No spectators — local or foreign — will be allowed at the vast majority of venues, where athletes will hang medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. No handshakes or ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes go it alone in Tokyo as families watch from afar
There won’t be any reaction shots of excited, shocked or crying family members in the stands at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Stranded Olympians From South Sudan Find Unexpected Haven in Japan
For the past 20 months, the South Sudanese track-and-field team have been training in Maebashi, a city two hours north of Tokyo, for the Olympics. The five arrived before the games were delayed by the ... ( read original story ...)
Explaining the complex COVID-19 protocols at the Tokyo Olympics
How, exactly, are these Olympics going to work, with all the COVID-19 protocols? Here's a break down of what athletes and others can expect. ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ docuseries takes intimate look at tennis star
It's the tennis star's unresolved questions that are the heart of “Naomi Osaka,” director-producer Garrett Bradley said of the series that was taped over a two-year period starting with the 2019 U.S. ( read original story ...)
Fed Chairman Says U.S. Might Need More Crypto Regulation. Here’s What That Means for Investors
Cryptocurrency regulation is being considered at the Federal Reserve, according to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell this week. Here’s what to expect and what it means for your investment. ( read original story ...)
Ethereum-Based NFT Platform Is Said To Get $532 Million In Funding Led By Softbank, Largest Round In Crypto History
French NFT trading platform and fantasy soccer league Sorare is close to completing a $532 million funding round led by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank. ( read original story ...)
Coin Metric co-founder on Binance scrutiny and crypto regulation
Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer tweeted yesterday that he is leaving cryptocurrency forever. Nic Carter, Castle Island ventures partner and Coin Metric co-founder, joins 'Tech Check' to discuss the ... ( read original story ...)
Fetty Wap On Smoking Weed With Snoop, Dealing With Glaucoma And His New Cannabis And Crypto Game
Rapper Fetty Wap, born Willie Junior Maxwell II, has gotten into the cannabis game – quite literally. The artist recently partnered up with social media entrepreneur Branden Hampton, the mind behind ... ( read original story ...)
US Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk pushes to bring breastfeeding baby to Tokyo Games
"If we want to support female athletes, part of being a female athlete is also having a family," she told "Good Morning America." ... ( read original story ...)
Britain women’s soccer team will take a knee at Olympics
The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka chose her mental health over tennis. Netflix’s new doc helps explain why
The newsworthy tennis phenom is the subject of an atmospheric Netflix docuseries. It will leave you feeling as though you've gotten to know her. ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka,’ a Netflix documentary, shows the tennis star’s strengths and vulnerabilities
“Naomi Osaka,” Netflix’s three-part documentary series about one of the most intriguing stars in tennis, on and off the court, couldn’t be timelier. Osaka, having withdrawn from the French Open in May ... ( read original story ...)
An Olympics happening in Japan — yet cut off from it
A spike in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has prompted a tightening of restrictions as athletes and members of the media descend on a city filled with unease ahead of the Summer Olympics, the CBC’s ... ( read original story ...)
Dog Pee Blamed for Mysterious Collapse of Traffic Light Pole in Japan
Police in Japan believe they have finally sniffed out the likely cause of the sudden collapse of a set of traffic lights: dog urine. Cops working out of the Mie Prefecture in Kansai, Honshu, were ... ( read original story ...)
Senior U.S. diplomat Sherman to visit Japan, South Korea, Mongolia
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Japan, South Korea and Mongolia from July 18 to July 25, the State Department said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)