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UFC had "fight island." The NBA had "the bubble." Tokyo 2020 may need a miracle. After the Covid-19 pandemic forced organizers to delay the Summer Olympics last year, the Games are now are set to ... ( read original story ...)

A bid by the state of Florida to move the 2021 Olympics and Paralympics to the Sunshine State six months before they are due to begin has been decried as “mind-bogglingly stupid”.Jimmy Patronis, chief ... ( read original story ...)

With a vaccine-hesitant public and jabs yet to begin, there are fears immunisations are off the pace ... ( read original story ...)

About 60% of Japanese companies say the Tokyo Olympics should be held this summer, a poll of 100 firms showed on Thursday, in contrast to surveys showing strong opposition to the Games among the ... ( read original story ...)

AstraZeneca Plc has told Japan's health ministry it would produce more than 90 million coronavirus vaccine shots in the country, Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday. Chief Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

The full draw for the 2021 competitions for the three Malaysian representatives in Johor Darul Ta'zm, Kedah Darul Aman FC and Terengganu FC. ( read original story ...)

Schoolchildren in this western Japan city recently snapped up the chance to feast on a rare lunch treat -- crocodile meat. ( read original story ...)

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka are in the entry list of two new pre-events leading to Australian Open 2021. Read to know. ( read original story ...)

The first star-studded event of the 2021 season is upon us, with the "A Day at the Drive" exhibition in Adelaide, Australia, playing host to Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal and many more. ( read original story ...)

IOC President Thomas Bach says, "We have many good reasons to say it’s not about whether the Games are taking place, it’s about the how." ... ( read original story ...)

The world’s most rapidly aging society has long struggled to talk to its youth. That’s a disconnect that’s turning deadly in the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

AXA Investment Managers and ESR have begun construction on the Yatomi Kisosaki distribution centre near Nagoya Japan. ( read original story ...)

The IOC said it would ask national Olympic committees to contact their respective governments about vaccine access for athletes. ( read original story ...)

IOC president Thomas Bach hit back at the continuing speculation about whether the Tokyo Olympics may be canceled or postponed again, saying Wednesday that such talk is damaging ... ( read original story ...)

Several countries, including Israel and Denmark, said on Wednesday they would vaccinate their athletes and staff against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, amid global debate over whether athletes ... ( read original story ...)

A contentious requirement for Japan-specific trials has delayed the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in Asia’s largest advanced economy and threatened the Tokyo Olympics. Small clinical trials that ... ( read original story ...)