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Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half to help the U.S. beat Australia 79-55 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

The next challenge for the U.S. is rival Australia in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament.

Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Canada earned a 1-0 semifinal victory over the United States in the Olympic women’s soccer competition.

Caeleb Dressel tossed his gold medal from a winning relay to a teammate. The second one, Dressel kept after winning the 100-meter freestyle, earning his first individual Olympic gold.

A’ja Wilson scored 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 to help the U.S. beat Nigeria 93-62 in the final pre-Olympic exhibition tune-up for both teams.

USA Basketball finally made it look easy again. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and the Americans took control from the outset beating Argentina 108-80

Patty Mills scored 22 points as Australia held the U.S. without a field goal for the final 4:34 on the way to beating the Americans 91-83.

Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup in what FIFA suggests could be the last time the tournament is played every four years.

The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics says he disagrees with some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games.

The Tokyo Olympics are probably going to happen but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned. The IOC said it was considering a postponement.