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A program with two silvers and a bronze from its three most recent Games claims its first Olympic championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lE0qxz via IFTTT

Who Has the Most Gold Medals?

Which country will win the gold medal race? Here’s the latest count. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3s27Ag9 via IFTTT

The U.S. women’s basketball team faces Japan for the gold.

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Olympic Basketball Live: U.S. Faces Japan in Gold Medal Game

The United States is seeking its seventh consecutive gold medal, while Japan is making its first appearance in an Olympic final. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AkKDrn via IFTTT

Eliud Kipchoge Defends Olympic Marathon Title, Securing His Legacy

The Kenyan runner pulled away from the pack and ran alone for the final eight-plus miles, becoming only the third man to win gold medals in back-to-back Olympics. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Aj2QFS via IFTTT

Eliud Kipchoge Won the Men's Olympic Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s most decorated marathoner, finished on Sunday far ahead of the pack in 2 hours 8 minutes and 38 seconds. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lE9cM0 via IFTTT

How to Watch the Olympics: Women's Basketball, Track and Field and More

The American boxers Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. have gold medal bouts. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CpN2mx via IFTTT

Jessica Springsteen Wins Silver Medal With U.S. Equestrian Show Jumping Team

The daughter of Bruce Springsteen is now an Olympic medalist. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37otbWC via IFTTT

Paying the Price for Premier League Riches

The surplus players at English clubs would make fine assets for teams across Europe. The problem is that the clubs that could use them cannot afford them. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xuEQhh via IFTTT

Olympics Closing Ceremony: Time, Streaming and What to Expect

There will be music and speeches, and a handoff to Paris for the 2024 Games. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Csn2an via IFTTT

Sifan Hassan Won Gold in the 10,000 Meters, Her Third Olympic Medal

Hassan won the bronze in the women’s 1,500 meters, and the gold in the women’s 5,000 meters. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37oAcXB via IFTTT

Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

For six years, the filmmaker Dianne Whelan hiked, biked, paddled, snowshoed and skied from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north to the Arctic. Here’s what she learned along the way. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lC7Xgp via IFTTT

U.S. Women's Water Polo Won its Third Straight Gold Medal

One of the most dominant teams of recent Olympics routed Spain, 14-5, led by three goals from Maddie Musselman. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lKlL8v via IFTTT

Nelly Korda of the U.S. Won Gold in Women's Golf

Her victory, six days after Xander Schauffele won the gold in men’s golf, gave the United States a sweep of the tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Ah68tl via IFTTT

Behind Durant, U.S. Men’s Basketball Finds Path to Olympic Gold

The Americans, after struggling at the beginning of the tournament, beat France, 87-82, for their fourth consecutive gold medal. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AhSw0U via IFTTT

Conservative Fellow Travelers: Tucker Carlson Drops In On Viktor Orban

This week, the talk show host has been in Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to set up an ideological center for a global conservative movement. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xu8H9D via IFTTT

A U.S. baseball player brings some inside information to his team’s gold medal game against Japan.

Tyler Austin plays professionally in Japan, in the same stadium where the game will take place on Saturday. He can tell his fellow Americans what to expect from the host team’s pitchers. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3AlEmfi via IFTTT

Team U.S.A. Triumphs Over France in Olympic Basketball Final

The Americans beat France, 87-82, in the gold medal game. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WVHekq via IFTTT

The United States and France battle for the gold medal in men’s basketball.

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Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum Lead Team U.S.A. in Scoring at Half

The Americans lead France, 44-39, at halftime. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lFg4sv via IFTTT

U.S. Broadcast Olympics Highlights: Baseball and Soccer Gold Medal Games

The United States and Japan will play for top honors in baseball, while Brazil and Spain meet for the soccer title. Women’s golf, men’s volleyball and water polo are among other events with gold medals on the line. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lByTwN via IFTTT

The U.S. Olympic team is in danger of losing the gold medal race.

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Paris 2024 Presses On With Plan A, but Studies Tokyo's Plan B

The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it’s prepared, but so was Tokyo. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jpb3Bq via IFTTT

How to Watch the Men's Olympic Basketball Final in the U.S.

The game will be on NBC in the United States at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3fH2fpD via IFTTT

Olympic Basketball Live: U.S. vs. France for Gold

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Molly Seidel Wins Bronze in Women's Marathon

The runners best able to handle the brutal conditions prevailed. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won the race, with Brigid Kosgei taking silver and Molly Seidel winning bronze in her third-ever marathon. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xryEqd via IFTTT

Kenya Takes Gold, Molly Seidel Gets Bronze in Women's Marathon

Seidel, running only her third marathon, won a surprise bronze. The race was moved up an hour to moderate the heat. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yuYYRR via IFTTT

Novavax says U.S. paused federal funding to make more of its yet-to-be-approved vaccine.

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Olympic Live Updates: U.S. Men Face France for Gold in Basketball

The U.S. is also going for gold in baseball and women’s water polo. The American Molly Seidel finishes just behind two Kenyans in the women’s marathon from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jtmCb3 via IFTTT

BMX Racer Bethany Shriever Turned to a GoFundMe to Reach Tokyo

Bethany Shriever turned to a GoFundMe to reach her Olympic dreams. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Vz3vV1 via IFTTT

J.R. Richard's Legacy Is the Reverence of The Batters He Faced

For five seasons in the late 1970s, J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros was as intimidating as any pitcher before or since. His legacy is the reverence of the batters who faced him. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lC1oKH via IFTTT

The Olympics Are All Fun, No Games on TikTok

Sex jokes, unboxing videos, food reviews and behind-the-scenes footage show another side of the world’s greatest athletes. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xu39vR via IFTTT

A New President Takes Office in Iran, Solidifying Hard-Line Control

President Ebrahim Raisi is a protégé of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his inauguration gives conservatives control of every part of Iran’s government. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3CkbZjl via IFTTT

Reimagining Our Relationship With Nature Through Art

One Australian artist gives us a glimpse into a kinder, more caring world. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lBlaWB via IFTTT

In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported

The small Gulf country, most of whose residents are foreign workers, has looked beyond its borders for athletes, too. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Ai4Jm6 via IFTTT

No Work, No Food: Pandemic Deepens Global Hunger

Relentless waves of the virus, combined with crises caused by conflict and climate change, have left tens of millions of people around the world on the brink of famine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AdRp2g via IFTTT

How Biden’s E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota

A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3ys61dO via IFTTT

In Qatar, the Olympic Team (Like Much Else) Is Mostly Imported

The small Gulf country, most of whose residents are foreign workers, has looked beyond its borders for athletes, too. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Ai4Jm6 via IFTTT

Olympics Live Updates: U.S. Women’s Basketball Advances to Gold Medal Game

April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. won gold in beach volleyball. Women’s soccer gold is also on the line, and track finals from dashes to distance races are set in rapid-fire order. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xrzqUm via IFTTT

U.S.-China Trade Talks Should Resume, U.S. Business Groups Say

A letter from influential industry organizations asked the White House to resume negotiations on tariffs and other measures that stalled during a bruising trade war. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3A7rhpM via IFTTT

Ibiza's Illegal Parties to Get Checks From Undercover Detectives

The island’s health inspectors and the police are otherwise occupied by other tasks, an official said in explaining the hiring of outsiders. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lyJwjP via IFTTT

Olympics Schedule Day 13: Allyson Felix, Women's Soccer and More

Highlights include the gold medal game in women’s soccer, along with the U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix’s attempt at a 10th Olympic medal. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3fDw22B via IFTTT

Can Serbia Stop the U.S. Women's Basketball Juggernaut?

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Your Friday Briefing

Iran inaugurates a new president. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VkrjMl via IFTTT

Two Belarus Coaches Expelled From Tokyo Olympics

The International Olympic Committee said it had expelled the coaches who were involved in the attempt to force the runner home against her will. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xssru7 via IFTTT

As Taliban Advance, Biden Officials Cling to Hope for Afghan Peace

Taliban leaders and Afghan government negotiators still occasionally meet. But U.S. officials say prospects for a negotiated outcome appear to be fading fast. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fCYBgC via IFTTT

Russian Disinformation Targets Vaccines and the Biden Administration

A new campaign appears to be spreading falsehoods about the potential for forced inoculations against Covid-19. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VyZnDU via IFTTT

April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold

Klineman became Ross’s partner in 2017, after transitioning from a career as an indoor volleyball player. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jnfSvc via IFTTT

April Ross and Alix Klineman Vie for Gold in Beach Volleyball

The American duo is squaring off against Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3s4Fktu via IFTTT

Two Belarus Coaches Expelled From Tokyo Olympics

The International Olympic Committee said it had expelled the coaches who were involved in the attempt to force the runner home against her will. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xssru7 via IFTTT

The Australian state of Victoria goes back into lockdown.

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J.R. Richard, Fireballing Pitcher Whose Career Was Cut Short, Dies at 71

He was a star for the Astros and one of the most intimidating pitchers of the 1970s — until he had a stroke and collapsed at the Astrodome. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ipgCR5 via IFTTT

Tiene una medalla de plata, pero pide perdón

En los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, los atletas japoneses que se quedaron a las puertas del oro se han disculpado profusamente, a veces incluso después de alcanzar el segundo lugar. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jvmszE via IFTTT

Biden Administration Planning to Require Foreign Travelers to Be Vaccinated

The plan is part of a new system to be put in place after the current restrictions on travel into the country are lifted, but officials have yet to determine when that might be done. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fwPbD0 via IFTTT

A Chinese gold medalist was asked about her “masculine” appearance, prompting outrage.

Gong Lijiao, who won China’s first Olympic gold in the shot-put, was questioned on state-owned media about her life plans and whether she had a boyfriend. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3irBHdY via IFTTT

Olympic Women’s Soccer Updates: U.S. and Australia Battle for Bronze

One team will leave the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal. The other will go home empty-handed. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VuiuPB via IFTTT

The Relay Curse Continues for the U.S. Men

The sprint relay remains a mystery that the Americans cannot solve. The team failed to advance to the finals in Tokyo. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lxeTet via IFTTT

How Much Power Will Iran’s New President Have?

Iran’s system of government is neither the democracy it claims nor the monolithic theocracy portrayed by critics. The president does have real powers but is subservient to an “ultimate authority.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/37AJekt via IFTTT

U.S. Men's Basketball In a Close Game Against Australia

The winner of the semifinal game will play for a gold medal. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Cg0rxB via IFTTT

The artistic swimming world knows it has a concussion problem.

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Ryan Crouser Set a New Olympic Record, Again

Plus more highlights from Thursday morning at Toyko’s Olympic Stadium. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A6MK1S via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

A daunting number of virus cases. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3fzfHvH via IFTTT

U.S. Fails to Reach Final in Men's 4x100-Meter Relay

Persistent baton trouble strikes again. The Americans placed sixth in their heat as they struggled with a handoff. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3CeFuTD via IFTTT

U.S. Struggles in Skateboarding as Men's Park Heads to Finals

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The defection of a Belarus sprinter sheds light on a dictator’s control.

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Nevin Harrison Goes for Rare Olympic Medal in Canoeing

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April Ross and Alix Klineman Go for Gold in Beach Volleyball

The American duo defeated Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich of Switzerland in two sets. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3fym8z1 via IFTTT

Marathon Swimmers Battle Heat and Bacteria in Tokyo

The swimmers knife a ragged line through the murky water and occasionally get hit by fish, until the end, when they thrash furiously to the finish. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xqy6Ri via IFTTT

Washington Football Team Bans Native American Headdresses and Face Paint

The new dress code policy for home games comes just over a year after the team dropped its logo and “Redskins” from its name. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37lKpnA via IFTTT

The History of Steeplechase at the Olympics

Barriers and water jumps, not unlike those in the equine counterpart, make the steeplechase one of the most entertaining — and difficult — events in track and field. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A8u2XV via IFTTT

Amber Ruffin Puts a Twist on the Post-Match Olympics Interviews

Ruffin, who hosts her own show on Peacock, has added a twist to athletes’ post-match interviews. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A9Wrg1 via IFTTT

Britain Will Vaccinate 16- and 17-Year-Old Teenagers

The nation, which has not been vaccinating young people without underlying conditions, altered its approach after balancing “potential benefits and harms.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xpjoKy via IFTTT

Olympics Live Updates: U.S. Men Face Australia in Basketball

The men’s semifinal is a rematch after the U.S. stumbled last month in an exhibition game. The U.S. women’s soccer team faces Australia in the bronze medal game. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WKTsMH via IFTTT

Elaine Thompson-Herah Blocked Temporarily From Instagram

A spokesperson for the company said the Jamaican sprinter’s access to her account was mistakenly suspended. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37ngbAs via IFTTT

Tokyo Olympics Day 12 Events: Track and Field, Basketball and More

The U.S. men’s and women’s basketball teams play games tonight as they inch closer to gold. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3yDzO3z via IFTTT

Biden administration has plans to require most foreign visitors to be vaccinated.

Officials say the new policy is being readied in the event the United States eases its current travel rules, something that is not predicted to occur soon. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Agc9GJ via IFTTT

Wildfires in Greece Force Thousands to Evacuate

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday, including many who had to be rescued by firefighters. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3s5iOkh via IFTTT

Sydney McLaughlin Beats Dalilah Muhammad in 400 Hurdles

Two Americans broke the world record in an event they dominate. But only one could be first. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xo9YyP via IFTTT

Japan Grabs the First 3 Skateboarding Golds

A park competition with lip tricks, grabs and aerial spin ends with gold for Sakura Yosozumi of Japan and more youthful celebrating at the Tokyo Games. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3Cgy56c via IFTTT

The Knicks May Not Be Dreaming Big Enough

The Knicks had a good season — but good enough to just run it back? It doesn’t seem like it, and yet that appears to be their strategy. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WXLMah via IFTTT

COLLAPSE: Inside Lebanon’s Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century

The small Mediterranean country is in the throes of a financial crisis that the World Bank has said could rank among the world’s worst since the mid-1800s. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AbxfpM via IFTTT

As Hikers Vanish, These Mountains Hold Tight to Their Mysteries

The high country of southern Australia is “remote and beautiful and unpredictable,” a place where visitors can be swallowed up without a sound. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yoCgdY via IFTTT

U.S. Baseball Beats Dominican Republic, Advances to Semifinal

Former M.L.B. All-Star Scott Kazmir, 37, pitched five scoreless innings in the Americans’ 3-1 win. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jjcz8d via IFTTT

I.O.C. Seeks Answers After 2 Medalists from China Wore Mao Pins

The red and gold pins were a potential violation of the Olympic charter, which bans “political, religious or racial propaganda” at venues. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A32JOy via IFTTT

Tokyo Olympics Day 12 Schedule: Track, Volleyball and Climbing

Spain also plays France in the women’s basketball quarterfinals, with the loser eliminated from medal contention. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VxSFOs via IFTTT

Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad duel in the 400-meter hurdles.

At the U.S. trials in June, McLaughlin broke Muhammad’s world record to finish first. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3rQoK06 via IFTTT

Mastermind of Moïse Killing May Still Be at Large, Haiti’s Caretaker Leader Says

Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he believes that none of the more than 40 people detained in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse have the capacity to organize the complex plot. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lHCWrx via IFTTT

Your Wednesday Briefing

Young adults and the virus. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3lpz2mR via IFTTT

The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in August

Our picks for August, including ‘The Chair,’ ‘The L Word’ and ‘Annette’ from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xmN0bv via IFTTT

Olympics Live Updates: Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Record in 400-Meter Hurdles

McLaughlin beat Dalilah Muhammad, a fellow American and the defending champion, for the gold. The women’s park skateboarding competition could crown one of the Olympics’ youngest champions. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A6vhGR via IFTTT

La Liga Agrees to Sell $3 Billion Stake to CVC Capital Partners

Spain’s top soccer league has agreed to sell a 10 percent stake to CVC Capital Partners. The deal, which requires the approval of clubs, could alleviate a cash crunch. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xlFlKr via IFTTT

Sydney McLaughlin Won the 400-Meter Hurdles, Defeating Muhammad

McLaughlin won with a time of 51.46, a new world record. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3furTh9 via IFTTT

The Youngest Gold Medalist Could Be Crowned in Tokyo Olympics

Kokona Hiraki, 12, and Sky Brown, 13, are vying to capture gold in park skateboard. Whether that would make the winner the youngest-ever champion involves an Olympic mystery. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jnIKmW via IFTTT

Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad duel in the 400-meter hurdles.

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Israel will add more countries, including the U.S., to its quarantine list.

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Two travelers to Canada are fined for using fake Covid-19 documents.

The travelers, who arrived from the United States, submitted false proof of Covid-19 vaccination and pre-departure Covid tests, Canada’s public health agency said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3AcC81L via IFTTT

Mother of Raven Saunders, Shot-Put Silver Medalist, Dies

Clarissa Saunders had been in Orlando, Fla., for a watch party for her daughter’s competition in the Tokyo Games, NBC reported. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xnXcjK via IFTTT

Skateboarding in Tokyo Olympics Continues With Park Competition

Get ready for lots of impressive acrobatics and some of the youngest skateboarders at the Tokyo Games. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37ik6P7 via IFTTT

Is the Delta Variant Making Younger Adults ‘Sicker, Quicker’?

Many doctors on the front lines say unvaccinated patients in their 20s and 30s are becoming more severely ill, and more quickly. But comprehensive data is lacking. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3xhnnJ2 via IFTTT

Laurel Hubbard Had Her Olympic Moment. Now She Wants to Disappear.

‘I’m looking forward to this being the end of my journey,’ a barrier-breaking weight lifter says after an excruciating week in the spotlight. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jktPKe via IFTTT

Outside the Olympic Cocoon, a Tokyo Abuzz Only With Cicadas

The sequestered Games have left the host city feeling like anything but. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ygIbSh via IFTTT

A Cat on the Field. A Mantis on a Hat. Monday Baseball Had It All.

A cat interrupted a Yankees-Orioles game. A praying mantis stuck to a Nationals player’s hat. It was a big day for animals on the field. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ij8D88 via IFTTT

Olympics Schedule Day 12: Gymnastics, Basketball, Soccer

In basketball, Italy plays France at 4:15 a.m. and Australia plays Argentina at 8 a.m., both on USA Network. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ynC6Dt via IFTTT

Britain Rethinks Letting China Enter Its Nuclear Power Industry

Financing and security issues are clouding new power station projects. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Ca5eQY via IFTTT

Olympic Gymnastics Live: Simone Biles Returns to Balance Beam

Biles has missed much of the Tokyo Games after bowing out of the gymnastics team final. But she is back for the balance beam — her last chance to win a medal during these Olympics. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lmoJQs via IFTTT

How to Watch Simone Biles in the Balance Beam

For live U.S. viewers, the competition will be show on the NBC Olympics site, Peacock or the NBC Sports app. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jhf0rV via IFTTT

Beach Volleyball Duo Ross and Klineman Advance to the Semifinals

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Allyson Felix Advances to the Semifinals in the 400 Meters.

“I would do anything to compete. That’s what the Olympics mean to me,” Felix told The New York Times Magazine earlier this summer. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VuKi6j via IFTTT

Olympian Anna Cockrell has a special fan base: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Anna Cockrell’s brother, Ross, is a cornerback for the team. On Monday, the Buccaneers took a break from training to watch her advance to the 400-meter hurdle finals. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lqW3WG via IFTTT

Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread

A recent visit the site of the first atomic bomb explosion offered desert vistas, (mildly) radioactive pebbles and troubling reflections. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3A1cjSb via IFTTT

Karate’s Big Question in Its Olympic Debut: Is It a Sport or a Martial Art?

To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WG6GdA via IFTTT

Karate’s Big Question in Its Olympic Debut: Is It a Sport or a Martial Art?

To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2WG6GdA via IFTTT

U.S. Men’s Basketball Faces Tough Must-Win Game Against Spain

The United States team has produced a string of shaky performances in the last month. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3A8K8kn via IFTTT

Your Tuesday Briefing

Germany moves ahead on booster vaccinations. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3A4MmRD via IFTTT

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The team’s ace will miss his scheduled start on Tuesday against Baltimore. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37nl3pb via IFTTT

Karsten Warholm Sets World Record in 400-Meter Hurdles

Warholm obliterated his own world record to win his first Olympic gold medal. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C91cZ4 via IFTTT

Senator Lindsey Graham Says He Has a Breakthrough Covid Infection

The positive test result raised concerns that other senators may have been exposed at a party hosted by Senator Manchin over the weekend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3frlFyN via IFTTT

Senator Lindsey Graham Says He Has a Breakthrough Covid Infection

The positive test result raised concerns that other senators may have been exposed at a party hosted by Senator Manchin over the weekend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3frJmXB via IFTTT

Olympics Live Updates: U.S. Chases Medals in Track; Simone Biles to Compete in Beam Final

U.S. men’s basketball faces Spain in a must-win quarterfinal, and the American duo of April Ross and Alix Klineman play Germany in beach volleyball. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3luBIjf via IFTTT

U.S. Hits 70 Percent Vaccination Goal, Four Weeks Late

States with low vaccination rates are seeing more people seeking out the shots as the Delta variant creates a new wave of cases. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3Ca8gVp via IFTTT

Florida Faces its Worst Coronavirus Wave Yet

The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yfVXEJ via IFTTT

Covax, the vast global vaccination program, struggles to get shots into arms.

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Alyssa Naeher Has Left the U.S.- Canada Match With a Knee Injury, Adrianna Franch Takes Her Place

The American goalkeeper was the hero of her team’s quarterfinal victory in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3if5kz0 via IFTTT

Indonesia Wins Badminton Gold for the 8th Time

A women’s doubles badminton victory was the first gold for Indonesia in Tokyo and the eighth in the country’s Olympic history. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37f8yMI via IFTTT

Fleeting Glimpses of Indonesia’s Endangered Orangutans

On the island of Sumatra, a devoted group of conservationists is grasping for a solution that will benefit both the animals and the people who live around them. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zZnlar via IFTTT

Queen Guitarist’s Flooded London Basement Foretells a Climate Under Pressure

After a heat wave and two Southeast Asia-style rainstorms that flooded the capital’s streets, subways and Brian May’s cellar, it seems timely to ask if the city is prepared to deal with wild weather. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zV8rSs via IFTTT

Hong Kong Arrests Anthony Wong Yiu-ming for Singing at Election Rally

Anticorruption officials arrested Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, a Cantopop singer, who has publicly supported the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy opposition. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3C90ET1 via IFTTT

Simone Biles Plans to Compete in the Balance Beam, Her Last Possible Event in Tokyo

The decision comes as she had skipped three other apparatus finals and the individual all-around. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ih9iag via IFTTT

You, too, can have an Olympic medal (for the right price).

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Tunisia’s President Holds Forth on Freedoms After Seizing Power

“‘Why do you think that, at 67, I would start a career as a dictator?’” President Kais Saied said in a meeting with The New York Times, quoting Charles de Gaulle. He vowed to preserve hard-fought rights. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3if4nqg via IFTTT

Olympic Women’s Soccer Updates: U.S. and Canada Meet in Semifinal

The winner moves on to the gold medal game. The loser at best will win bronze. It’s all on the line in Kashima, Japan. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ihMU0D via IFTTT

What Went Wrong With Covax, the Vast Global Vaccine Program

After months of struggle, the U.N.-backed Covax alliance will soon have many more doses, promising relief for vaccine shortages in poorer countries. But it faces a deepening crisis: difficulties getting shots into arms as the Delta variant spreads. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3A3smyD via IFTTT

Cut off from restaurants, Tokyo’s visitors find culinary delights at 24-hour convenience stores.

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Simone Biles Withdraws From Floor Final; Jennifer Gadirova Will Replace Her

That leaves one event left for her at the Tokyo Games — if she chooses to compete. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ihuIUN via IFTTT

Olympics officials are still negotiating a response to a U.S. podium protest.

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Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Won the 100-Meter Hurdles

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How a Cuban Émigré Became a Polish Volleyball God

Wilfredo León left Cuba to see how far his high-flying talents could take him. Having starred as a pro in Italy, he now wants to win gold for Poland. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C462Hc via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

French protests over Covid passes. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3yhYYEE via IFTTT

Russia Scoffs at Tokyo Olympics Ban: ‘Let Them Listen to Classical Music’

Sports fans and officials in the country have no trouble seeing through the thin fiction of a doping-related ban on their national symbols at the Tokyo Olympics. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2VrOsMf via IFTTT

Olympics Live Updates: Gymnastics Continues; U.S. and Canada Face Off in Soccer Semifinal

Jade Carey may be a highlight of the floor exercise final. And the U.S. men’s baseball team takes on Japan. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3jb4Rgz via IFTTT

Who is Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, 100-Meter Dash Champion?

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, a 26-year-old sprinter who took gold in the 100-meter dash, was born in El Paso to an Italian mother and African American father. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lles6Y via IFTTT

Italians Stun Even Themselves in 100 Meters and High Jump

Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men’s 100 meters and Gianmarco Tamberi shared gold in the high jump a day after discussing how improbable it would be if they won. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3C4T0cA via IFTTT

Simone Biles Withdraws From Floor Final; Jennifer Gadirova Will Replace Her

That leaves one event left for her at the Tokyo Games — if she chooses to compete. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xhpqNo via IFTTT

U.S. broadcast coverage on Sunday night includes gymnastics, volleyball and basketball.

Gymnastics and track & field will hold finals, and the U.S. women’s soccer team faces Canada. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lky6QD via IFTTT

US Women Face Canada in a Soccer Semifinal on Day 10 of the Games

Gymnastics event finals continue for the women, and the U.S. baseball team plays Japan. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3zZYDqt via IFTTT

A transgender weight lifter’s presence at the Games prompts discussions over inclusion and fairness.

Hubbard, who rarely speaks to the news media, declined a request for comment. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3rTs4HV via IFTTT

Nina Derwael of Belgium Beats Sunisa Lee on Uneven Bars

Lee completed a much less difficult routine because she failed to connect several of her skills. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3lk2Cde via IFTTT

Nina Derwael of Belgium Beats Sunisa Lee on Uneven Bars

Lee completed a much less difficult routine because she failed to connect several of her skills. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2TNhu8R via IFTTT

The Men's 100-Meter Dash Is Tonight at the Tokyo Olympics

The race is on to succeed the retired Usain Bolt as the fastest man in the world. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/37fh9i9 via IFTTT

Shi Tingmao of China Wins Diving Gold in 3-Meter Springboard Event

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Alexander Zverev Wins Gold in Olympic Men's Singles Tournament

Zverev had beaten Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s player, in the semifinal. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3xh081M via IFTTT

Tokyo Convenience Store Chicken Gizzards Saved My Life

Cut off from most restaurants because of coronavirus restrictions, thousands of international visitors at the Olympics make do — and delight — in convenience store offerings. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2V8wRcs via IFTTT

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil Wins Women's Vault Gold

MyKayla Skinner of the United States finished second for the silver medal. Yeo Seo-jeong won bronze for South Korea. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2WJ5wOH via IFTTT

Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns

Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/37bVwzh via IFTTT

What We Lost That Day

Personal reflections from victims of the Aug. 4, 2020, explosion at the Beirut port. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rN1HDr via IFTTT

Top Myanmar General Says Military Rule Will Continue Into 2023

Six months after seizing power, the junta’s leader on Sunday extended a state of emergency for two more years. Protesters said they would persevere. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3zVgJKe via IFTTT

Xander Schauffele Win Gold in Men's Golf

It was the first American gold medal in golf since 1904, a gap explained by the sport being dropped after those Games and returning only in 2016. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2VqGJ0X via IFTTT

In Vietnam, Undersea Robots Aid the Pentagon’s Search for War Dead

Advances in technology helped investigators recover the remains of an Air Force navigator whose plane went down off the Vietnamese coast in 1967. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3rNNTsA via IFTTT

Tokyo Convenience Store Chicken Gizzards Saved My Life

Bobby Finke's Big Finish in the Olympics Surprises Himself, and His Rivals

An American grinds out a gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle by saving a little extra for the finish. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3ffmHxO via IFTTT

Even the Pope Has Prayed to Venezuela’s Beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’