Olympic chiefs acknowledged Wednesday there was no "ideal" solution to staging the Tokyo Olympics amid a backlash from athletes as the deadly coronavirus pandemic swept the globe.... more »
Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi said athletes were being forced to take health risks as competitors started to speak out about holding the Tokyo Games during the coronavirus crisis.... more »
Tokyo Olympics organisers said preparations were "continuing as planned" on Tuesday as Japan's football league became the latest sporting victim of the coronavirus, just five months before the Games.... more »
China's women's football team has emerged as a symbol of defiance against the coronavirus after coming out of quarantine to move to the brink of a place at the Tokyo Olympics.... more »
The United States will try to follow their women's World Cup triumph with Olympic gold after punching their ticket to the Tokyo Games on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Mexico.... more »
Women's Olympic football qualifiers and a Fed Cup tennis event have been shifted out of China due to growing concerns over the deadly coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.... more »
Women's football qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympic Games will be moved from the Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak to another location in the country, the Asian Football Confederation said Wednesday.... more »
Germany handed departing coach Silvia Neid the perfect send off by claiming women's football Olympic gold for the first time thanks to a 2-1 win over Sweden in front of a huge crowd at Rio's Maracana.... more »
Brazil's female footballers suffered a second heartbreaking defeat in three days on Friday as a 2-1 bronze medal match loss to Canada in Sao Paulo saw the hosts fail to make the podium.... more »
World Cup winners Germany want to make more history by securing the Olympic double as their men's and women's teams battle for football gold.... more »
Sweden ended a disconsolate Marta's dreams of guiding Brazil's women to a first Olympic football gold medal Tuesday with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win to book their place in the gold medal match.... more »
Brazil's emotional journey to the semi-finals of a home Olympic Games has the potential to change the perception of women's football in the soccer-mad country for generations, according to coach Vadao.... more »
Outspoken USA women's goalkeeper Hope Solo labelled Sweden "cowards" after the world champions' bid for a fourth straight Olympic gold ended in quarter-final defeat Friday.... more »
The USA women's football team's Olympic winning streak was ended by Catalina Usme's stoppage time equaliser and an uncharacteristic howler from controversial goalkeeper Hope Solo in a 2-2 draw with Colombia on Tuesday.... more »
Goalless, booed off twice and facing another embarrassing tournament exit on home soil, Neymar and Brazil's footballers have lost their shine as Marta's free-scoring Brazilian women dazzle the host nation at Rio 2016.... more »
Hosts Brazil and world champions the United States got off to winning starts in the Olympics women's football tournament on Wednesday although the competition met with a lukewarm response from fans.... more »
Hosts Brazil will open their bid for a first Olympic men's football title against South Africa after Thursday's draw was made in the Maracana Stadium.... more »
The United States women's football team could boycott the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro if demands to be paid the same as their male counterparts are not met, World Cup winner Becky Sauerbrunn said.... more »
Equatorial Guinea have been expelled from the qualifying competition for the women's football tournament at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, FIFA announced on Monday.... more »
