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Shapovalov beats two-time champion Murray at Wimbledon and Djokovic reaches last 16

  • Tennis

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic enjoyed another straight-sets victory to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, but two-time champion Sir Andy Murray is out.

pic.twitter.com/oS0sEDhX87— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2021Korda - whose two sisters are set to represent the United

States in golf at Tokyo 2020 - upset Briton Dan Evans in four sets.In the women's singles, Belarus'


RGF men's teams start strong at Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

  • Gymnastics

Gymnasts from Germany, Ukraine, Portugal and the Russian Gymnastics Federation (RGF) took early leads at the delayed Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships that started today in Geneva.

exercise.Behind them are Rita Ferreira and Ana Teixeira of Portugal and Emily Davis and Aubrey Rosilier of the United

States, who have made a strong return following a knee injury that nearly ended Rosilier’s career.Portugal


Leonardo and Barashchuk win speed titles at IFSC World Cup in Villars

  • Sport Climbing

Indonesian world record-holder Veddriq Leonardo won his second consecutive International Sport Climbing Federation (IFSC) World Cup speed title in Villars.

team mates Lucka Rakovec and Mia Krampl respectively finishing third and fifth.Natalia Grossman of the United

States, who won successive boulder golds at the Salt Lake City World Cup events earlier this season,


Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Village construction complete

  • Beijing 2022

The primary Winter Olympic Village and Main Media Centre (MMC) for Beijing 2022 have both been completed.

, which campaigners now say amounts to a genocide, has led to boycott calls from politicians in the United

States, Britain, Canada and Australia, among other nations.China has been accused of crimes including



ITF confirms wheelchair tennis field for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

  • Wheelchair Tennis

A total of 31 countries are set to be represented in wheelchair tennis at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed the qualified players for the Games.

women's title at Rio 2016 but has since retired, meaning a new champion will be crowned.Brazil and the United

States also have seven players due to compete, while The Netherlands has eight and hosts Japan 10.American


AIPS President hits out at "crazy instructions" journalists must follow at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

International Sports Journalists Association (AIPS) President Gianni Merlo has urged Tokyo 2020 organisers to re-examine restrictions set to be imposed on journalists covering the Games.

these meticulous measures of wearing masks, washing hands and avoiding contact, unlike Europe and the United

States in presenting the vaccine as soon as possible."


McNeal out of Tokyo 2020 after CAS upholds Olympic champion's five-year ban

  • Athletics

Brianna McNeal has been ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after the reigning women's 100 metres hurdles champion saw her five-year ban upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

management process".McNeal, formerly known under her maiden name Rollins, was permitted to compete in the United

States Olympic trials while the case was subject to appeal.McNeal finished second in 12.51sec behind



IWBF and Tokyo 2020 confirm wheelchair basketball competition schedule

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The United States will open the defence of their Paralympic women's wheelchair basketball title with

medallists Turkey, Canada Colombia and hosts Japan are also in Group A.Defending Paralympic champions the United

States, reigning world champions Britain, world bronze medallists Australia and Iran - the top four


Philip Barker: Television coverage among parallels between Tokyo 2020 and 1964 Olympics

  • Inside the Blogs

A ban on overseas fans and limitations even on Japanese spectators could mean that Tokyo 2020 will be a throwback to the days when almost everyone watched the Olympic Games on television.

early October 1964, American President Lyndon Baines Johnson made a broadcast beamed to viewers in the United

States and Japan.

The picture quality was "as good as is normally seen in the United States under studio conditions, possibly

The Tokyo 1964 Opening Ceremony was shown on NBC in the United States ©Getty ImagesThe time difference

By satellite to Point Mugu in California, then landline to Montreal, United States, across the North


Skateboarder Brown to become Britain's youngest-ever Summer Olympian at Tokyo 2020

  • Skateboarding

Britain's 12-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown is set to become the youngest Summer Olympian in the nation's history, after being officially named in the skateboarding squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

years.Figure skater Cecilia Colledge competed for Britain at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the United

States at the age of 11, making her the youngest-ever Olympian from the country.Skateboarding is set


Richardson out of women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 after accepting one-month ban for taking cannabis

  • Athletics

from June 28 following a positive test for marijuana on June 19 - the day she won the event at the United

States Olympic Team trials in Eugene, Oregon.

picks.Richardson's eligibility - should she want to pursue the option - would have to be determined by the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Track & Field.Richardson told NBC’s Today show that

has been annulled following her acceptance of a one-month ban for taking cannabis ©Getty ImagesThe United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that Richardson had "accepted a one-month suspension - as


Warholm breaks oldest men's track world record with 46.70sec 400m hurdles in Oslo

  • Athletics

Karsten Warholm, knocked down from second to third on the all-time men’s 400 metres hurdles list by Rae Benjamin’s clocking of 46.83sec on Sunday, responded tonight at his home Diamond League meeting in Oslo by moving up to number one - with a spectacular world record of 46.70sec.

In so doing, the 25-year-old double world champion broke the 46.78 mark set by Kevin Young of the United

States in winning the 1992 Olympic title in Barcelona - the longest-standing men’s track record on the


Barty into Wimbledon third round along with Gauff and wildcard Raducanu

  • Tennis

Teenage wildcard Emma Raducanu was one of the big winners at Wimbledon today, knocking out former French Open finalist Markéta Vondroušová to reach the third round.

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.Zverev was not broken as he beat Tennys Sandgren of the United

States 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.There was also a three-set win for Australian Nick Kyrgios - who has criticised