TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic rings have arrived in Tokyo. They sailed into Tokyo Bay on Friday on a barge and will stay there until the Olympics open on July 24 and close on Aug.…

Athletes looking to express their political or social views at the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will have to deal with a new set of guidelines covering what is — and is not —…

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year’s games. Organizers said the expenditure is unchanged from a year ago,…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has signaled it will file an appeal against its four-year Olympic ban due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions which President Vladimir Putin today branded “unfair.” The Russian anti-doping agency’s supervisory board…

International anti-doping regulators say they’ve had it with Russian cheating and have banned the country from international competition for four years. That includes the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Olympics in…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian foreign minister cast calls for new anti-doping sanctions on Russian sports as one more Western effort to sideline Russia, while the country’s top anti-doping official called the step “justified” on…

TOKYO (AP) — Having trouble getting tickets for next year’s Tokyo Olympics? That’s no problem if you have $60,000 to spare. Tokyo Olympic organizers are offering high-end hospitality packages to Japan residents with prices soaring…

To appreciate the athleticism of gymnast Simone Biles, you have to watch her in slow motion. How she can propel her body high enough to clear a Ford Expedition while she unfurls with flips and…

DENVER (AP) — For decades, the question at the Summer Olympics hasn’t been whether the United States will top the medals table, but by how much. If anyone on U.S. soil has a problem with…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will become a force in the medals table at next year’s Tokyo Olympics despite its current doping problems, the country’s sports minister said today. Russia won just 19 gold medals at…