Rio de Janeiro

For the first time, a woman has been chosen to launch the torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in Greece.

BONN, Germany (AP) — A German court has dismissed appeals by 84 Russian athletes seeking to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The state court in Bonn, where the International Paralympic Committee is based, on Tuesday rejected the athletes' bid for an injunction forcing the IPC to allow them to compete...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland's supreme court says it has dismissed Russia's appeal to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Swiss Federal Tribunal says its judge dismissed the Russian Paralympic Committee's request for an interim ruling overturning a ban by the International Paralympic Committee because of state-sponsored doping...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro  A new report says the $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects in Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent. Rio de Janeiro state auditors say contracts show discrepancies such as invoices with overpriced materials and inconsistencies in services hired by the state...

The Latest on the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the sporting action has begun in the spiritual home of soccer with Brazil's national sport being played. A women's soccer game between Sweden and South Africa started in front of a sparse crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro...

LONDON (AP) — Russia has lost its appeal of the ban against its track and field athletes competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Court of Arbitration for Sport today rejected the appeal by 68 Russian track and field athletes seeking to overturn the ban imposed by the athletics' governing body following allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's acting governor is warning that the Olympic Games could be a "big failure." Francisco Dornelles has said in an interview with O Globo newspaper published on Monday that security and mobility are big worries ahead of the games in August...

The U.S. women's national basketball team will host a four-team, three-city tournament before heading to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics. The Americans will face France, Canada and Australia, playing games in Delaware, Connecticut and New York...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazil soccer great Rivaldo is telling tourists to stay away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because "you'll be putting your life at risk." Rivaldo posted the warning on his Instagram account and alluded to the case of a 17-year-old woman killed on Saturday in a shootout...

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marv Albert will call Olympic basketball this summer for the first time since 1996. NBC announced its hoops commentator teams for Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Albert is set to be joined by analyst Doug Collins and reporter Craig Sager on the U...