Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Friday, the latest athlete to see his ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Basketball-Cambage’s Tokyo hopes in balance as investigation launched
US-OLYMPICS-2020-BASKETBALL-CAMBAGE:Olympics-Basketball-Cambage's Tokyo hopes in balance as investigation launched ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan beefs up diplomatic efforts on regulating digital currency – sources
Japan is beefing up its diplomatic efforts to regulate digital currencies globally, three officials told Reuters, a sign of the government's growing alarm that a proliferation of new forms of private ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan announces complete lineup for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Okada vs. Cobb, Tekkers vs. LIJ tag title match round out top of card
After the conclusion of the Summer Struggle in Sapporo events, New Japan announced the complete lineup for Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome on July 25. The show will air live with Japanese and English ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s pro-IR mayor to run for re-election
Fumiko Hayashi, the mayor of Yokohama city (pictured) in Japan, announced on Thursday that she will run for a fourth term in the mayoral election scheduled for August 22. Ms Hayashi, who supports the ... ( read original story ...)
Garrett Bradley on Netflix’s Naomi Osaka Documentary and Her Decision to Withdraw From the French Open
Garrett Bradley’s three-part Netflix docuseries about Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka arrives on the streamer at a particularly fraught time in the athlete’s career. Named simply ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis player de Minaur has COVID-19, out of Tokyo Olympics
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian Olympic team's chef de mission Ian Chesterman told media in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: if you’re watching from Australia, here’s what you need to know
The Games of the 32nd Olympiad open in a week. How can sports lovers see all the action? When do the first Australians compete? Your questions answered ... ( read original story ...)
Bradley Beal out of Tokyo Olympics, Jerami Grant in health and safety protocols
Jerami Grant is the latest U.S. men's basketball member to enter the health and safety protocols ahead of travel to Tokyo for the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Djokovic confirms he will compete at Tokyo Games
World number one Novak Djokovic confirmed he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics as the Serb remains on course to achieve the Golden Slam in tennis. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: The gymnasts ‘building bridges between cultures’
The gymnasts 'building bridges between cultures' Up Next. Why the Olympics is still going ahead. Video, 00:07:01Why the Olympics is still going ahead Can this Tokyo Olympics village keep out Covid? ( read original story ...)
Why some athletes at the Tokyo Olympics won’t be vaccinated
Olympic organizers have made a series of major, last-minute policy changes to reduce the risk of a superspreader event, but they declined to employ one particularly powerful tool: a vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
Novak Djokovic says he will compete in Tokyo Olympics, Golden Slam still in play
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic announced on social media on Thursday that he will compete in the Tokyo Olympics."I booked my flight for Tokyo and will proudly be joining #TeamSerbia for the Olympics," ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 protocols forcing Olympians to go it alone in Tokyo
No spectators — local or foreign — will be allowed at the vast majority of venues, where athletes will hang medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. No handshakes or ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes go it alone in Tokyo as families watch from afar
There won’t be any reaction shots of excited, shocked or crying family members in the stands at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Stranded Olympians From South Sudan Find Unexpected Haven in Japan
For the past 20 months, the South Sudanese track-and-field team have been training in Maebashi, a city two hours north of Tokyo, for the Olympics. The five arrived before the games were delayed by the ... ( read original story ...)