Known as La Roja, Chile qualified for Tokyo by beating Cameroon 2-1 in a two-legged intercontinental playoff. Brit ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer players kneel to start ew era of Olympic activism
On the initial day of action at the Tokyo Games, the women's soccer players were the first athletes to use the Olympic platform for a display of activism. Long restricted by the I ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Sweden stuns US in Olympic women’s soccer
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year's delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: Sweden has once again stunned the United States at the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo coronavirus cases hit 6-month high 2 days before Games opening ceremony
Tokyo's COVID-19 infections surged to a six-month high Wednesday with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open. ( read original story ...)
Sweden dominates US women’s soccer team 3-0 in their Tokyo Olympic opener
The Americans had been pointing to this game for five years, ever since they lost to Sweden on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics highlight strides in gender equality – and remaining hurdles
Tokyo is the most gender-equal Olympics in the games' history, organizers said. At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 athletes and delegates frustrated by quarantine rules
Anger grows among attendees ordered to self-isolate after contact with Covid-infected person in transit to Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
WHO Chief: COVID-19 Risk Inevitable At Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of COVID-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials Wednesday as ... ( read original story ...)
Ona Carbonell Slams Tokyo 2020 for Not Allowing Her to Travel With Her Breastfeeding Child
The Olympic athlete claimed she was forced to make "a really tough decision" due to the Japanese government's restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Olympic moms to watch and cheer on in Tokyo
Olympics are just around the corner and more than a dozen athletes who are mothers are heading to Tokyo to compete in the Summer Games. Among the superstar mothers going for the gold at this year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Two athletes out of Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo
A Chilean taekwondo athlete and a Dutch skateboarder are the first known athletes to be ruled out of the Games after testing positive in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Sponsors of Tokyo’s unpopular Olympics face branding dilemma
Top Japanese Olympic sponsors are skipping the opening ceremony and scaling back their advertising ambitions as deep public opposition renders the Tokyo Games a "toxic" proposition. Auto giant Toyota ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin And Dogecoin Are Braced For An Elon Musk Bombshell After Extreme $100 Billion Crypto Price Swings
As cryptocurrency traders are whiplashed by bitcoin and dogecoin volatility, investors are braced for a closely-watched live discussion between Musk and Twitter chief executive Jack ... ( read original story ...)
BNY Mellon joins State Street in crypto trading push
Two of the world’s largest custody banks have publicly backed cryptocurrency trading platform Pure Digital, in a move that points to growing demand from traditional asset managers for bitcoin and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.58%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo virus cases hit 6-month high 2 days before Games open
Tokyo is currently under its fourth state of emergency, which will last until Aug. 22, covering the entire duration of the Olympics that start Friday and end Aug. 8. Fans are banned from all venues in ... ( read original story ...)