Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions United States past Australia 97-78 Thursday and into an Olympic men's basketball final against France. The Americans were 24-18 behind after the first quarter and 45-42 adrift at halfway, but stormed...
TOKYO, Japan – Jamaica's Rasheed Dwyer finished seventh in the men's 200m finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, with North Americans sweeping the podium spots in the event. Dwyer clocked 20.21 seconds (-0.5m/s) after being the only male sprint finalist from Jamaica. Just two Jamaicans...
Sprint world record holders Usain Bolt of Jamaica and the late Florence Griffith Joyner of the USA, known universally as 'Flo-Jo', could have unwittingly played parts in Elaine Thompson-Herah's unprecedented defence of her Olympic Games 100m/200m double in Tokyo, Japan. Thompson-Herah's husband Deron Herah, a former...
Jamaica's terrific trio of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson Herah and Shericka Jackson is expected to enter the medals table tomorrow at the completion of the women's 100m final, which is set to close out day two of athletics action for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games...
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — US gymnastics superstar, Simone Biles, sent shock waves through the Olympics yesterday, tearfully citing concerns for her mental health after a dramatic withdrawal mid-competition during the women's team final. The 24-year-old four-time Olympic gold medallist — one of the faces of the...