke McGee, CNN An anti-racist group of members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the…
Continue Reading FINA reconsiders Soul Cap swimming cap ban
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is reconsidering its ban on a swimming cap for natural Black hair for Tokyo 2020 after an outpouring of…
Continue Reading Lewis Hamilton targeted with racist abuse online after controversial British Grand Prix victory
By Ben Church, CNN Lewis Hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after winning his eighth British Grand Prix on Sunday. The seven-time world…
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