The Tokyo Olympics will be remembered for the spotlight they shone on mental health, when even the toughest athletes opened up on the need to care for more than limbs and ligaments. Two of the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Counting the coronavirus cost at Tokyo’s Olympics
The pandemic affected almost every part of Tokyo's Olympics, forcing a historic postponement, the banning of almost all spectators, and ending the dreams of more than a few athletes. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Women’s Basketball Defeats Japan To Win 7th Straight Gold Medal
Brittney Griner scored 30 points, and the United States won its seventh straight gold medal in women’s basketball, beating Japan 90-75. ( read original story ...)
USA women’s basketball team tops Japan to win seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal
Team USA's women's basketball team continues its run of dominance on the world stage, winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
U.S. women’s basketball team wins gold against Japan, 90-75
Brittney Griner scored 30 points, leading the United States past host Japan, 90-75, on Sunday, securing America’s seventh straight Olympic gold medal in women’s basketball. The victory at Saitama ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exceeds its own record medal haul at Tokyo 2020
Japan secured the country's record medal haul at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games of at least 56 medals as of Sunday morning, of which 27 are gold. ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Tokyo train stabbing said he ‘wanted to kill any women who looked happy’
According to Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, the suspect walked to a convenience store and turned himself in, saying to the clerk, "I am the suspect of the crime that's playing in the news right now. ( read original story ...)
Nuvoco Vistas garners Rs 1,500 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Half of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35 per cent for retail investors and the remaining 15 per cent for non-institutional investors. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony set to bring imperfect, irrepressible games to an end
Tokyo will pass the Olympic baton to Paris on Sunday after staging a Games that was delayed by Covid and dismayed a skeptical public but still delivered its share of drama. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge wins men’s marathon – retaining his Olympic title
Watch the final moments of the men's marathon as Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins gold at Tokyo 2020 and retains his Olympic title. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s marathon, cycling and more on final day – live!
The Tokyo Games come to an end with the closing ceremony later, but there are still plenty of medals to be won. Join our team of writers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Sporting drama amid a state of emergency but how will Games be remembered?
There may have been so many special moments but this will always be the Covid Olympics, writes BBC sports editor Dan Roan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: US women’s basketball, volleyball going for gold on Day 16
The final medals, including women's basketball and volleyball and the men's marathon, are up for grabs on Day 16 of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Rice pizza, noodle ices: Food shows Japan’s punk rock soul
Countries' foods are also windows on their souls. Take hamburgers. Hand-held, quick to assemble and wolf down, they embody a quintessentially American idea that founding father Benjamin Franklin put ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Douse Olympic Flame of Games Transformed by Pandemic and Drama
Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bar celebrates all things Texas
Country music isn’t something you’d expect to hear coming from a small bar in Tokyo. But it’s music like this Takeshi Yoshino has been listening to since he was in high school. ( read original story ...)