Category Archives: Sports News – ABC Audio
Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs discusses nightmare of missing Olympics due to COVID
iStock/herraez(TOKYO) -- Candy Jacobs has spent the last eight days inside a tiny, spartan hotel room in Tokyo -- unable to see friends, skate board or even breathe fresh air. It's a far cry from the ...
Jul 29, 2021
Simone Biles shares mental health revelation in message to fans
iStock/BalkansCat(TOKYO) -- American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has broken her silence in her first tweet to fans since withdrawing from both the team and individual competitions at the Tokyo O...
Jul 29, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Australian track and field team resumes normal activities after COVID-19 scare
PetaClic/iStock(TOKYO) -- The Australian Olympic track and field team is resuming all normal activities after a short-lived COVID-19 scare. The team briefly went into quarantine after three fully vacc...
Jul 29, 2021
American Caeleb Dressel sets swim Olympic record in Tokyo
Xavier Laine/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Caeleb Dressel set a new Olympic record in swimming at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Florida-based swimmer can count himself among the greats after the 100-meter fre...
Jul 29, 2021
Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey compete in gymnastics all-around in Tokyo
iStock/sportpoint(TOKYO) -- With Simone Biles withdrawing from the individual all-around, American gymnasts Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey will be picking up the mantle Thursday in an event the U.S. has wo...
Jul 29, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 7/28/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 7, St. Louis 2 Oakland 10, San Diego 4 Baltimore 8, Miami 7 Arizona 3, Texas 2 LA An...
Jul 29, 2021
Packers' Aaron Rodgers considered retirement, wants say in team decisions
Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(GREEN BAY, Wisc.) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers considered retiring amid a tumultuous offseason, he told reporters gathered at the team's training ...
Jul 28, 2021
Physical risk of gymnastics, Simone Biles' skills makes mental health vital, gymnasts say
iStock/K_LangSimone Biles is considered one of the greatest female gymnasts of all-time, an athlete who competes on a different level, with four signature moves named after her in three different even...
Jul 28, 2021
Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson tests positive for COVID-19, will miss start of training camp
Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(BALTIMORE) -- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Wednesday, keeping him off the field for the team's fi...
Jul 28, 2021
Key moments from the Olympic Games: Day 5
Wei Zheng/CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Each day, ABC News will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern St...
Jul 28, 2021