Peter Burling
South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Sail GP, the Great Britain SailGP Team, helmed by interim skipper Paul Goodison, practices in Taranto, Italy, June 1, 2021. The SailGP global road show touches down in Old Blighty this weekend, giving Goodison the opportunity to sail in front of home crowds for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. The regatta on Plymouth Sound will also give Australia's Tom Slingsby the chance to bounce back from a last-place performance in the previous regatta, an unthinkable finish for the crack team that claimed the $1 million, winner-take-all prize during the inaugural season of 2019. (Bob Martin/SailGP via AP)
Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 16, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling, left, and teammate Blair Tuke cross the boat during the ninth race in America's Cup sailing competition against Oracle Team USA in Hamilton, Bermuda. As they hit what could be the prime of their careers, Burling, 30, and Tuke, 31, are thinking about more than just their next victory. Sure, they're focusing in on trying to win another gold medal in the high-performance 49er skiff in the Tokyo Olympics starting later this month. They also realize that as the victories pile up, they're in a unique position to speak out about protecting the planet's oceans. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Kiwi sailors Burling, Tuke care for oceans as wins pile up

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 07, 2021 12:47 AM EDT

Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2021 01:14 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew Cecilia Carranza...

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, skipper Ben Ainslie steers the boat as the British team slows after crossing the finish line in the second fleet race of the SailGP series in Sydney. Britain beat Australia in the final match race. The second regatta in SailGP’s second season will be notable for who’s missing as much as who will be sailing in Taranto, Italy.The biggest absence will be that of Ainslie, who helmed the British team to victory in the podium race in the opening regatta in Bermuda after Tom Slingsby’s defending champion Australian team dominated the fleet racing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Ainslie, Waterhouse to miss SailGP regatta in Taranto, Italy

By Bernie Wilson Jun. 04, 2021 02:52 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Sail GP are Nina Curtis, left, and Lisa Darmanin, right, posing with helmsman and CEO Tom Slingsby at Sydney Harbour Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Australia. Four years ago, the closest Australian Olympic sailing medalists Darmanin and Curtis could get to the America's Cup was by taking jobs in a hospitality lounge on site in Bermuda. They'll be back in Bermuda in just a few days, this time with the defending champion Australian team in SailGP as part of a developmental program designed to fast-track the inclusion of women into the global league. (SailGP via AP)
Darmanin, Curtis chosen to try to make Aussie SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 07, 2021 07:14 PM EDT