July 2021

Simone Biles se retira de las finales de caballete y barras asimétricas

July 31, 2021 5:00 am CNN Newsource

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La gimnasta estadounidense Simone Biles, que previamente se retiró de dos competencias en los Juegos…

Trayvon Bromell of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 100m Round 1 heats

100m favorite Trayvon Bromell sneaks through as fast loser

July 31, 2021 5:00 am NBC Olympics

Bromell finished a ragged fourth in the second heat, clocking 10.05 seconds – with only the first three progressing…

Olympics schedule and events to watch Saturday

July 31, 2021 4:51 am CNN Newsource

By Adrienne Vogt As the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games get into the second weekend of competition, medals will be awarded in swimming, fencing, judo and…

Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain reacts to missing out on a place in the final after the 100m semi finals for women during the Athletics competition at the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith out of Games due to injury

July 31, 2021 4:48 am NBC Olympics

Asher-Smith, the 200 metres world champion, said she tore her hamstring before the…

Chris Wood of New Zealand competes for a header with Takehiro Tomiyasu of Japan

Men’s soccer: Japan slips past New Zealand in penalties

July 31, 2021 4:39 am NBC Olympics

New Zealand held firm against 21 Japan shots to force penalties in a quarterfinal between underdogs and hosts on Saturday, but the magic ran out in…

ROC wins women’s team sabre gold, South Korea takes bronze

July 31, 2021 4:27 am NBC Olympics

ROC took the gold in women’s team sabre while South Korea earned the…

Mathilda Lundstrom of Sweden celebrates after scoring a goal against Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Olympic Handball Day 8: Sweden, ROC women move on

July 31, 2021 4:19 am NBC Olympics

Five different players scored four or more goals as Sweden spread the wealth and won both halves against Brazil, clinching a place in the knockout…

Reimagined: Kiesenhofer shocks the world with cycling gold

July 31, 2021 4:09 am NBC Olympics

Anna Kiesenhofer had a stunning victory in Tokyo, earning gold in the women’s road race! No one was more surprised than the Netherlands’ Annemiek van…

Sights and sounds from Suni Lee’s stunning all-around win

July 31, 2021 4:03 am NBC Olympics

Hear what was going through Suni Lee’s mind, and what she was saying to coaches and teammates, during the women’s Olympic individual all-around final…

Ware posts failed dive in 3m springboard semi

July 31, 2021 3:56 am NBC Olympics

Pamela Ware was in the hunt for qualification into the final entering her final dive, but a misstep on the most difficult dive of the night meant she…

Clarisse Agbegnenou took home her second Olympic medal as France beat Japan in mixed team judo

France takes judo mixed team gold over Japan

July 31, 2021 3:48 am NBC Olympics

France won 4-1, getting wins from Teddy Riner, Clarisse Agbegnenou, Axel Clerget, and Romane Dicko in an event that proved to be a thrilling…

A two-headed sea turtle hatchling was found on a South Carolina beach

July 31, 2021 3:48 am CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Park volunteers patrolling a beach in South Carolina on Wednesday stumbled upon an unexpected surprise: a two-headed baby sea…

Rafa Mir of Spain celebrates after scoring late to force extra time versus Cote d'Ivoire

Rafa Mir’s substitute hat trick leads Spain’s extra time win

July 31, 2021 3:40 am NBC Olympics

Rafa Mir scored three times off the bench as Spain came back twice to force extra time in a 5-2 win over Cote d’Ivoire at the Olympics on…

Lu Yunxiu finishes job in medal race, wins windsurfing gold

July 31, 2021 3:38 am NBC Olympics

Third place in the medal race was good enough for China’s Lu Yunxiu to win gold in the women’s windsurfer sailing event, as she finished the 13-race…

Japan downs Mexico for perfect baseball start

July 31, 2021 3:37 am NBC Olympics

A four-RBI performance at the plate from DH Yamada Tetsuto lifted Japan over Mexico to get to round out pool play with a spotless 2-0…

Laura Pigossi, Luisa Stefani win Brazil’s first Olympic tennis medal

July 31, 2021 3:35 am NBC Olympics

Brazil’s Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani battled back to win their nation’s first-ever Olympic tennis…

The U.S. and ROC women's volleyball teams square off at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

U.S. crushed by ROC after losing Thompson to injury

July 31, 2021 3:25 am NBC Olympics

The United States’ hopes of winning a first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker Jordan Thompson…