Naomi Osaka has a friend and supporter in. In a new personal essay written for TIME, the tennis star further explained her decision to take a break from the court to focus on and prioritize her mental ... ( read original story ...)
Organisers confirm fans banned from Tokyo 2020 football matches in Sapporo
Organisers of the delayed Olympic Games here in Tokyo have confirmed spectators will be banned from attending football matches in Sapporo after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections, Tokyo Olympic organizers confirmed on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cases Jump Ahead of Olympics; G20 Warning: Virus Update
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s biggest economies plan to warn that coronavirus variants present continued risks to growth even as the overall outlook brightens, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events
Japan's Fukushima prefecture will bar spectators from the Olympic events it hosts this summer due to rising COVID-19 infections, its governor said on Saturday, reversing a position announced two days ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Who are Northern Ireland’s 31 Olympians in Japan?
With two weeks until the delayed Tokyo Olympics, BBC Sport takes a look at the 31 athletes from Northern Ireland who will compete at the Games. ( read original story ...)
Kate Nye | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Profile
Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye shares how she trained during the pandemic, the doping issue in weightlifting. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] KATE NYE: I'm Kate Nye, and I have b ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Issues Warning for ‘Unprecedented’ Heavy Rain in 3 Areas
Japan’s meteorological agency issued on Saturday its highest warning for heavy rain in three southwestern prefectures, urging residents to stay safe. ( read original story ...)
Japanese govt to retract policy regarding alcohol-serving in restaurants
The Japanese government said it will retract a policy to ask financial institutions to ensure restaurants follow the ban on serving alcohol during the latest state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic triathlete Alistair Brownlee on being disqualified from Tokyo: ‘It’s ridiculous. It makes no sense’
And it is quite the property – a lovely stone farmhouse in the Yorkshire ... he was on the brink of gaining a place in the British team for Tokyo when he was disqualified during a race after an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Bans Alcohol Sales Before the 2021 Olympics
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo amid the rise of the Delta Covid-19 strain and has banned alcohol sales. According to the Spirits Business, the ban is ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Durant says U.S. men’s team wants to honour Bryant in Tokyo
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has said the United States basketball team has Kobe Bryant's DNA embedded in it and will look to honour the Los Angeles Lakers great with their play during this year ... ( read original story ...)
Laura Muir smashes Scottish 800m record in last Tokyo tune-up
Laura Muir signed off her Olympic countdown in supreme style last night by demolishing the Scottish 800m record in victory at the Diamond League leg in Monaco.A stunning show from the 28-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hokkaido region bans fans at Olympic football matches
Japan's northern Hokkaido region has decided to ban spectators at the Olympic football matches hosted in the area, expanding unprecedented steps to hold the Games mostly behind closed doors due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Sulawesi hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami ... ( read original story ...)
Worsening Tokyo Olympics Crisis Provides Fresh Lessons For Business Leaders
Japan’s declaration of a national state of emergency because of the Covid pandemic created a new crisis for the Tokyo Olympics and turned the Games into a textbook example of how a bad situation can ... ( read original story ...)