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Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics

Apr. 08, 2021 12:39 AM EDT
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games,...

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich signals to players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in San Antonio, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
FIBA holds draws for Olympic basketball tournaments

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 02, 2021 05:38 AM EST

Canada loses appeal to regain Olympic equestrian place

Jan. 12, 2021 01:46 PM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Canada’s equestrian team lost its appeal to regain a place in the Tokyo Olympics jumping lineup on Tuesday in a doping case...

Canada appeals for Olympics equestrian spot in coca tea case

Dec. 23, 2020 10:54 AM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — In the latest sports law case linked to cocaine consumed in South American tea, Canada’s equestrian team tried to regain its place...

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic goes up for a shot in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Dallas, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NBA studying ways to bring games back overseas in future

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 22, 2020 06:01 PM EST

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard (39) during the first half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Silver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plans

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 22, 2020 03:16 PM EDT

Ronald Koeman holds up a soccer shirt with his name on it during his official presentation as coach for FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Barcelona officially announced earlier on Wednesday a deal with Koeman to become their coach five days after the team's humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Barcelona says the former defender's deal runs through June 2022. Koeman replaces the fired Quique Setien. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Barcelona hires Koeman, renews its links with Dutch soccer

By Tales Azzoni Aug. 19, 2020 08:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2004, file photo, Japan's Mizuki Noguchi takes the final lap inside the Panathinaiko Stadium as she wins the gold medal in the women's marathon in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Olympics return to antiquity at the 2004 Athens Games

By Chris Lehourites Aug. 15, 2020 09:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2004, file photo, USA's Allen Iverson (4) walks off the court as Argentina's Emanuel Ginobili celebrates at the end of their semifinal basketball game at the Olympic Indoor Hall during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
AP WAS THERE: 2004 Athens Olympics

Aug. 15, 2020 09:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, July 27, 1996, file photo, Shelly Martin of Spokane, Wash., left, and Roselia Norwood of Hawaii react after an explosion occurred in Centennial Park in Atlanta during the 1996 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
AP WAS THERE: 1996 Atlanta Olympics

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 05:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 1956, file photo, German inside right Rolf K. Geiger, right, gets the ball past a Soviet defender during the Germany vs Russia Olympic Association Football match on the Olympic Park football field in Melbourne, Australia on. Russia won 2-1. (AP Photo/Stuart Heydinger, File)
1956 Melbourne Olympics: 1st Games in southern hemisphere

By Dennis Passa Aug. 03, 2020 11:48 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 23, 2020 10:18 AM EDT
July 30 1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day race meet. 1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 to win soccer’s...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:36 PM EDT
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:16 PM EDT
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

List 3/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2020 01:02 PM EDT
AUSTRALIAN RULES Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended. From June 11 restarted, no spectators. ...

List 3/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2020 03:08 PM EDT
AUSTRALIAN RULES Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended. From June 11 restarted, no spectators. ...

List 3/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2020 12:11 PM EDT
AUSTRALIAN RULES Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended. SAILING ...

List 3/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 03:26 PM EDT
AUSTRALIAN RULES Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended. SAILING ...

List 3/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 02:12 PM EDT
AUSTRALIAN RULES Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended. SAILING ...