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By Nick Mulvenney TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman hailed his team's record-equalling performance at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, wiping tears from his eyes as he spoke of...

By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - As he was driven to an urgently scheduled national security meeting with the president, Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi was unable to reach ...

By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running his own race, chasing immortalit...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnasts bagged the gold medal in the group event with 92.100 points at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, ending a Russian winning streak that stretche...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 39,070 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the federal health ministry said on Sunday, taking its tally to 31.93 million cases. Deaths rose by 491, tak...

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women's basketball on Sunday, winning the gold against home team Japan, which made their first-ever appear...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he offered his help on the night Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was ejected from the Olympics by officials of her own Belaruss...

By Martyn Herman IZU (Reuters) - American Jennifer Valente recovered from a late crash to land gold for the United States in the women's omnium as a memorable week of track racing concluded at the Izu...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan secured the country's record medal haul at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games of at least 56 medals as of Sunday morning, of which 27 are gold. The new record far exceeds its previou...

By William Mallard TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics will be remembered for the spotlight they shone on mental health, when even the toughest athletes opened up on the need to care for more than li...