BILES RETURNS American gymnast Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals TOKYO (AP) — U.S. gymnast Simone Biles plans to compete in the balance beam finals on Tuesday. Just a little over a week ago, the 24-year-old Biles stepped away from competition to focus on her mental health. Biles said she was dealing with the “twisties,” what happens when…
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: Julia Krajewski of Germany won individual eventing gold after countrymate and two-time defending champion Michael Jung stumbled during the cross country segment. Jung broke a frangible pin that cost him 11 penalty points and a…
BILES RETURNS American star Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles is returning to competition in Tokyo. The 2016 Olympic champion will compete in the balance beam finals on Tuesday. That’s a little over a week after the American superstar stepped away from the meet to focus on her mental health. The 24-year-old Biles…
BILES RETURNS American star Simone Biles to return for balance beam finals TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles is returning to competition in Tokyo. The 2016 Olympic champion will compete in the balance beam finals on Tuesday. That’s a little over a week after the American superstar stepped away from the meet to focus on her mental health. The 24-year-old Biles…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Injuries are mounting for the US women’s volleyball team at the Tokyo Games. The team lost a second player to a rolled right ankle when setter Jordyn Poulter landed on a teammate’s foot in victory against Italy. Poulter went down in the third set of the Americans’ final match of…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Injuries are mounting for the US women’s volleyball team at the Tokyo Games. The team has lost a second player to a rolled right ankle when setter Jordyn Poulter landed on a teammate’s foot in its final pool play match against Italy. Poulter went down in the third set and…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — World champion Sifan Hassan made an incredible recovery from a fall at the final bell to win her 1,500-meter heat at the Olympics on Monday. Hassan picked herself up after getting in a tangle with Kenyan runner Edinah Jebitok at the start of the last lap. She sped around the…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — One of the best rivalries on the track moves into the spotlight on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games. It takes a step closer to a big finish when United States teammates Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad size each other up in the semifinals of the women’s 400-meter hurdles. Each…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs topped America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs topped America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain…
