Latest 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games News
Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming acquired by the Portland Thorns from Chelsea
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League have acquired Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming from Chelsea of the Women's Super League. The 25-year-old Fleming will join the Thorns pending receipt of her visa, the team announced Wednesday. ...
James, Embiid, Curry and Durant are in the US player pool for the Paris Olympics
There are few surprises in USA Basketball’s men’s player pool for the Paris Olympics that was announced Tuesday, with most of the big names like LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant on the list. The surprise may have been who was missing. ...
Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. The stadium, which has been open to fans since the Olympics, will get a second chance to show itself off to track and field...
US national team midfielder Samantha Mewis retires from soccer because of knee injury
Samantha Mewis, who played for the U.S. squad that won the 2019 Women's World Cup, has retired from soccer because of a knee injury that has sidelined her from the national team since the Tokyo Olympics. Mewis, 31, underwent the first of two knee surgeries shortly after the Olympics...
