Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya failed in her latest bid to qualify for this year's Tokyo Games, finishing well outside the qualifying mark for the 5,000m at the Olympics. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends Covid state of emergency
Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling they remained high, and ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Japan extends state of emergency just before Olympics
Japan has extended a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other regions for another three weeks. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that although infection were falling they remained high, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Just Extended Its 3rd State Of Emergency Weeks Before The Olympics Begin
Even though polls show the great majority of Japanese want to cancel the Tokyo Summer Olympics because of the risk of COVID-19 infections, Japan's prime minister insists the games will go on. ( read original story ...)
WTA Says Athletes Have ‘Responsibility’ to Speak to Media After Naomi Osaka Forgoes French Open Press
"Professional athletes have a responsibility to their sport and their fans to speak to the media surrounding their competition, allowing them the opportunity to share their perspective and tell their ... ( read original story ...)
Thomaidis: Players will remember crazy Tokyo journey for rest of their lives
Edmonton signage has gone up on the walls of the Toronto Raptors' temporary practice facility in Tampa to help Canada's women's basketball team feel at ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin sinks 8% as crypto market volatility again rears its head
South Korea is headed toward a hefty levy on crypto transactions, with that news on Friday flowing into the already bruised cryptocurrency market. ( read original story ...)
Betting It All on Dogecoin – Meet Crypto’s Newest Millionaire
He bet his life savings on Dogecoin. Now he's a millionaire, virtually at least. Crazy or brilliant? Meet Glauber Contessoto, aka @ProTheDoge, and decide for yourself. ( read original story ...)
A newly launched crypto trade group, which includes heavyweights Square and Coinbase, is looking for new leadership
The Crypto Council for Innovations's hunt for a new chief comes amid increased chatter among regulators over how to better police cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Marathon Digital and Other Crypto Stocks Follow Bitcoin Lower
The stocks dropped as Bitcoin, the largest digital currency, fell on negative comments from Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda. ( read original story ...)
Cathie Wood says central banks might add crypto to their balance sheets. Here’s the list of bitcoin-skeptic central bankers who think otherwise.
Central banks from Argentina to the UK have expressed grave doubts about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, calling them speculative and risky. ( read original story ...)
Nissan plans battery plants in UK, Japan – Nikkei
Nissan is ramping up rivalry with Tesla with plans for big new battery plants. The Japanese firm will team up with Chinese battery maker Envision AESC. That's according to the Nikkei newspaper.The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese market roars ahead, Nikkei 225 advances 600 points
The Japanese carmaker sold a record 859,448 vehicles last month despite the pandemic. The Australian All Ordinaries rallied 80.00 points or 1.09 percent to 7,424.00. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
Tour, players react to Osaka: Talking to media part of job
Naomi Osaka’s declaration that she won’t participate in news conferences during the French Open was a natural, if slightly awkward, topic for discussion on a tournament media day already awkward by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend virus emergency in Tokyo weeks before Olympics open
Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels at which it can safely host the Olympics opening in just over 50 days. The ... ( read original story ...)
Listed company in Japan to launch platform for DApps
A publicly listed company in Japan wants to contribute to blockchain technology “sparking a value revolution in finance.” ... ( read original story ...)