Japan is back in Olympic women’s fours curling, with a new team for tens of millions of near-fanatical fans to follow. Sayaka Yoshimura’s Sapporo crew defeated Norway’s Marianne Roervik 6-5 in the first playoff at the Olympic Qualifying Event to book their tickets to Milano-Cortina 2026 in February.

Live Coverage from Kelowna, Canada, Begins Tonight, Dec. 10, with First Women’s Qualifier at 5 p.m. ET and Men’s Qualifier at 10 p.m. ET, Both on Peacock

Sue Bird was adamant that whatever version of Team USA takes the court for the 2028 Olympics in LA will snatch headlines.

LA28 organizers made a statement by opening the first night of medal competition for the 2028 Summer Olympics with the women’s 100-meter track final.

The U.S. is facing Brazil in the gold-medal match of the 2024 Olympics women’s soccer tournament. The Americans are seeking a fifth Olympic gold medal. Start time: The match is scheduled for 5 p.m. CEST/11 a.m. EDT at Parc des Princes in Paris. Watch it live on NBC or stream in on the Peacock app.

The USA routed Canada 10-4 to improve to 3-0 in the Rivalry Series. Highlights from the game between the Olympic rivals:

Girls in Afghanistan are banned from schools and sport beyond the age of 12 but IOC member has hope for Taliban talks.

The UCI has announced that an equal number of qualification places will be available for men and women at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, 257 for each across all cycling disciplines.