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Naomi Osaka has opened up about her ambivalence around the Tokyo Olympics going ahead this summer. Naomi Osaka is not 100% behind the Olympics going ahead this summer, expressing as much in her recent ... ( read original story ...)

Sebastian Coe tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just under 11 weeks ... ( read original story ...)

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite infections surging in Japan and other countries. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced COVID-19 countermeasures ... ( read original story ...)

Awaiting its Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer, skateboarding has become increasingly popular in Japan as an outdoor activity one c ... ( read original story ...)

Two stores bearing the signage of Japan's biggest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, stand just 5 meters apart on the same plot ... ( read original story ...)

After she won her first Olympic gold medal at the London Games in 2012, Jade Jones wondered if she really wanted to carry on competing in taekwondo. She was only 19 years old, an underdog champion ... ( read original story ...)

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be prohibited from wearing “Black Lives Matter” apparel at games and ceremonies this summer, as officials have confirmed the ban on protests and political messages, ... ( read original story ...)

The determination to press ahead comes with the implication that these games, and all the contortions required to make them happen safely, fall unambiguously under “necessary”. The public, accosted ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis ace and world No. 2 Naomi Osaka could clash with Serena Williams in a mouth-watering quarter-final match of the Italian ... ( read original story ...)

Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Yokohama F Marinos and Vissel Kobe with Eurosport. The match starts at 06:00 on 9 May 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis ace and world No. 2 Naomi Osaka could clash with Serena Williams in a mouth-watering quarter-final match of the Italian Open (May 8-16), the draw for which was announced on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is furthering her efforts to empower youth through sports. According to People, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion is expanding her sports academy to Haiti and Los ... ( read original story ...)

World No. 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka has been named 'Sportswoman of the Year' at the Laureus World Sports Awards for her achievements on ... ( read original story ...)

Tyrone athlete Eilish Flanagan becomes a contender for Olympic selection after setting a new Northern Ireland 3,000m steeplechase record. ( read original story ...)

In another interesting quarter-final match-up, No. 1 seed from Australia, Ashleigh Barty could face Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of the Stuttgart and Madrid Open finals. ( read original story ...)