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Piers Morgan criticized Naomi Osaka after her "Sports Illustrated" cover was unveiled, almost two months after she backed out of interviews at the French Open. ( read original story ...)

TENNIS star Naomi Osaka is set to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a mid-season break. The 23-year-old was featured on the cover of the famous American magazine Sports Illustrated ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the global sporting showpiece, which starts on Friday. Asked at a news conference if the ... ( read original story ...)

A number of swimmers have also signed an open letter calling for the entire Polish Swimming Federation board to resign over the mistake. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic officials are closely monitoring the waterway where canoeing and rowing events are to take place for an unusual threat: Rogue oysters. The Olympics, which were already postponed last ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics are not inspiring Japan's fatalistic Gen Z. The young are coping with COVID-19, empty stadiums and economic stagnation ... ( read original story ...)

Dean Mouhtaropoulos/GettyThe Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics last week has been found.Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, left a note ahead of his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Unwanted Olympics Japan’s Unwanted Olympics... Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Tokyo 2020’s key sponsor scraps ad campaign amid public discontent, Haiti’s interim prime minister resigns, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has rebooted extra power plants, including a long-dormant nuclear reactor, and taken other steps to avoid a power crisis as temperatures soar and demand for cooling surges, especially in Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)

A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday. Mie prefectural police in central Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Tuesday it agreed to supply an additional 50 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to Japan. Takeda CEO Christophe Weber had said in May that talks were ... ( read original story ...)

Beach volleyball players have already found sand too hot for their feet during practice ... ( read original story ...)

Host-nation Japan is projected to improve its medals haul at the Tokyo Olympics by 50% from the Rio de Janeiro Games, according to data analysts Gracenote. Japan won a record-breaking 41 medals in ... ( read original story ...)

An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month. Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Skippy the yellow kangaroo with green paws was affixed to the first base dugout railing, watching the Australia Spirit become the first team to work out at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, seven ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota will have a subdued role at the Olympics in Japan this year, despite being one of the event's biggest sponsors. ( read original story ...)