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Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021: Day 4 Winners and Losers

As competition favorites lost, struggled or withdrew, Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics will be remembered as a stunning moment. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lost, and China...
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Naomi Osaka makes her return in Tokyo Olympics tennis opener

3 days ago | WESH

The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.
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Ash Barty knocked out of Tokyo Olympics in first-round women's tennis upset

3 days ago | Sporting News | 2 articles

Barty lost to the world's 48th-ranked player, Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain.
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The World's Top Female Tennis Player Is Eliminated In Her First Singles Olympic Match

3 days ago | NPR | 2 articles

It was a stunning upset. Underdog Sara Sorribes Tormo, from Spain, beat Australia's Ash Barty in straight sets. Barty won Wimbledon just two weeks ago.
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'There's no circulation of the air': Heat becomes concern at Olympic tennis venue

4 days ago | KCCI

Saturday's heat index in Tokyo made it feel more than 100 degrees as tennis matches got started.
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Naomi Osaka: Boyfriend, Parents, and Lifestyle of Japanese Olympic Tennis Player

4 days ago | Newsweek

Naomi Osaka will hit the Olympic court in a matter of days. Born to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, Osaka has become a global tennis icon.
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Russian star Daniil Medvedev blasts Olympics tennis tournament a ‘joke' as players grapple with sweltering conditions in Japan

4 days ago | RT

Daniil Medvedev, the world's second-ranked men's tennis player, has hit out at organizers of the Olympic tennis tournament, with players being forced to contend with sweltering...
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Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray Among Winners in First Tokyo Olympic Tennis Matches

4 days ago | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore

The massive field of tennis players at the Tokyo Olympics got their first taste of action when matches began on Friday.
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Novak Djokovic Could Close In On A Historic 'Golden Slam' At The Olympics

4 days ago | NPR

The Serbian tennis star is aiming for a "golden slam" - meaning winning all four major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in a single year. No male tennis player has ever...
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Grasping for air: Heat a major issue at Olympic tennis venue

4 days ago | Saint Louis Today

TOKYO - 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.
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Baseball and Softball Return to the Olympics: What to Watch and Expect

The sports are back after a 13-year absence, with just six countries competing in each. Here's how the tournaments work. Read more ...

NFL's ‘black' and ‘white' anthems will only promote divisiveness

Roger Goodell's plan is to include two pregame national anthems at marquee events. Read more ...

Jewelry store to pay out refunds after Milwaukee Bucks win NBA championship

Robert Haack Diamonds has had a long-running contest that if any Milwaukee sports team wins a championship, customers get free jewelry, and this week, for the first time, they... Read more ...

Tokyo Olympics: Cat Osterman pitches U.S. softball over Mexico for 3-0 start

The U.S. pitched its third straight one-hitter and has not allowed a run while improving to 3-0 in softball's return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. Read more ...

Gilchrist's comeback arrives at Tokyo Olympics

Kaleigh Gilchrist made a successful return to the Olympics when she scored two goals in the United States' 25-4 victory over Japan on the first day of women's water polo at the... Read more ...

Tokyo Olympics Organizers Mum Over Report of Ex-Chief's Possible Return...

The organizers declined to say whether or not former Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori would return as an honorary advisor. Read more ...

MLB trade rumors: Nationals discussing Max Scherzer trades; Phillies...

Here's a roundup of what's buzzing around MLB for Saturday as the trade deadline nears Read more ...

Nationals' Max Scherzer Scratched from Start vs. Orioles with Triceps Injury

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night with right triceps discomfort. This isn't the... Read more ...

14-year-old golfer handles herself like a pro in Symetra Tour appearance

Kennedy Swedick missed the cut in her first professional golf tournament, but her appearance in the Symetra Tour's Twin Bridges Championship was about so much more than her score. Read more ...

Sue Bird sees no hypocrisy in US staying on court for anthem

SAITAMA, Japan - Sue Bird sees no contradiction with the U.S. team staying on the court during the national anthem at the Olympics. Read more ...