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Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not stay with the clubBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports WriterAugust 5, 2021, 9:57 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleMADRID -- Lionel Messi's time at Barcelona appears to be…

Karate made its debut as an official Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games on Thursday as 120 men and women from around the world vied for medals.The Japanese organizers successfully lobbied for karate to be included as a medal sport, an upgrade…

Star Canadian golfer Jocelyne Bourassa has diedByThe Associated PressAugust 5, 2021, 9:03 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTORONTO -- Jocelyne Bourassa, a star Canadian golfer and the LPGA Tour’s Rookie of…

YOKOHAMA, Japan — The Olympic gold medal in baseball, a sport absent from the Summer Games for 13 years, will come down to the two biggest baseball countries in the world: Japan and the United States.In a semifinal at Yokohama Baseball…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Honky tonk honk if you love racing! There’s a new sound of this musical city that drowns out the country tunes at the Grand Ole Opry and the cacophony coming from bands playing at every bar — and the party people hanging…

TOKYO — Kenichiro Fumita was crying so hard that he could barely get the words out.“I wanted to return my gratitude to the concerned people and volunteers who are running the Olympics during this difficult time,” Mr. Fumita, a Greco-Roman…

EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was activated Thursday from the COVID-19 reserve list after completing the NFL's required five-day quarantine for unvaccinated players deemed a high-risk close contact with an…

Lionel Messi will not return to F.C. Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday.Messi, 34, who has been with the club since he was 13, was expected to sign a new contract with Barcelona on Thursday, but amid reports of a breakdown in…

The biggest star at Washington Football training camp this week is a small bird who has been hanging out on the field and roaming the sideline every dayBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports WriterAugust 5, 2021, 6:07 PM• 3 min readShare to…

During a Summer Olympics where almost nothing is recognizable — no fans, no cheering, no Michael Phelps, no Usain Bolt — Allyson Felix’s presence feels especially familiar, almost comforting.It’s the Summer Olympics, so of course Felix is…