Tag: sapporo

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open, citing mental health. After opting out of a tournament in Berlin, it's possible she won't go to Wimbledon. ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee has pledged to source as many doctors and nurses as needed from around the globe to ensure the Tokyo Olympics is safe and to help Japan fight a fourth wave of Covid ... ( read original story ...)

Olympics - Brazilian athletes and staff travelling to Tokyo for the Olympics receive COVID-19 vaccine - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 14, 2021 Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha, Larissa de Oliveira, Marcos ... ( read original story ...)

"We have not yet clearly decided on the [alcohol] policy," Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto told Japanese media Wednesday. "We hope to do so by the end of this month." ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic marathon events were initially moved from Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo to avoid the intense summer heat in the Japanese capital.But two years on, critics say Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

I think we did very, very well,” said Gilles Moretton, the new president of the French Tennis Federation. He has faced several challenges during the first French Open of his term. ( read original story ...)

Olympic athletes will be subject to GPS monitoring as will members of the media, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday. Muto, speaking at a news conference, also said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister wants 1 million shots administered daily so most of the country's older adults will be fully vaccinated by the end of July, just in time for the Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Japan and Australia have shared concern about China's increasingly assertive actions in regional seas and expressed strong objections to “coercive or destabilizing” behavior ... ( read original story ...)

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has been saying his goodbyes to the fans of Yokohama F.Marinos ahead of his move to Celtic. The Australian boss – who is set to become Neil Lennon’s successor at ... ( read original story ...)

Australia's baseball team has pulled out of Olympic qualifiers, citing the "insurmountable" challenge of traveling to Mexico during COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese foreign ministry defended the value of cultural exchanges with Japan on Wednesday after Chinese intellectuals came under heavy attack from nationalists online for attending events ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is aiming to have everyone in the country vaccinated by November, a target he set with a general election scheduled for later this year ... ( read original story ...)

Ange Postecoglou’s Yokohama F.Marinos side conceded a shock goal in what could be the Australian’s last match in Japanese football. ( read original story ...)

Australia withdraw from the final baseball qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics because of the change in location, due to Covid-19. ( read original story ...)

When Olympics organisers shifted the marathon event from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo, they did so because of concerns about the intense summer heat in the Japanese capital. Two years down ... ( read original story ...)