Simone Biles withdraws from more Olympics event finals
Biles was expected to be one of the headliners of the Tokyo Games in a bid for six gold medals.
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Nigeria’s Okagbare fails drugs test, suspended from Olympics
Sprinter provisionally suspended hours before she was due to run in the semi-finals of the women's 100 metres.
Officials sound alarm as Japan COVID cases hit record highs
The Delta variant, holidays and the Olympics are contributing to a rise in infections, the country's top adviser warned.
German cycling chief sent home from Olympics after racist remarks
Moster was heard using a racist phrase when he urged rider Arndt to catch an Algerian and an Eritrean rider.
Olympics latest: Biles thankful for support; COVID cases rise
The latest from the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year's delay.
Olympics latest: Katie Ledecky fights back to win 1,500m
From swimming and boxing to baseball and rowing, a round-up of the latest Tokyo Games action.
First-ever Olympic gold lifts COVID-weary Philippines
Rio silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz sets two Olympic records as she fulfills the Philippines's 97-year quest to win gold.
Japan’s 13-year-old Nishiya wins Olympics skateboarding gold
Momiji Nishiya has become the country's youngest gold medal winner at 13.
How Pakistan hockey went from world-beaters to Olympic absentees
Pakistan has won a record four hockey World Cups but is now missing from its second successive Olympic Games.
France shocks US to end 25-game Olympic basketball win streak
France's 83-76 victory was the first Olympic men's basketball loss for Team USA since 2004.
Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins surprise Olympic swimming gold
The teenager squeaked into the final by 14-hundredths of a second, landing him in the far outside lane.
Asian champions Qatar beat El Salvador to reach Gold Cup semis
Ali scores brace for Qatar while holders Mexico thrash Honduras to book their place in the last-four.
Iranian refugee Alizadeh narrowly misses out on Olympic medal
Alizadeh won her first three taekwondo bouts but lost the next two to finish fourth for the Refugee Olympic Team.
Surfing makes long-awaited Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020
Brazil's Italo Ferreira and the US's Carissa Moore emerge victorious in the first surfing heats at the Tokyo Games.
Tokyo Olympics: Dutch rowing coach tests positive for COVID-19
Some 132 people accredited to the Summer Games have tested positive for COVID since July 1.
Cleveland baseball team changes name from Indians to Guardians
Ohio MLB team's name change comes after decades of protests by Native American groups calling it a harmful stereotype.
Tokyo 2020: Nigara Shaheen on her journey to Refugee Olympic Team
Shaheen, who was born in Afghanistan but grew up in Pakistan, will be part of the Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020.
Tokyo’s marathon journey to the start of the Olympics
Since being awarded the Games in 2013, Japan has endured a backlash over costs, scandals and the COVID-19 pandemic.
First event of troubled Tokyo Olympics gets under way
Softball match takes place two days before the official opening ceremony of the COVID-hit 2020 Games.
Top Olympic sponsor Toyota cancels Tokyo 2020 commercials
Japan's top automaker pulls TV advertisements from event overshadowed by rising COVID infections and low public support.