A new sports league called the ‘World 1 League’ launched Tuesday, bringing social media and Olympic sports together like never before. Backed by Mark Cuban, the league will host online competitions in Olympic sports like track and field, weightlifting, and swimming via TikTok and Instagram. NEW YORK – A new platform for fans of Olympic … Read more
Serbia has +140 odds on the men’s side of the 3×3 basketball event as the favorite. The women’s United States team is the betting favorite at +110 ahead of France (+200). TOKYO – The 2021 Olympics will debut 3-on-3 (3×3) basketball for the first time. Serbia and Latvia are projected to battle for the gold … Read more
The 2016 Olympics was the lowest-rated since 2000 and least-watched since 2004. Skateboarding, Surfing, Climbing and Karate are the new Olympic sports. Baseball and Softball also make a return to the games after nearly 15 years. TOKYO – The Olympic Games haven’t had the same level of pull as in years past, at least that’s … Read more
Sky Brown is a skateboarder that will be on Team GB, becoming the youngest competitor for a Summer Olympic event to represent England. The athlete is 13 years old and expected to medal for Great Britain for skateboarding. The Tokyo Summer Olympics will debut the sport of skateboarding as an Olympic one for the first … Read more
Bovada offers the most expensive odds for Team USA and lists them as a -1000 favorite. MyBookie has by far the least expensive odds for the United States at -200. FanDuel is offering -750 betting odds for the USA to win. TOKYO – Men’s Basketball is a competition that the United States is expected to … Read more
Members of the Republican party of the House of Representatives have expressed their concern over potential protests from members of Team USA at this month’s Olympics. Some athletes, like BMX rider Chelsea Wolfe, have stated that they will protest the flag in the case of making it to the podium during the Olympics. TOKYO – … Read more
The city of Tokyo has officially declared a state of emergency due to COVID rates just three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. No spectators of any kind will be allowed to attend the Games. Previously, domestic fans were set to attend the competition. TOKYO – News has officially broke Thursday that there … Read more
Russia was banned from international sporting events until 2022 for doping. Athletes now compete under the Russian Olympic Committee name. TOKYO – With the Russian name being banned from this year’s Olympics due to the mass doping scandal from years ago, athletes will be competing under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee. Other athletes … Read more
Laurel Hubbard is the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. At first glance, she’s one of the top contenders to win the gold medal at 87 kg. However, she has never broken a 300kg total – while several of her competitors are well above that. TOKYO – Laurel Hubbard is one … Read more
The Slovenian national basketball team qualified for the Olympics for the first time in their history behind star Luka Doncic. Slovenia currently sits with +2500 odds to win the Gold medal in Olympic basketball. TOKYO – The nation of Slovenia will be represented on the Olympic hardwood for the first time in history this year … Read more