With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

By Reuters,

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals strugg...

Japana , Olympic Games , pandemic , Tokyo

Japan hails ‘bright news’ of Matsuyama’s Masters win

By Reuters,

Japan sucked in its breath as Hideki Matsuyama almost blew his chance to win the Masters but the golfer’s one-shot victory at Augusta National spark...

Hideki Matsuyama , JAPAN , Masters

Tokyo Olympic organisers to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes with COVID-19

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus at this summer’s Games but show no or mi...

athletes , Tokyo 2020

Cash-strapped Kenya Prisons pull out of African Championships

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya will be represented by two teams in the upcoming men’s volleyball African Clubs Championship in Tunisia after Kenya Prisons withdrew from the ...

Kenya Prisons

North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19

By Reuters,

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Kor...

COVID-19 , games , North Korea , South Korea , Tokyo Olympics

Olympics: Tokyo organisers to cancel water polo test event

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers are expected to cancel a water polo test event scheduled for this weekend, a report said on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic...

COVID-19 , polo , Test event , Tokyo Olympic

Olympic torch relay in Osaka cancelled

By Reuters,

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday the Olympic torch relay scheduled in the city of Osaka has been cancelled amid a resurgence in...

Covid-19 pandemic , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , torch relay

Germany players protest against Qatar’s human rights record

By Agencies,

Germany players wore T-shirts to show support for Qatar migrant workers before their 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Iceland on Thursday. The ...

human rights , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , World cup

FIFA will take no action over Norway’s Qatar protest

By Reuters,

FIFA will not punish Norway after their players protested about Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup before their qualifier against Gibraltar on Wedn...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , human rights , Norway , Qatar , Qatar 2022

Tokyo 2020 torch relay sets off on four-month journey

By Reuters,

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the f...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , torch relay

International spectators to be barred from Olympics in Japan

By Reuters,

International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said o...

COVDI-19 pandemic , olympics , Spectators , Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020: No international fans at Olympics and Paralympics

By Agencies,

No international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of concerns over the coronavirus pandem...

No fans , olympics , Paralympics , Tokyo 2022

Hit squad coach Musa targets Africa Zone 3 title

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has said they aim to win the Zone 3 title when the tournament gets underway on Saturday in Democratic R...

Tokyo Games creative head resigns over derogatory remark

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the...

Hiroshi Sasaki , olympics , Tokyo 2020

World U20 preps intensify with 2,000 athletes expected in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya is targeting to host at least 160 countries at the World under 20 Championships slated for August 17-22 at the Moi International Sports Centre, ...

Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators

By 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...

olympics , Spectators , Tokyo 2020

No decision yet on foreign spectators, says Tokyo 2020 president Hashimoto

By Reuters,

Japan has not decided whether to allow spectators from abroad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on ...

olympics , Seiko Hashimoto , Spectators , Tokyo 2020 , Toshiro Muto

Tokyo 2020 chief vows to revive public passion for Games

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people’s passion for the Summer Olympics and “turn their concerns i...

olympics , Seiko Hashimoto , Tokyo 2020

Japan planning to ban overseas Olympic spectators over COVID-19 fears

By Reuters,

Japan’s government is planning to stop overseas spectators coming to the Summer Olympics due to worries they will spread the coronavirus, a report s...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 committee to pick at least 11 women to join board

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee is expected to add at least 11 women to its board as it expands the panel to 45 from 35, Fuji Network News (FNN...

Olympic Organising Committee , Tokyo