The United States scored a 1-0 victory over Canada as US pitcher Monica Abbott dominated the Canadian batters from the start on the second day of softball at the Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics: US beats Canada in Softball as Monica Abbott strikes out nine

Olympic virus rules mean spectators are banned, but one furry fan still tried to sneak into the Fukushima softball venue hosting the first sports event of the Tokyo Games: a bear.

Bear alert hits softball at Olympic Games opener

The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off on Friday with the opening ceremony but the competition has officially began as well and fittingly it was Japanese team that registered the first victory of the olympic games.

Olympics Softball: Japan beat Australia 8-1 opening match

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