Tag: East Asia
US heavy favorite to win 7th straight gold in women’s hoops
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The United States won its sixth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball with arguably the best team ever assembled. The Americans...
Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS
Naomi Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the...
Novak Djokovic ’50-50′ on whether to play at Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England — Even with a chance to complete a so-called “Golden Slam,” Novak Djokovic isn't sure he'll be playing at the Tokyo Olympics....
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
TOKYO — Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections,...
Cuban-born Yarisel Ramirez named 10th US boxer for Tokyo
LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Yarisel Ramirez was added to the Tokyo Olympics boxing tournament Saturday, becoming the 10th member of the U.S. team to...
Todd Frazier brings passion, power to US Olympic baseball
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — Sitting in the dugout at tiny Yogi Berra Stadium as he prepared to play for the Frontier League’s Sussex County...
Eye-popping 6,000 fake lashes seized at New Orleans airport
NEW ORLEANS — Three thousand pairs of fake eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were...
US adds to blacklist in China’s abuses of Muslim minorities
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration added 14 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist on Friday over their alleged role in that country's abuses of...
Kyrgios pulls out of Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds
SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia’s tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo’s governor confirmed a ban on fans in the...
Hashimoto: Tokyo Paralympics could still see some fans
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers are holding out hope that the Paralympic Games might allow some fans.
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