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CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - France will face the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) for the finals of the men's team foil competition after they beat their semi-final opponents by the skin of their teeth. F...

By Yuki Nitta TOKYO (Reuters) - Shi Tingmao of China won gold in the women's 3 metre springboard diving at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Her compatriot Wang Han claimed silver, with Krysta Palmer of t...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Punishing heat greeted athletes https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/organisers-probe-drinking-incident-tokyo-sizzles-2021-08-01 on Sunday as trackside temperatures soared in the...

By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) wants to extend the Olympics schedule for the sport to 11 days from nine to ensure adequate rest for players and to manage...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Kevin Cordon's fairytale run in the Tokyo Olympics men's singles came to an end on Sunday when the Guatemalan was knocked out 21-18 21-11 by world number two Viktor Ax...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Sporting green and purple hair and a grinning Joker mask, Raven Saunders became a social media sensation after Friday's Olympic shot put qualifying round and on Su...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia will begin offering a booster shot against Covid-19, switching between the AstraZeneca and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to fight the spread of the coronavirus...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's securities regulator said on Sunday it will seek closer cooperation with its U.S. counterpart and will support overseas listings, after U.S. regulators tightened disclosure...

TOKYO (Reuters) - German Christian Reitz made a steady start to his Olympic title defence in the men's 25-metre rapid fire pistol event on Sunday, finishing third after the first qualifying stage at t...

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad has again tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new government after he became a caretaker premier following polls last year that exten...