Sports News Roundup: NBA-Antetokounmpo siblings become first trio of brothers to win NBA titles; Olympics-Five rings up in Tokyo sky as competition gets underway and more

Speaking to the International Olympic Committee members at their session in the Japanese capital, Tedros said the world needed the Olympics now "as a celebration of hope". NBA-Milwaukee wins first NBA title since 1971, Antetokounmpo named Finals MVP The Milwaukee Bucks, powered by a masterpiece from Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, ended their 50-year wait for a second NBA championship with a 105-98 win over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NBA-Antetokounmpo siblings become first trio of brothers to win NBA titles

Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo became NBA champions on Tuesday with the Milwaukee Bucks, putting them level with younger brother Kostas and making them the first trio of brothers to win a league title. Kostas, 23, played for the Los Angeles Lakers team that won last year's NBA championship, which naturally made for some good-natured family jokes.

Olympics-Five rings up in Tokyo sky as competition gets underway

Japanese pilots drew the five Olympic rings over Tokyo on Wednesday in a practice flight ahead of a similar maneuver which is scheduled for later this week to mark the official start of the Tokyo Games, a rare festivity surrounding the COVID 19-hit Olympics. The Japanese air force's aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over the capital shortly after noon and drew the Olympic symbol with white smoke near the national stadium, with people on the ground waving and taking smartphone photos.

Olympics-Japan win softball opener as Games 'of hope' begin

Japan's women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts on Wednesday, kicking off a pandemic-postponed Games that the World Health Organization says can be "a celebration of hope" even as COVID-19 cases surge. Olympics and Japanese officials have forged ahead with the sports spectacle despite opposition in the country to hosting more than 11,000 athletes, staff, and media - dozens of whom have already tested positive https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/coronavirus-incidents-tokyo-olympics-2021-07-15 for COVID-19.

Olympics-WHO head Tedros backs Tokyo Games amid pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics should go ahead to demonstrate to the world what can be achieved with the right plan and measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Speaking to the International Olympic Committee members at their session in the Japanese capital, Tedros said the world needed the Olympics now "as a celebration of hope".

NBA-Milwaukee wins first NBA title since 1971, Antetokounmpo named Finals MVP

The Milwaukee Bucks, powered by a masterpiece from Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, ended their 50-year wait for a second NBA championship with a 105-98 win over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. With the victory, the small-market Bucks clinched the NBA Finals 4-2 and became only the fifth team to win the best-of-seven championship series after losing the first two games.

MLB roundup: Will Smith's walk-off homer caps Dodgers' rally

Pinch hitter Will Smith belted a walk-off, three-run homer to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-6 win against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Tyler Rogers (1-1) was called on to close the ninth, but he walked the first two batters, Chris Taylor and Matt Beaty, on nine pitches before giving up a towering home run to Smith.

Olympics-Tennis-Honeymoon has to wait! Newlywed Svitolina back on court

Few athletes would have had a more eventful buildup to the Tokyo Olympics than Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils of France. Tennis' latest power couple got married on Friday but the honeymoon has had to wait as two days later they boarded the flight to Tokyo to participate in the Games.

ATP roundup: Federico Delbonis cruises in Switzerland

No. 5 seed Federico Delbonis of Argentina won 29 of 34 first-serve points and saved both break points he faced en route to a quick 6-3, 6-3 win over Swiss wild card Leandro Riedi on Tuesday in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad. Joining Delbonis was No. 7 seed Laslo Djere. The Serbian defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil 6-4, 6-3, winning 22 of 26 first-serve points and committing no double faults.

Olympics-Brisbane set to celebrate 2032 Games coronation

Australia waited in anticipation on Wednesday ahead of an International Olympic Committee vote in Tokyo expected to confirm preferred bidder Brisbane as host of the 2032 Summer Games. Queensland state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Australian delegation will provide a final presentation to IOC members in Tokyo before the vote at around 5:10 p.m. (0810 GMT)

Olympics-Athletics-Lyles goes for golden finish after gloomy start

A long-held Olympic dream is about to become a reality for Noah Lyles, but the road to his first Games has not been a smooth one. Five years after he narrowly missed the Rio Games as a teenager, the 24-year-old was finally able to call himself an Olympian after qualifying for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games at U.S. trials last month. He did so in style, clocking a world-leading 200 meters time of 19.74 seconds.

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