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Soccer Star Lionel Messi Is Leaving FC Barcelona After 17 Seasons

10:08am August 06, 2021

Messi will depart less than a month after making a verbal agreement on a five-year deal, the club said in a statement. What's next for one of the greatest soccer players of all time?

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Olympic Horses May Have Been Startled By Sumo Wrestler Obstacle

6:03am August 06, 2021

Horses and riders at the equestrian course in Tokyo, trying to qualify in a jumping event, took a sharp turn to the 10th obstacle. There, was a life-sized statue of a sumo wrestler ready to pounce.

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An Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Who Fled To Poland Tells Her Story

6:03am August 06, 2021

The athlete from Belarus who fled to Poland after a dispute with her coaches at the Tokyo Olympics has been explaining why she decided not to return home.

The Washington Football Team will forbid the wearing of headdresses meant to evoke Native Americans in its stadium.

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The Washington Football Team Has Banned Native American Headdresses From Its Stadium

8:03pm August 05, 2021

by Josie Fischels

Ahead of its 2021 season, "Native American Inspired" headdresses and face paint will no longer be allowed inside the Washington Football Team's home stadium.

Lionel Messi waves at a Barcelona crowd in 2019. Barcelona says Lionel Messi will not stay with the club.

After 17 Seasons With FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi Is Leaving

6:29pm August 05, 2021

by Josie Fischels

"Due to economic and structural obstacles" in LaLiga regulations, Messi will depart less than a month after making a verbal agreement on a 5-year deal, the club said in a statement.

The Era Of The U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Dominance May Be Over

4:56pm August 05, 2021

It's likely the end of an era. But what an era! NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Meg Linehan of The Athletic on the legacy of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's golden generation.

A still from KATA: Transient Geometry (MF Edit) from Gene Coleman on Vimeo.

Listen To New Music Inspired By Karate's Olympic Debut

4:56pm August 05, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Musicians in the U.S. and Japan are collaborating in honor of the first Olympic karate competition: Composers tracked the brainwaves of people performing karate, and turned that data into music.

Spain's Alberto Ginés López climbs during the Sport Climbing men's combined final of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

An 18-Year-Old From Spain Wins The 1st Olympic Gold Medal In Climbing

3:14pm August 05, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Several athletes were tied for first as they began the final climb. The elite climbers faced off in three events, testing their speed as well as their problem-solving.

The Beijing Winter Olympics are set to open in February. Visitors recently watched a light show at the newly built ski jumping center in northern China's Hebei province.

Winter Is Coming: The Beijing 2022 Olympics Start In Less Than 6 Months

3:01pm August 05, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Many facilities are brand-new, but some may look familiar: The famous "Water Cube" that hosted swimming in 2008, for instance, is becoming an "Ice Cube," to host curling.

Gold medalist Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for men's 87-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Ukraine's First Black Lawmaker Is Now Also Its First Gold Medalist In Tokyo

2:55pm August 05, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Zhan Beleniuk, a siting member of Ukraine's parliament, took the gold in Greco-Roman 87-kilogram wrestling, his second Olympic medal after winning silver in Rio in 2016.