Tag: sapporo

Tokyo Olympics venues in Fukushima and Sapporo were added to the list that will not have spectators due to a recent rise in coronavirus cases in the country and a difficulty in preventing travel from ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported a total of 950 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily number since May 7.The big picture: The world is closely watching Japan's case count, as the summer Olympics are due ... ( read original story ...)

A cool new cat is taking Tokyo by storm. Lucy Craft has the story of how a 3D video display of a cat is bringing crowds and questions. ( read original story ...)

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in some parts of the world, the upcoming Summer Olympic Games are set to be unlike any other. ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

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’s meteorological agency issued on Saturday its highest warning for heavy rain in three southwestern prefectures, urging residents to stay safe. ( read original story ...)

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 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 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 ...)

The symbolic Olympic flame was lit in Tokyo yesterday as Japan faced up to massive financial losses after the announcement that spectators will be almost completely banned from attending the Games.The ... ( read original story ...)

Aliphine Tuliamuk won the Olympic Trials back in 2020, and she is one of the first Black women to represent the US in the Olympic marathon. ( read original story ...)