Brazil win shootout to set up Olympic final with Spain
Brazil has reached back-to-back men's Olympic football finals following a penalty shootout victory over Mexico. The defending champions won 4-1 on penalties after a go
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Plans to celebrate Sireli Maqala’s return is on hold as his family does not know when they will reunite with him
All plans to celebrate the achievements of Sireli Maqala’s Olympic gold medal win are on hold as his family does not know when they will reunite with him. Maqal
Women's Olympic football: Canada beat USA to set up Sweden final
Canada has secured a 1-0 victory over world champions the United States to set up a women's Olympic football final against Sweden at Tokyo 2020. Jessie Fleming scored
Elaine Thompson-Herah on course for double sprint gold
Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah is on course to complete a sprint double after equalling her personal best to qualify for the women's 200 metres final. The 100 metres c
Organisers investigating after athletes drinking violates COVID-19 curbs
Tokyo Games organisers said they are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, violating measures to prevent
Wainiqolo’s family to have a small family celebration when he arrives home on the 12th of this month
Nemia Wainiqolo who is the father of Olympic gold medal-winning 7s player Jiuta Wainiqolo says they have planned a small celebration for Jiuta before he leaves for France
Tokyo Olympics: Emma McKeon & Caeleb Dressel win more golds
Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics with two more golds yesterday. She won the 50 metres freestyle before
Qatar's Barshim & Italy's Tamberi share high jump gold
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim has added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo -and persuaded organisers to let him share it with his friend a
Peter Bol becomes first Australian in 53 years to make Olympic 800 metres final
Peter Bol has qualified for the men's 800 metres final in Tokyo, becoming the first Australian to achieve the feat since Ralph Doubell won gold at the 1968 Olympics. B
US shot-putter Raven Saunders makes the Tokyo Olympics' first podium demonstration
US shot-putter Raven Saunders has made the Tokyo Olympics' first podium demonstration, after winning her event's silver medal. BBC News reports as the medallists posed
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas sets world record to win women's triple jump
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas has set a world record - the first to be broken in athletics at the Tokyo Games - as she won Olympic gold in the triple jump. BBC News report
Germany's Alexander Zverev cruises to men's singles gold
Alexander Zverev has become the first German to win the men's singles Olympic gold medal as he beat Karen Khachanov in straight sets at Tokyo 2020. The fourth seed pla
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims shock 100m gold
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the new sprint king of the world after he claimed a shock gold in the Olympic Men’s 100 metres final this morning. Jacobs who s
Australia's Logan Martin claims Olympic gold in the first-ever freestyle BMX event
Australia's Logan Martin has won gold in the men's freestyle BMX. This is the first time the event has been held at the Olympics. Martin was top-seeded and therefor
Australian swimmer Emma McKeon has seven medals at Tokyo Olympics
Australia's Emma McKeon has won two more gold medals in Tokyo, taking her medal tally at this Olympics Games to seven — the equal most by any woman in any sport in
Georgia athletes removed from Olympic Games after sightseeing trip
Two silver medallists from Georgia were told to leave the Olympic Games for taking a sightseeing trip in Tokyo. Leaving the athletes' village for non-Games purposes is
Fuli dedicates bronze medal to all Fijians
Fijiana 7s coach Saiasi Fuli says the achievement of Team Fiji at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is dedicated to Fijians around the world that have been supporting them through
Simone Biles withdraws from floor final at Tokyo Olympics
American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from tomorrow's floor final at the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to make a decision on whether she will compete in the beam final
US breaks world record for medley relay gold, Dressel's fifth
Caeleb Dressel got the help he needed and delivered a monumental butterfly leg himself to power the United States to a gold medal in the men's 4x100m medley relay, breaki
Dame Valerie Adams gets a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020
New Zealand shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams has won her fourth Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020. She got bronze in the women's shot put final this afternoon. This i
Team Fiji athletes are safe and COVID-19 free – Bower
The Chef De Mission for Team Fiji at the Tokyo Olympics, Patrick Bower says all Team Fiji athletes are safe and COVID-19 free. Speaking from Japan, Bower says in the r