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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,...

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, speaks during the joint press conference between IOC and Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) in Tokyo, Japan. The International Olympic Committee is pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled and will not open on July 23. The Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now their future appears threatened again.(Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 10, 2021 12:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo, Washington Football Team wide receiver Isaiah Wright adjusts his helmet before the team's NFL football game against Philadelphia Eagles in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
2020 sports quiz: Brady to Bundesliga, Big Ten to Brooklyn

By Fred Lief Dec. 30, 2020 11:04 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic Symbol is reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section, in Tokyo. The official cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympics has increased by 22%, the local organizing committee said Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in unveiling its new budget. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Official costs of Tokyo Olympics up by 22% to $15.4 billion

By Stephen Wade Dec. 22, 2020 03:31 AM EST

Second placed Johannes Lochner, right, celebrates with first placed Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schueller, all of Germany, during the two man Bobsled World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Luge federation calls off plans to race in China this season

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 25, 2020 01:13 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) drops to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in an empty CenturyLink Field due to the coronavirus during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 05:32 AM EST

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, people line up at the Artux City Vocational Skills Education Training Service Center at the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux in western China's Xinjiang region. The Associated Press has found that the Chinese government is carrying out a birth control program aimed at Uighurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dali Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is host to the 2022 Winter Olympics with rumblings of a boycott and calls to remove the games from Beijing because of widespread human rights violations.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

By Stephen Wade Sep. 09, 2020 02:40 AM EDT

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott runs practice form the middle of the field with a mask on during the second day of training camp opened to the media at ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. P (James P. McCoy/Buffalo News via AP, Pool)
The Latest: 7 on Kansas State football team test positive

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 07:04 AM EDT

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:09 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 05:01 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

FILE - In this 1920 file photo, Charles (Charley) Paddock, second from right, of the USA wins the 100 meters final with his famous "flying finish" at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Morris Kirksey, far right, of the USA was second, and Jackson Scholz of USA, left, was fourth. Third place Harry Edward not shown. (AP Photo/File)
Planning for Olympics in a pandemic has echoes of 1920 Games

By James Ellingworth Jul. 27, 2020 04:18 PM EDT

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:21 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

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 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:35 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

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 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:14 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

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 ...