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TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Gong Lijiao won the women's shot put gold at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The United States' Raven Saunders picked up silver and New Zealand's Valerie Adams claimed bro...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China said they have detained a 30-year-old Canadian man surnamed Wu on suspicion of committing rape, with state media identifying him as Chinese-born pop singer Kris Wu....

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan confirmed on Sunday that she will attempt an unprecedented Olympic treble on the Tokyo track, adding the 1,500 metres event to her 5,000m a...

TOKYO (Reuters) - As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain. Punishing conditions greete...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,097 to 3,771,262, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reporte...

By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) -Under the scorching Tokyo sun, the women competing in the 3,000 metres steeplechase began their quest for Olympic immortality on Sunday, as favourite Hyvin Kiyeng of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia won the gold medal in the women's 4x100m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. United States won the silver and Canada took the bronze. (Editing by Nick Mulvenney.)

By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Charlotte Worthington won the first ever Olympic gold medal in BMX freestyle with a sensational second run at the Ariake Urban Sports Park on Sunday. Worth...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported 18 new Games-related COVID-19 cases including one athlete, bringing the total Games-linked number since July 1 to 259. The government has...

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Germany became the first country to reach the semi-finals in the men's hockey tournament after a smooth 3-1 win over Olympic champions Argentina in sauna-like cond...