By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — American women had a good day at the beach and on the courts in Tokyo on Friday, with one Olympic gold medal won and a couple more set up for the taking. The United States beach volleyball team of April Ross and Alix Klineman won gold in ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer IZU, Japan (AP) — There was a moment when Laura Kenny, one of the most decorated track cyclists in Britain's long history of champions, wondered whether she would ever put on a helmet and step into the pedals for another competitive race. Kenny already ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Only six fighters had won gold medals in two weight classes in Olympic boxing before a trio of polished Cuban veterans joined the club over the past four days in Tokyo. Julio César La Cruz, Roniel Iglesias and Arlen López showed the ...
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Sebastian Córdova opened the scoring and added two assists to lead Mexico to a 3-1 victory over host Japan in the bronze medal match in Olympic men's soccer on Friday. It is only the second time Mexico has won an Olympic soccer medal, adding to the gold from the ...
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer If it is to be the last 50-kilometer race walk at the Olympics, there will be stories to tell. Like how Dawid Tomala of Poland won the gold medal at the Tokyo Games in only the second 50-kilometer race he had ever completed. "I can't believe it," he ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Mike Scioscia is one win from matching mentor Tommy Lasorda, the only manager to lead the United States to a baseball gold medal. Host Japan, which stopped its major league season during the Tokyo Olympics, is the favorite in ...
