US edges Canada in Rugby WCup qualifier after 2nd-leg win
GLENDALE, Colorado — The United States edged Canada in a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualifier by nine points after winning the second test 38-16...
Canada upsets US in Rugby World Cup qualifier
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland — Canada ended a 12-match winless streak against the United States by winning the first leg of their Rugby World Cup...
Britain defeats US 54-49 for gold in wheelchair rugby
TOKYO — Britain defeated the United States 54-49 on Sunday in the gold-medal game of Paralympic wheelchair rugby, the first medal of any kind...
Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics
TOKYO — American captain Joe Delagrave was asked to explain wheelchair rugby. He knew he wasn't being politically correct about it — he didn't...
Soccer’s All Whites face name change over racial connotation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Football is reported to be considering dropping the “All Whites” nickname of its national men’s soccer team because...
Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went big
TOKYO — At the Tokyo Games, athletes have taken to social media in trailblazing ways — with high-profile results. Several Olympians from niche sports...
In Tokyo, social platforms help the Pandemic Olympics shine
TOKYO — A condom fixed Jessica Fox's canoe, and skateboarder Jagger Eaton celebrated his bronze medal by broadcasting live on Instagram. Margielyn Didal “let”...
Brutal beauty: Is artistic swimming Tokyo’s toughest sport?
SYDNEY — To those who dare doubt the brutality of her sport, Australian artistic swimmer Amie Thompson tells a story: About the day a...
Back in Lane 8: Van Niekerk’s struggle to reach the Olympics
TOKYO — Lane 8.
The place where no 400-meter runner wants...
Fijians, Kiwis celebrate multiple medals in Olympic rugby 7s
TOKYO — Little girls have been watching for decades as the boys in villages across Fiji's scattered islands endlessly honed the skills that would...