Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, fourth-ranked Sofia Kenin and eighth-ranked Iga Swiatek have withdrawn from next week's Montreal WTA tournament, Tennis Canada announced on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
American David Taylor, aka ‘Magic Man,’ wins gold in Tokyo Olympics 86kg freestyle wrestling
U.S. freestyle wrestler David Taylor scored a dramatic 4-3 victory over Hassan Yazdanicharati on Thursday to clinch gold. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Skateboarding With golden Olympic debut, Japan’s skateboarders hope for more parks
Skateboarding's debut on the Olympic stage in Tokyo has spurred many skaters to ask one very simple question: will this finally mean more skate parks across Japan? ( read original story ...)
State Dept. sleuthing the whereabouts of a $5,800 whiskey bottle given to Pompeo from Japan
The State Department said Wednesday that it’s investigating the disappearance of a nearly $6,000 bottle of whiskey given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by the government of Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms cut summer bonuses by most since Lehman crisis – survey
Japanese firms slashed this year's summer bonuses by the most since the 2009 global financial crisis, a survey showed on Thursday, underscoring the damage brought by the coronavirus pandemic and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mayor under fire for biting Olympian’s gold medal
An outspoken central Japan mayor has drawn fire after biting the Olympic gold medal won by a member of the Japan softball team, with the act described as "lacking respect" for the athlete and ... ( read original story ...)
Spain vs. Brazil: Men’s Olympic soccer final live stream, TV channel, how to watch online, news, odds, time
Tokyo's Olympic men's soccer gold medal match is this Saturday with Spain and Brazil meeting in Yokohama after their tight pair of semifinals which produced just one goal over two games. The Spanish ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Gold medal soccer moved to Friday night
The Olympic women’s soccer gold-medal match between Canada and Sweden has been moved from Friday morning in Tokyo to the evening in Yokohama. ( read original story ...)
How Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Other Top Athletes Are Forcing the Mental Health Conversation In Sports and Fitness
At the FN + Beauty Inc. Wellness Forum, experts weighed on mental health in sports and fitness, including how top athletes are shifting the conversation. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Empty Olympics
An international extravaganza that pandemic-weary residents did not want—and the scars it will leave behind Mexico's Luis Alvarez releases an arrow at the Yatumenoshima Park Archery Field during the ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried and Matt Levine on How the Crypto Market Really Works
Sam Bankman-Fried is arguably the most important and powerful person in crypto. His crypto exchange FTX just raised $900 million and is growing like crazy. Meanwhile, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Matt ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya mayor under fire for biting Olympian’s gold medal
An outspoken central Japan mayor has drawn fire after biting the Olympic gold medal won by a member of the Japan softball team, with the act described as "lacking respect" for the athlete and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mayor slammed for biting athlete’s medal
A mayor in central Japan has sparked an uproar after biting the gold medal of a member of Japan's softball team. ( read original story ...)
Medal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota
The mayor of Japanese city Nagoya earned himself Internet infamy and a rare rebuke from Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Thursday for chomping down on an Olympic gold medal at an event meant to celebrate ... ( read original story ...)
Casas goes deep again to help U.S. advance
"I have one career at-bat off of him in spring training, and I hit a home run over the batter's eye, as well," Casas said after he crushed a two-run, first-inning drive that started the Americans to a ... ( read original story ...)
Disgraced former Olympic Organizing Committee chair wanted a ‘pure Japanese man’ to light the Olympic flame, not Naomi Osaka, who is half-Japanese, a new report says
A disgraced former chair of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee said he wanted a "pure" Japanese person to light the Olympic flame, not tennis star Naomi Osaka, who is biracial, The Daily Beast ... ( read original story ...)