Andrew Wilson was a Bethesda kid just hoping to make the Emory swimming team. Now he is the first Division III swimmer to earn an Olympic spot. ( read original story ...)
Wizards’ Bradley Beal commits to play for Team USA in Tokyo Olympics
USA Basketball is expected to announce its final roster for the Tokyo Games later this month, with training camp set to begin July 6 in Las Vegas. ( read original story ...)
AP source: Bradley Beal commits to playing in Tokyo Olympics
Bradley Beal won a gold medal with USA Basketball 11 years ago, leading the Americans in scoring on their way to an undefeated run at the Under-17 world championship. He's looking for another gold ... ( read original story ...)
Top medical adviser says ‘no fans’ safest for Tokyo Olympics
The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics-Banned Houlihan’s Tokyo dreams over after injunction denied
(Reuters) - Middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan said the Swiss Federal Tribunal on Friday denied a request for an emergency injunction which would have allowed her to race in the U.S. Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: No fans if Olympics go ahead, scientists advise
The Olympic authorities are in conflict with Japan’s most senior disease experts, after a group of scientists said that the Tokyo Games risked spreading coronavirus infections, and recommended that ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon Championships, Expresses Excitement for Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Wimbledon championships in June for personal reasons, just weeks after quitting the French Open. Some time off: Osaka’s agent told Reuters on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pushed Firms to Court Investors. Toshiba Preferred to ‘Beat Them Up.’
The industrial giant is in chaos after a hedge fund forced it to expose its collusion with high-level officials to thwart shareholder activism. ( read original story ...)
Bear shot dead after four people reported injured in Japan
Four people were reported injured after a bear ran through the city of Sapporo in northern Japan, prompting authorities to close schools and warn residents to stay home. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: No spectators is ‘least risky’ option
Having no spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is the "least risky" option, Japanese medical experts have said. In a report, they warned there was "a risk the movement of people" would spread Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Wild brown bear injures 4 during overnight rampage in Sapporo
The bear caused havoc on the streets, a military base and even wandered onto an airport runway. Hunters shot it dead when it wandered back into the forest. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon amid mental health struggles, will play in Tokyo Olympics
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka will not compete in this year's Wimbledon, the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament she has missed due to what she has said are her mental health struggles. Osaka, who ... ( read original story ...)
Mental health struggles are ubiquitious. We are all Naomi Osaka now
The tennis star has helped to shine a light on an issue that is only growing by the day ... ( read original story ...)
Bear shot dead in Japan after rampage through military base, airport injures four
The bear hunt ended when the animal was shot and killed by a local hunting association working with the police. ( read original story ...)
Rampaging bear in Japan injures 4, disrupts flights before being shot dead
A wild brown bear on the loose all night in a city in northern Japan wounded four people, entered a military camp and disrupted flights at an airport Friday before being shot and killed by authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal pull out of tournament
Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal have announced they will not be competing at Wimbledon this year. Naomi said that she was "taking some personal time with friends and family" but that she "will be ready ... ( read original story ...)