Ryan Lochte's historic swimming career will likely come to an end. The 36-year-old swimmer failed to qualify for the Olympics this summer. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Ryan Crouser breaks shot put world record during U.S. Olympic Trials
On the very first day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, a native son of the Beaver State punched his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics by shattering a world record that had stood even longer ... ( read original story ...)
Nogizaka46 Shoots to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 With Over 700K CDs Sold
Nogizaka46’s “Gomenne Fingers Crossed” soars to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated June 7 to 13, selling 704,346 CDs in its first week. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inability to replicate the might of the Springboks shouldn’t mask their brilliance
Good old Lions, they never change. If they wanted to stage a pre-tour match and choose an opponent, venue, timing and climate that conflicted so totally with conditions and style of play they will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will do little to prepare Gatland’s men for Springboks but what a joy to finally see the Lions in action
Good old Lions, they never change. If they wanted to stage a pre-tour match and choose an opponent, venue, timing and climate that conflicted so totally with conditions and style of play they will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor to shutter public viewing sites for Olympics
The governor of Tokyo announced on Saturday that all public viewing locations for the summer Olympics will be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cancels Olympic live-viewing events and will turn some venues into vaccination sites
Olympics and Paralympics organizers are scheduled to meet Monday to determine the number of spectators allowed at the games. ( read original story ...)
Athletics Kenya unveils its team for the Tokyo Olympics
Kenya unveiled its Tokyo Olympics squad on Saturday with a list of more than 40 athletes including world champion Hellen Obiri and defending 1,500m Olympic gold medallist Faith Chepngetich. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: surge testing rolled out in Lambeth and Cumbria; Japan turns Olympic viewing sites into vaccine centres
Scientist says people in England who have had two jabs and come into contact with someone infected may soon be spared 10 days of self-isolating ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cancels public viewing sites, some to be vaccination centres
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Saturday cancelled all public viewing sites for the summer Olympics, diverting some venues to be COVID-19 vaccinations centres instead. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics organizers are handing out more than 150,000 condoms to athletes – but also asking recipients not to use them at the Olympic village
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics plan to hand out more than 150,000 condoms to athletes. They'll also ask the more than 11,000 athletes at the games to continue social distancing. "The distributed ... ( read original story ...)
Tied down and locked away: Harrowing tales emerge from Japan’s psychiatric patients
Lawsuits and studies cast light on wide use of physical restraints and long confinements in Japan’s vast mental health system. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo mass livestreaming of Olympics canceled
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says plans to hold mass public viewings of the Olympics at six sites have been canceled, as worries grow about the coronavirus pandemic amid one of the slowest vaccine rollouts ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics athletes warned not to use 160,000 free condoms
Tokyo 2020 organisers have insisted 160,000 free condoms for Olympic athletes can only be used after the Games due to Covid-19 rules ... ( read original story ...)
Kakitani targets AFC Champions League title with Nagoya
Bangkok: As Nagoya Grampus prepare to make their long-awaited return to the AFC Champions League, Yoichiro Kakitani has admitted that he has his sights set on the Japanese side being crowned ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Lochte says he ‘let everybody down’ by not qualifying for Tokyo Olympics
Ryan Lochte finished seventh in the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Friday night, missing his chance to compete in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)