Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic faces Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova in a much quieter and (at least in the stands) suppressed gold medal match on Saturday night than Tokyo Games organizers had hoped. Vondrousova defeated Naomi Osaka in the third round of the women’s singles tournament earlier this week, ending many hopes of an Olympic season with …
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TOKYO — Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica replayed on Saturday as Olympic champion in the women’s 100m, beating a field that included two-time former champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Thompson-Herah finished the race in 10.61 seconds, breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s Olympic record by one hundredth of a second, making her the second fastest woman in history. It was a …
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“We Native Americans need to be together, share food, share stories, pray for our deceased loved ones to reach their creator,” said Robert Gill, buffalo director and Sisseton resident of Buffalo, Minn. The Wahpeton Oyate tribe. Mr Gill said he kept some of the bodies for months to give people a chance to hold a …
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TOKYO – Athletics is in full swing at the Tokyo Olympics, and the race to become the fastest woman in the world is Saturday’s highlight. The women’s 100 meters was set at 21:50 Tokyo time and 8:50 Eastern time. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 34, of Jamaica, is a two-time Olympic champion in the women’s 100m, which she …
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US swimmer Katie Ledecky has always tried to stay away from the field. Tokyo Olympics was no exception. She won two gold medals in the 800m freestyle this week and in the 1,500m freestyle, a new Olympic event for women this year. That gives him six Olympic gold medals in individual events during his career, …
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The DealBook newsletter examines a single topic or theme each weekend, providing reporting and analysis that provides a better understanding of a key issue in the news. If you have not yet received the daily newsletter, register here. Boeing’s CEO, David Calhoun, has access to company planes as part of his job. Still, he told …
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The New Zealand women’s rugby sevens team beat France 26-12 on Saturday to take the gold medal. Fiji beat England to take the bronze medal. USA women’s team hopes to be in the medal contest, lost 17-7 to Australia and finished sixth as the USA men’s side. The gold medal match was initially contentious. The …
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TORONTO – In the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus quarantined the world, the area surrounding Rogers Center in the heart of downtown Toronto became a desolate wasteland. The familiar sounds of the marching crowd on matchday and swimmers shouting at the top of their lungs have been replaced by social distancing outdoor yoga groups, …
TOKYO – Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das were ready with their arrows when the arrow of love struck. Known as Dee-Das in India, the couple is one of only two pairs of married archers at the Tokyo Olympics. Both halves of the pair progressed to the individual archery event, and Das fell to Japanese Takaharu …
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Increasing cases of Covid and The spread of the delta variantA large wave of employers announced the same rule this week for unvaccinated workers: They will need to undergo regular surveillance tests. The new requirement raises a tough question: Who pays for these coronavirus tests? Doctors typically charge around $50 to $100 for tests, so …
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TOKYO – USA women’s soccer team beat the Netherlands On penalties after a 2-2 draw in the quarterfinals on Friday night. Next up is a semi-final against Canada on Monday. in tennis, Surprise loss of Novak Djokovic He ended his Golden Slam offer to Alexander Zverev from Germany. Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega won the men’s 10,000 …
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STEINKOPF, South Africa — On a moonless night in South Africa’s westernmost desert, Avrill Kaffer had just sold out when vehicles with flashing lights appeared out of the dark and an officer from the Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit jumped in. He ordered her to descend to the ground from behind a nearby bush. …
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