UEFA President Michel Platini remains ardently opposed to the use of goal-line technology, which is being employed by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup, and said on Tuesday the money would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50% of venue capacity due to risks posed by the spread of COVID-19, the Sankei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Dustin Johnson Decides Again Not to Go to Japan for Olympics
One year later didn't make Dustin Johnson change his mind. He's not going to the Olympics. Johnson didn't want to go to Tokyo a year ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic led to a one-year delay, because ... ( read original story ...)
World number one Johnson to skip Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - World number one Dustin Johnson confirmed on Saturday he did not put his name forward for a spot on the U.S. team for this summer's Tokyo Olympics and will instead focus on the PGA Tour. ( read original story ...)
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson will not play in the Tokyo Olympics
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson will not represent the red, white and blue in the Summer Games in Tokyo. Johnson said Saturday following his third round in the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass his ... ( read original story ...)
A sauna in a museum? Welcome to Tokyo’s teamLab
World A sauna in a museum? Welcome to Tokyo's teamLab. Posted . A wall of flower petals bursts into a thousand fragments. A huge ball levitates in the air turning from red to blue ... ( read original story ...)
How Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams Reignited Tennis Style
NEARLY ONE YEAR into a global shutdown with nary a live fashion show or red carpet, tennis champions Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka drew a record viewership for their distinctly stylish Feb. 17 ... ( read original story ...)
“Really Can’t Sleep At Night”: Naomi Osaka Reveals Stress Ahead of Grand Slam Clashes
While she has a fair bit of ground to cover to replace idol Serena Williams as the new queen of Slams, Naomi Osaka is undoubtedly the queen of many hearts in her native Japan and beyond through the ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Yoshito Okubo nets winner to extend J1 goal record to 190 in Cerezo rout
Veteran forward Yoshito Okubo extended his J-League first division scoring record to 190 on Saturday, netting the winner in Cerezo Os ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Katie Vincent qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in debuting canoe event
Katie Vincent is headed to Tokyo. The 25-year-old canoe sprint athlete officially qualified for the 2021 Olympics on Friday after winning a race-off in the 200-metre C1 event against fellow Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka changes her look again: here’s her hair like…
And to think that only a few days ago the Japanese champion had published a photo of her with pink hair, in homage to Sakura Haruno, one of the main characters of the famous manga Naruto ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact
The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 on Friday at a meeting carefully ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will not take part in China’s offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants” in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year’s Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
US, India, Australia, Japan agree to send 1 billion vaccines across Asia by end-2022
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. conduct historic parachute exercise
An airborne parachute exercise this week in Japan was the largest in the history of the U.S.-Japanese alliance, the U.S. Air Force reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Trader Arrested as WallStreetBets Phenomenon Finds Echo in Japan
A retail investor buys shares in a small company, touts his position on social media and inspires a horde of followers to do the same. The stock price goes to the moon -- before crashing back to earth ... ( read original story ...)