
The USOC's announcement this week that it would seek to revoke the status of USA Gymnastics as the national governing body for the sport reflects pressure from fans, athletes and sponsors for a lasting solution for the scandal-plagued organisation.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki will play Belinda Bencic in the last four of the Pan-Pacific Open tennis in Tokyo after beating Angelique Kerber in three sets.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Badminton will make its Paralympics debut in Tokyo in 2020 after the International Paralympic Committee on Tuesday included it in the first batch of approved sports for the event.
The 2020 Olympic Games in Japan will be postponed by one year because of coronavirus, according to IOC member Dick Pound.
The IOC has no plan B for the Tokyo Olympics despite concerns over possible health risks to spectators and participants over coronavirus.
A Japan Airlines flight that was bound for Tokyo returned to Boston as a precaution after a fuel pump indicator went off in the cockpit, the airline says.
German cyclist Simon Geschke and Europe's top surfer Frederico Morais, from Portugal, will miss the Olympics after recording positive tests for COVID-19.
The number of Australians who escaped a fire caused by a plane collision in Japan has been downgraded from 12 to eight.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Tokyo's Olympic bid team on Wednesday dangled dollar signs in front of the IOC, with a vow to leverage Asia's massive marketing potential were it awarded the right to stage the 2020 Summer Games.
A model who is blind and another in a wheelchair have helped unveil a challenging new collection at Tokyo Fashion Week.
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