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By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Climbing's Olympic debut showcased many of its top competitors and their gravity-defying talents for a global TV audience, overcoming the limitations of the combined fo...

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - The alluring voice of an evil doll invites people to "come out and play". Witches, spiders and snakes cavort in edgy routines. Teams spin and twist to hip-hop and rap ...

By Rocky Swift SAITAMA (Reuters) - Team USA continued its dominance in Olympic basketball in the Tokyo Games, extending record championship runs for men and women and earning an inaugural gold in the ...

By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - For Japan's Naomi Osaka, the Tokyo Games were a chance https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ten-idCNL8N2OZ06Q to stage a victorious comeback on home turf a...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - From Guatemalan Kevin Cordon's shocking near-bronze to the early exit of Japan's Kento Momota, the Tokyo Games were a series of dramatic upsets, near misses and high e...

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary beat Spain 9-5 to win the bronze medal in the Olympic men's water polo competition on Sunday, matching the result of their women's team a day earlier. The Hunga...

TOKYO (Reuters) - British boxer Lauren Price beat Li Qian of China by unanimous decision to win the gold medal in the women's middleweight division on Sunday. Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands and Ru...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising summer temperatures worldwide could lead to a major rethink about when major sporting events are held, Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics said on Su...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand said on Sunday a 27-year-old Thai man had been charged with the murder a Swiss woman who was found dead earlier this week https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must tighten monetary policy if it needs to counter inflationary pressures and cannot be put off from doing so by the financing costs of euro zone states, ...