The Latest: Sweden stuns US in Olympic women's soccer

The federation canceled Monday night’s training session at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, and PCR tests were given to all players and team coaching staff.Velázquez, a 32-year-old right-hander, pitched for the Boston Red Sox from 2017-19 and Solis, a 32-year-old left-hander, pitched for the Washington Nationals from 2015-18.___Sweden has once again stunned the United States at the Olympics, this time with a 3-0 victory in the women’s soccer tournament.The Americans, ranked No. 1 in the world and the favorites to win in Tokyo, were riding a 44-match unbeaten streak.But Sweden, ranked No. 5, has been the U.S. team’s nemesis of sorts in recent years. Gibb and Crabb had been scheduled to play their first match on Sunday night.___British and Chilean soccer players have taken a knee before kickoff in their opening match at the Tokyo Olympics.The British women kneeled first, followed by their Chilean counterparts at the Sapporo Dome on Wednesday.They were the first soccer players at the Olympics to perform the anti-racism gesture after the International Olympic Committee relaxed the rules on protests being allowed by the IOC.FIFA has approved players taking a knee since some teams started doing it last year, particularly in England, where most of the British players are from.___The United States has begun its quest to regain the Olympic softball gold medal with a dominating performance from Cat Osterman, who lost the championship game 13 years ago.She pitched one-hit ball over six innings and struck out nine to beat Italy 2-0 Wednesday.Michelle Moultrie singled in a run in the fourth inning for the top-ranked U.S., which lost the title to Japan 3-1 at the 2008 Beijing Games. It says Kermond was banned from competing at the Tokyo Olympics but had the right to have his B-sample analyzed.The 36-year-old Kermond was expected to make his Olympic debut at Tokyo.The Australian Olympic Committee says in a statement that it’s aware of Kermond’s provisional suspension and that its selection committee will meet to consider his status on the team.___The head of the World Health Organization says the Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by how many COVID-19 cases arise because eliminating risk is impossible.WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an International Olympic Committee meeting that how infections are handled is what matters most.“The mark of success is making sure that any cases are identified, isolated, traced and cared for as quickly as possible and onward transmission is interrupted,” he said.The number of Games-linked COVID-19 cases in Japan this month was 79 on Wednesday, with more international athletes testing positive at home and unable to travel.Teammates classed as close contacts of infected athletes can continue training and preparing for events under a regime of isolation and extra monitoring.___Host Japan is off to a winning start as the Tokyo Olympics get underway, beating Australia 8-1 Wednesday in softball behind 39-year-old pitcher Yukiko Ueno, who won the 2008 gold medal game against the United States.The game was played in a nearly empty stadium.