Portugal Olympic Team
From left, England's players Jill Scott, Chloe Kelly, Lauren Hemp, and and Ellen White cheer during a training session ahead of the Women Euro 2022 quarter final soccer match between England and Spain, at the Lensbury training center in Teddington, London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
England soars as Euro 2022 deals with heatwave

Jul. 19, 2022 06:59 AM EDT

FILE - Mexico's Hector Herrera plays during the first half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Houston Dynamo signed Mexican national team captain Héctor Herrera to a designated player contract Wednesday, March 2, 2022, that will run through at least the 2024 season. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
Dynamo sign Mexican star Héctor Herrera as designated player

Mar. 02, 2022 01:24 PM EST

United States' players celebrate after their win in the men's basketball gold medal game against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
US draws Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico for World Cup qualifying

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 31, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

Benfica and Portugal triple jumper Pedro Pablo Pichardo, right, poses with Benfica fans and his Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medal during halftime of the Champions League third qualifying round, 2nd leg, soccer match between Benfica and Spartak Moskva at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
FK Spartak Moscow vs Benfica Lisbon 8/10/2021

Aug. 10, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

Brazilian Olympic skateboarder Rayssa Leal, 13, arrives at Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos, Brazil, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Leal who won the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)
Brazil Olympic skateboarding is tropical fairytale for girls

By Mauricio Savarese And Tatiana Pollastri Aug. 06, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

United States' Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick Allen embrace after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The United States won 7-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

Souad Nefissa Cherouati, of Algeria, exits the water after finishing the women's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Column: Some of the best Olympic stories are at the back

By Paul Newberry Aug. 04, 2021 04:46 AM EDT

Alexandre Ponomarev, the chief interpreter for the Tokyo Games, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press at the main press center during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Ponomarev worked his first Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, and took over as the chief in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He said his mother got him started with language-learning, smuggling DVDs of American films into the old Soviet Union. One by one, the languages piled up.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Si, Oui, Hai: Interpreting joy and heartbreak at Tokyo Games

By Stephen Wade Jul. 30, 2021 11:44 PM EDT

Slovenia's Jorgic Darko competes during the table tennis men's singles round of 16 match against Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF USA F10, Men Singles

Jul. 27, 2021 09:06 AM EDT

Singapore's Yu Mengyu competes during the table tennis women's singles third round match against Taiwan's Cheng I-ching at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Germany 08A, Women Singles

Jul. 27, 2021 12:50 AM EDT

Portugal's Marcos Freitas competes during the table tennis men's singles third round match against Austria's Daniel Habesohn at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ATP Kitzbuhel, Austria Men Singles

Jul. 26, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

India's Kamal Achanta speaks to his coach after winning the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Singles

Jul. 25, 2021 10:04 PM EDT

Singapore's Yu Mengyu waves to her fans after winning the table tennis women's singles second round match against Portugal's Shao Jieni at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Jul. 25, 2021 04:24 AM EDT

Hungary's Bence Majoros reacts after the table tennis men's singles first round match against Algeria's Larbi Bouriah at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Singles

Jul. 24, 2021 10:34 AM EDT

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, of Spain, serves to Pedro Sousa, of Portugal, during the first round of the tennis competion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Olympic Tournament Men Singles

Jul. 23, 2021 11:48 PM EDT

Nikhil Kumar, of United State reactss during men's table tennis singles preliminary round match against Mongolia's Enkhbat Lkhagvasuren at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF USA F9, Men Singles

Jul. 23, 2021 10:12 PM EDT

This photo shows a general view of the surfing venue at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Olivier Morin/Pool Photo via AP)
Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for COVID

By Sally Ho Jul. 23, 2021 08:57 AM EDT

FILE - United States women's national soccer team coach Vlatko Andonovski talks with Megan Rapinoe, center, and Alex Morgan before an international friendly soccer match against Portugal in Houston, in this Thursday, June 10, 2021, file photo. In Tokyo the Americans will play for their first world championship under coach Vlatko Andonovski. His immensely deep and talented squad includes the sport's biggest names: Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Portugal vs USA 6/10/2021

Jun. 29, 2021 08:38 AM EDT

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 of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...