Sports News Roundup: Olympics-Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19; Cycling-'Baby Cannibal' Pogacar claims vintage Tour de France title and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Olympics-Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19

Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country's Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday, the team had said a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Tokyo on a charter flight from Prague.

Cycling-'Baby Cannibal' Pogacar claims vintage Tour de France title

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest. The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the Tour on his debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race.

MLB roundup: Blue Jays blank Rangers twice in DH sweep

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit his second career grand slam to lead a four-homer barrage and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a doubleheader shutout sweep of the visiting Texas Rangers with a 10-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Buffalo, N.Y. Randal Grichuk added a two-run home run and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each had solo shots for the Blue Jays who swept the three-game series.

Olympics-Gymnastics-Bored Biles turns agony aunt on social media

In Tokyo for the Olympics but unable to go anywhere except her hotel and practice sessions, defending Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles sent out a call one recent afternoon: "Tell me a secret - I'm bored." Her 4.4 million Instagram followers responded with everything from personal problems to how they skipped school, prompting the 24-year-old Biles to dish out life advice and reactions accompanied by candid selfies.

Athletics-Ultramarathon Man Karnazes thriving on new challenges

As one of the most accomplished endurance athletes of all time, a man who knocked off 50 marathons in 50 U.S. states in 50 days, it is somehow reassuring to the mere mortal to see that Dean Karnazes can still make the most basic of rookie mistakes. Karnazes is widely credited with helping fuel the rise of ultra-distance running through his million-selling 2006 book "Ultramarathon Man".

Olympics-Tokyo spectator ban leaves Olympic athletes perplexed

Whether it is sumo, or domestic basketball or baseball matches, Japanese fans have been filling the arenas in recent days leaving Olympic athletes wondering why they will be competing in front of empty stands at the Tokyo Games. Japanese organisers have decided to ban spectators from venues of the Olympics, which start this week, in a bid to stem an increase of COVID-19 infections, with the capital in a state of emergency until Aug. 22.

Motor racing-Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports

Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at the race after fighting back from a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision that sent title rival Max Verstappen to hospital.

Olympic sponsor Toyota passes on Games TV commercials amid lackluster support in Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials amid lackluster public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting organizers can keep the Games safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a local media poll. Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor Corp, Akio Toyoda, and other executives will not attend the opening ceremony, Toyota said on Monday.

Golf-Ice-cool Morikawa wins blazing hot British Open

American debutant Collin Morikawa produced an ice-cool final round to win the British Open by two strokes on a blazing hot afternoon at Royal St George's on Sunday. The 24-year-old began the day a stroke behind Louis Oosthuizen but played picture-perfect golf in a four-under round of 66 to overhaul the South African and resist resurgent fellow American Jordan Spieth in a three-way battle.

Olympics-Brisbane bid team land in Tokyo aiming to bring 2032 Games 'home'

A delegation representing Brisbane's 2032 Summer Olympics bid arrived in Tokyo on Monday and said they are taking nothing for granted ahead of a vote that is widely expected to rubber-stamp the award of the Games to the Australian city. Queensland's state capital was chosen as the preferred host in February and needs the only ratification at an International Olympic Committee session on Wednesday afternoon.

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