The total number of LGBTQ athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics was more than three times greater than at the 2016 Games ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics briefing: your moments of the Games
In today’s Olympics briefing: your favourite moments of the Games, the medal table annotated, and a very big sand sculpture in India ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Jason and Laura Kenny to be recognised in New Year Honours
The Olympic cyclists Jason and Laura Kenny will be the first husband and wife sporting duo to become a knight and dame as Team GB heroes are celebrated in the N ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber earnings: here’s what Wall Street expects
Yokohama Rubber will report earnings from the last quarter.Analysts on Wall Street expect Yokohama Rubber will release earnings per ... ( read original story ...)
After Tokyo, Beijing Olympics Promise Colder Weather but Hotter Rhetoric
Nationalist fervor in China is poised to define the 2022 Winter Games; ticket sales uncertain with only six months to go. ( read original story ...)
Allyson Felix Closed Out the Tokyo Olympics With Her Record-Setting 11th Medal
Allyson Felix ended the Olympics on a high note when she and her teammates clinched a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay on August 7th. The 35-year-old sprinter is now the most decorated American ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shares behind-the-scenes snapshots of Tokyo Olympics
Although Naomi Osaka didn't claim a gold medal in Tokyo, she collected many memories and shined bright at the Olympics. She recently took to Instagram to share a collage of her favorite moments during ... ( read original story ...)
They said it: Quotable memories from Tokyo Olympics
Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Caeleb Dressel were among those with the most memorable quotes of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Paris assumes Olympic baton as Tokyo Games end
Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators and were defined and transformed by the global pandemic, dazzling sport ... ( read original story ...)
Suga backs anti-casino candidate in Yokohama mayoral race
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is throwing all his chips on the table in backing an anti-casino candidate in the Yokohama mayoral election, a race that has a record field of eight candidates. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Olympic Bubble? Wait Till You See Beijing’s.
Games, just six months away, China plans far more elaborate Covid-19 precautions than were taken at the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
3×3 Basketball Medalist Allisha Gray Knew She Wouldn’t ‘Come Back Empty-Handed’ from Tokyo
Allisha Gray, who plays in the WNBA, won a gold medal with her teammate's in women's 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)
Africa’s golden moments from Tokyo 2020
On Sunday, the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics came to an end after 19 days of competition. Thirteen African nations won medals, some for the very first time, while the Games also produced new heroes and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic
Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted the Games were delayed by a year and held under ... ( read original story ...)
Bojan Krkic: Vissel Kobe of Japan sign former Stoke and Barcelona forward
Vissel Kobe are third in Japan's J1 League, with their squad including former Barca midfielder Andres Iniesta, 37, and ex-Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen, 35. Bojan, who has also played for Roma, AC ... ( read original story ...)
Ten of the best Australian stories of the Tokyo Olympic Games
Feeling bereft now that the Games are over? Perhaps a reminder of some of the best moments of the past fortnight will help ease the pain ... ( read original story ...)