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People familiar with the planning say FIFA plans to postpone the Club World Cup until early next year due to hosting challenges linked to the pandemic.

Jamie Lee Rattray scored twice and Canada overwhelmed the U. S. 5-1 in the women’s world hockey championship, ending the Americans’ winning streak in the event at 29 games.

Brittney Griner had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the U.S. beat Serbia 79-59 to advance to the gold medal game of the Olympics.

Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 .

Takuya Kai hit a winning single against Edwin Jackson in the 10th as Japan beat the United States 7-6 Monday night to reach the Olympic semifinals.

A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and Breanna Stewart added 15 to help the U.S. beat Japan 86-69 in the women's basketball tournament.

Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 in an emotional repeat of their 2008 victory in Beijing that again left the Americans in tears.

Cat Osterman and the United States began its quest to regain the Olympic softball gold medal. She pitched one-hit ball over six innings and struck out nine to beat Italy 2-0.

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open and predicting the overall medal count will be more difficult than usual because of the pandemic and the absence of many qualifying events over the last year.

Kara Eaker, who is an alternate on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan.