India's 1.3 billion locked down as virus surges elsewhere
India's 1.3 billion locked down as virus surges elsewhere
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NEW DELHI (AP) - The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic from spreading and overwhelming its fragile health care system as
With Olympics on hold, Phelps worries about mental health
With Olympics on hold, Phelps worries about mental health
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Michael Phelps has been open about his mental health struggles, even as he became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. Now, with the Tokyo Games on hold because of the coronavirus, the retired swimming great worries that some athletes may have troub
For athletes, Olympic delay brings relief but new challenges
For athletes, Olympic delay brings relief but new challenges
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - It's time for Olympic athletes to stand down, relax those diet rules and dial down the training. The 2020 Tokyo Games won't be opening in July as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Olympic officials announced Tuesday, p
Text of IOC statement postponing Tokyo Olympics to 2021
Text of IOC statement postponing Tokyo Olympics to 2021
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Test of the statement released Tuesday by the International Olympic Committee postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021: ___ THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THOMAS BACH, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, AB
Japanese Prime Minister Abe says IOC president has agreed “100%” to proposal of postponing Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Abe says IOC president has agreed “100%” to proposal of postponing Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Abe says IOC president has agreed “100%” to proposal of postponing Olympics for about 1 year.
Japan’s NHK television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose 1-year Olympic postponement durin
Japan’s NHK television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose 1-year Olympic postponement durin
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan’s NHK television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose 1-year Olympic postponement during talks with IOC.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee joins chorus calling for postponed Olympics
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee joins chorus calling for postponed Olympics
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the most prominent governing body to call for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The USOPC released a statement Monday night from chair Susanne Lyons and CEO Sarah Hir
Japan acknowledges Olympics may be delayed if countries continue to pull out
Japan acknowledges Olympics may be delayed if countries continue to pull out
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Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that this summer's Olympic Games could be postponed due to the coronavirus if countries plan to skip the event. Canada and Australia announced Sunday it would not send its athletes to the games as currently schedule
As virus spreads, next casualty could be Tokyo Olympics
As virus spreads, next casualty could be Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - As infections soared in Europe and the United States and the world economy spiraled downward, Japan on Monday hinted at the next possible victim of the globe-spanning coronavirus: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ackno
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
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The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 11,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 286,000. Traditional tourist magnets like London are eerily quiet. Elections in the U.S. are being pushed back. Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics a
The Latest: Brazil's Olympic body wants Tokyo games in 2021
The Latest: Brazil's Olympic body wants Tokyo games in 2021
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The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Brazil’s Olympic Committee has called for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be postponed until 2021. The Brazilian body said in a statement published on Saturday that the decisio
Flame in Japan; How long until news if Olympics will open?
Flame in Japan; How long until news if Olympics will open?
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TOKYO (AP) - The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece. Next comes the torch relay around the country, which is scheduled to start on Thursday from Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan. Organizers have asked crowds to be restrained, but have been i
USA Swimming urges U.S. Olympic committee to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
USA Swimming urges U.S. Olympic committee to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
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DENVER - The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signaling the first fissure between powerful American factions attempting to maneuver the U.S. team through the coronavir
Lucas Kozeniesky, rifle shooter with Virginia ties, gunning for Olympic gold
Lucas Kozeniesky, rifle shooter with Virginia ties, gunning for Olympic gold
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One thing Lucas Kozeniesky loves about the sport of shooting is that anyone of any size or background can pick it up. «There's no physical or genetic thing that makes you better at pulling a trigger or pointing a gun,» he says. That may be true, b
Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games
Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games
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MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) - Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games.
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
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MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) - The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a burning canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as sc
AP Interviews: Italian officials make emotional plea to IOC
AP Interviews: Italian officials make emotional plea to IOC
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ROME (AP) - With the coronavirus death toll now higher in Italy than anywhere else, two senior sports executives from the country issued emotional appeals Thursday to the International Olympic Committee to revise its stance over the Tokyo Games. “I’m not
The Latest: Olympic flame handed over to Japanese delegation
The Latest: Olympic flame handed over to Japanese delegation
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LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times local): ___ 10:30 a.m. The Olympic flame has been handed over, by proxy, to Tokyo organizers in Athens. The coronavirus outbreak forced a bare-bones version o
Uncertainty with majors as much about who plays as when
Uncertainty with majors as much about who plays as when
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The new slogan the U.S. Open introduced just 17 days ago is an indication of how complicated it will be for golf to resume, assuming it ever does this year. It's not a matter of when the majors are played. It becomes a question of who plays. The branding camp
IOC official says Olympics on track to start on time
IOC official says Olympics on track to start on time
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SYDNEY - The leader of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said there is no May deadline to cancel the games and he remains confident the event will go ahead despite sports coming to a virtual standstill globally amid the coronaviru
IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics
IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics
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SYDNEY (AP) - The leader of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said there is no May deadline to cancel the games and he remains confident the event will go ahead despite sports coming to a virtual standstill globally amid the coronavir
A look at the status of Olympic qualifying events
A look at the status of Olympic qualifying events
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As the IOC attempts to keep the 2020 Olympics on schedule, many of the events that determine who would compete in Tokyo have been postponed or canceled. Here is the status of U.S. or world qualifying in many of the Olympic disciplines: ATHLETICS The U.S. Ol
The Latest: Abe says Japan to host 2020 Olympics as planned
The Latest: Abe says Japan to host 2020 Olympics as planned
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LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times UK): 3 p.m. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country still intends to host the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned. Abe says there were no discussion
CONCACAF suspends men's Olympic qualifying
CONCACAF suspends men's Olympic qualifying
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MIAMI (AP) - Men's Olympic qualifying was suspended Friday in soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean region because of the coronavirus. The U.S. under-23 team already was in Guadalajara, Mexico, where it had been scheduled to play group stage match
The Latest: Olympic torch relay in Greece suspended
The Latest: Olympic torch relay in Greece suspended
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The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's affect on sports around the world (all times local): ___ 1:55 p.m. The Greek Olympic committee says it is suspending the rest of its torch relay because of the “unexpectedly large crowd” that gathered to watch desp
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic
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ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 canceled. ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 19-21, 2021. World half marat
Pandemic increasingly takes over daily lives, roils markets
Pandemic increasingly takes over daily lives, roils markets
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has taken over daily lives around the globe, overwhelming hospitals, shuttering schools and offices, halting U.S. presidential campaign rallies and world sports while increasing fears about the financial toll
Doping testers stay up close with athletes despite virus
Doping testers stay up close with athletes despite virus
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Getting very close to strangers is some people's job, even in a global virus outbreak. Doping testers around the sporting world are trying to avoid infecting themselves or athletes, but that's not always easy when you have to squee
Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports
Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports
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The world's sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the fun-filled and colorful college basketball tournament known as March Madness, becoming the first mega-event to be scrubbed due to fear of th
US Soccer cancels men's and women's national team matches
US Soccer cancels men's and women's national team matches
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CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation canceled exhibitions in March and April for its men's and women's national teams but says for now the under-23 men's team will remain in Mexico for Olympic qualifying. The men had been scheduled to play the Netherland
Q&A: Will WHOs 'pandemic' ruling impact the Tokyo Olympics?
Q&A: Will WHOs 'pandemic' ruling impact the Tokyo Olympics?
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a “pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics. “I can't say there won't be an impact,” she said. “But I beli
Soccer games around Europe to be played in empty stadiums
Soccer games around Europe to be played in empty stadiums
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MADRID (AP) - All upcoming professional soccer games in Spain, France and Portugal, as well as some in Germany and a European Championship qualifying match in Slovakia, will be played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Spanish league s
Coronavirus spreads in Pennsylvania, as cancellations grow
Coronavirus spreads in Pennsylvania, as cancellations grow
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Pennsylvania confirmed more cases of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, as more schools canceled classes, travel or events. The state Department of Health reported another positive test for COVID-19, the sickness caused by the new coronavirus, in a resident of M
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
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OKUMA, Japan (AP) - Inside a giant decontamination facility at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers in hazmat suits monitor radioactive water pumped from three damaged reactors, making sure it's adequately - though not completely - treated. T
Public barred from 2020 Olympic flame lighting in Greece
Public barred from 2020 Olympic flame lighting in Greece
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Spectators will be kept away from the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Thursday because of the coronavirus. Only 100 accredited guests will be allowed to attend the traditional event, Greece’s Olympic committee sai
Llanez, Ferreira head US men's Olympic qualifying roster
Llanez, Ferreira head US men's Olympic qualifying roster
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CHICAGO (AP) - Forwards Ulysses Llanez and Jesús Ferreira were among 20 players picked for the U.S. men's Olympic soccer qualifying roster, a group missing top young American players because of FIFA rules. Jeremy Ebobisse, Jonathan Lewis and Sebastian Sauced
Davis Cup: Australia beats Brazil 3-1 to qualify for finals
Davis Cup: Australia beats Brazil 3-1 to qualify for finals
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Australia has advanced to the Davis Cup Finals in November with a tight 3-1 win over Brazil on hard courts at the Memorial Drive tennis center on Saturday. John Millman beat Brazil's Thiago Monteiro 6-7, (6), 7-6 (3) 7-6 (3) in th
Agent: US long jumper cleared of doping in tainted beef case
Agent: US long jumper cleared of doping in tainted beef case
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For nearly 19 months, American long jumper and sprinter Jarrion Lawson went to practice each day not knowing when he would compete again as he appealed a lengthy ban after eating what he maintained was contaminated meat. Effective immediately, the 25-year-ol
Virus cancellations send Olympic beach hopefuls scrambling
Virus cancellations send Olympic beach hopefuls scrambling
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Olympic beach volleyball hopefuls Emily Stockman and Kelley Larsen thought they’d have plenty of chances to play themselves into the Tokyo Games during a two-year qualification period that ends with the international tour finale in June. Since the spread o
Sports court hears appeals by 5 Russians against doping bans
Sports court hears appeals by 5 Russians against doping bans
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Five Russian athletes challenged their bans for taking part in an systemic doping program during a three-day hearing that ended Thursday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ivan Ukhov, who risks losing his 2012 Olympic title i
