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Home; Tennis News; Tennis Stories; The murder of George Floyd, killed last May 2020 in Minneapolis after a police check, by agent Derek Chauvin, the protagonist of a babaro murder ... ( read original story ...)

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at how Bianca Andreescu's positive COVID-19 test and Canada's decision to skip World Relays poke holes in the hopes of holding a safe Olympics. Plus, Brooke ... ( read original story ...)

Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper, a runner born without legs below his knees, again was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics when a panel appointed by track and field’s global governing ... ( read original story ...)

Known for its retro vibe, emphasis on fun competition and dubbed "The Happiest Race on Earth," the Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000 is a five-day, 1,300-mile trek through Mexico's Baja ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has declared a state of emergency due to surging COVID-19 cases as they attempt to limit the spread with just 88 days until the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the midst of a ... ( read original story ...)

Games organizers point to other sports managing distanced, bubbled events during the pandemic, but none of them approaches the scale of the Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Will Chase/AxiosWith 88 days until the Tokyo Olympics, a "fourth wave" of the pandemic has hit Japan.Driving the news: Bars, department stores and theaters across Japan will remain closed for 17 days, ... ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000 is a five-day, 1,300-mile blast through Mexico’s Baja peninsula. The tiremaker is bringing along elite drivers such as Justin Lofton and new Team Yokohama member Tanner ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--Osaka Prefecture on April 26 confirmed 924 new COVID-19 cases, topping the 719 reported a week ago and setting a record count for a Monday. The prefecture also logged 15 deaths from the disease ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s prime minister, has suffered his first electoral defeat in the latest manifestation of public unhappiness with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and anxiety about ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Incumbent Takashi Kawamura emerged victorious from the Nagoya mayoral election, defeating three rookie challengers on April 25, despite his support for the scandal-plagued Aichi governor ... ( read original story ...)

Commuters were out in force as usual in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture on the morning of April 26, despite the recently declared third state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first ... ( read original story ...)

Private sector advisers to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga warned on Monday that Japan's birth rate is declining at a faster pace amid the coronavirus crisis, saying that society should have a "sense of ... ( read original story ...)

Just 1.3% of Japan’s population have received at least first dose, with less than 90 days until Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics is just three months away, but Japan is far from ready. The country is struggling to contain a fourth wave of Covid-19. The Prime Minister has just declared a state of emergency in ... ( read original story ...)