By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming Monday, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position. Second place. Dressel led off an American victory in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at ...
Naomi Osaka is into the third round of the Tokyo tennis tournament. The host country's superstar stepped up her game when she needed to in a 6-3, 6-2 win over 49th-ranked Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland to reach the last 16 at Ariake Tennis Park. The second-ranked Osaka will next face ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The tandem showed poise beyond their years. Accuracy, too. They're simply part of the next youthful wave helping keep Olympic archery gold medals in the possession of South Korea. Teenager Kim Je Deok and 20-year-old An San handled the ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Javad Foroughi spent his nights caring for gravely ill patients, doing everything he could to help them breathe. Many didn't make it. Foroughi contracted COVID-19 himself, recovered and feared he would catch it again while doing his ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Kohei Uchimura's gymnastics career is over. The Japanese star can take solace knowing that the sport the two-time Olympic champion led to glory appears to be in good hands in his home country. Daiki Hashimoto topped Olympic qualifying ...
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova grasped for an air tube during a medical timeout and grew frustrated at the lack of ice in a court-side container. German player Mona Barthel struggled with 10 double-faults in a loss to Iga ...
