Sunday, 1 August 2021

Evander Kane denies he gambled on games after wife's claims

San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane denied claims made by his wife, Anna, that he has a gambling addiction and bet on his own games in a pair of statements posted to Twitter on Sunday.

Kane’s wife accused Kane of “throwing games to win money” in a series of posts ...
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MTV relaunch on 40th anniversary returns to 'Moon Person' image

MTV is marking its 40th anniversary with a relaunch of its iconic image of an astronaut on the moon, with an MTV flag planted nearby.

On Sunday, the video channel unveiled a large scale “Moon Person" during a ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The new ...
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American women take to track with 400 meter hurdles rivalry

TOKYO (AP) – One of the best rivalries on the track moves into the spotlight on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games and takes a step closer to a big finish when United States teammates Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad size each other up in the semifinals of the women's ...
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Ryan Murphy said swim meet was ‘probably not clean.’ Then the ‘not okay’ comments came.

The U.S. swimmer says he "never mentioned specific countries" when he suspected some Olympic swimmers were doping.
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Russia cites Olympics medal haul amid anti-doping scandals

"Scoreboard."

Russian sports officials, stung by charges of widespread performance drug abuse but thrilled by the country's mounting medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics, are employing the familiar American sports taunt against those who would question their athletes.

Stanislav Pozdnyakov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee, was not in ...
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Rojas sets world record to win Olympic women's triple jump

TOKYO (AP) – Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela set a world record with her final attempt Sunday to win the women’s triple jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Rojas already had the gold medal assured when she took the last of her six attempts, finishing with a mark of 15.67 ...
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Olympic champion Sunisa Lee adds bronze on uneven bars

TOKYO (AP) – Sunisa Lee will have her carry-on stuffed with medals when she heads back to the United States.

The 18-year-old Olympic gymnastics champion from Minnesota added a bronze in the uneven bars finals on Sunday. Lee earned a silver in the team competition on Tuesday before grabbing gold ...
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