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By Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi and Nectar Gan, CNN Tokyo venues for the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not have spectators due to the city’s coronavirus state of emergency through the Games, according to the Japanese Olympic Committee. The announcement was made following a meeting of five Olympic and Japanese government groups responsible for the

By Ben Morse, CNN When Nigerian Georgia Oboh began playing golf, she struggled to identify role models in her sport, so she took inspiration from elsewhere — in particular, from tennis greats Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. “To see someone who looked like me playing at such a top level and is still doing so

By Ben Church, CNN England reached its first men’s major tournament final since winning the World Cup in 1966 after beating Denmark 2-1 at Euro 2020 in a gripping encounter on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate’s team had to come from behind to win and, as the match went into extra-time, a contentious penalty

By John Sinnott, CNN Roger Federer was knocked out of Wimbledon by world No.18 Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday. This was the first time that the 24-year-old Polish tennis star had reached the quarterfinals, while Federer was appearing in his 18th. If the eight-time champion’s exit was a surprise, the manner of it was even more

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, invited the band of the Coldstream Guards regiment to play instrumental versions of “Three Lions” and “Sweet Caroline” in the garden of his London residence on Tuesday, ahead of England’s appearance in the Euro 2020 football semifinal. The band played the England fans’ favorite

By Matias Grez, CNN Italy reached the final of Euro 2020 after edging past Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout on Tuesday. Federico Chiesa’s wonderful curled effort had given Italy the lead on the hour mark, before substitute Alvaro Morata finished off a fine passing move to draw Spain level with just 10 minutes of

By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN US star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was left off the roster for the US track and field team that will compete at the Olympics in Tokyo, according to the team list released Tuesday by USA Track & Field (USATF). Richardson had secured her spot at the Tokyo Olympics with

By Ben Church, CNN Ashleigh Barty cruised through to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday after a dominant performance against fellow Australian, Ajla Tomljanovic. The world’s No. 1 wasted little energy in a brilliant display, winning 6-1 6-3 on Center Court. Her opponent, meanwhile, was playing in the first grand slam quarterfinal of her career

By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Emma Raducanu says she’ll “come back stronger” after her fairytale maiden run at Wimbledon ended on Monday evening after she retired from her fourth-round match with “breathing difficulties.” The 18-year-old Brit — who was playing in her first ever grand slam — lost the first set and was

By George Ramsay, CNN Gail Devers’ first Olympic gold medal could hardly have come in more dramatic circumstances, dipping for the line in a blanket finish thought to be the closest ever 100m final. While her time of 10.82 seconds was less than a tenth of a second faster than her four nearest rivals, it

By Jennifer Henderson and Wayne Sterling, CNN Matiss Kivlenieks, a goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League, died Sunday night after a fireworks accident at the home of the team’s goaltending coach, a spokesperson for the organization said Tuesday. Kivlenieks was a guest at coach Manny Legace’s home in Novi, Michigan,

By Ben Church, CNN Former Wallabies player Israel Folau, who was embroiled in controversy after an anti-gay post on social media, has returned to rugby union after agreeing to sign for NTT Communications Shining Arcs, the Japanese outfit said on Monday. In 2019, Folau reached a settlement with Rugby Australia after being sacked for an

By Jacob Lev, CNN Longtime University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) football coach Terry Donahue died Sunday at the age of 77, the school announced. Donahue died at his Newport Beach home surrounded by family following a two-year battle with cancer, the school said. Donahue coached the Bruins from 1976 to 1995, finishing his UCLA

By Ben Morse, CNN As Harry Kane scored England’s second goal in its historic win over Germany at Wembley Stadium, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised his arms overhead in celebration. “Harry Kane finally scored!” he said, referring to the England captain’s first goal at Euro 2020. Wembley is also hosting the pan-European football tournament’s

By John Sinnott, CNN It looks like there’s no stopping Max Verstappen this season in Formula One as the Red Bull driver cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. Sunday was the 23-year-old Dutch driver’s third successive grand prix win following his French and Styrian GP victories as Verstappen extended his lead over world