Tokyo Olympic organizers to hold special meeting Feb. 12 over Mori remarks
The organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics announced Wednesday it would hold a meeting later this week to discuss its response to controversial...
Olympics volunteers resign over president’s remarks about women
Hundreds of people who signed up to volunteer at the Tokyo Olympic Games have resigned in protest against derogatory remarks about women made by the...
Olympics: 390 Tokyo Games volunteers quit after Mori’s sexist remarks
Some 390 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers have decided to give up their roles in the wake of sexist remarks by Tokyo Games organizing committee...
IOC chief Bach floats possibility of no fans at Tokyo Games
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who previously said spectator numbers could be reduced to a "reasonable" level at the Tokyo Games, on Friday...
‘Sad day for women’s sports’: Row erupts after Joe Biden signs gender discrimination order...
US President Joe Biden's newly-signed executive order on “combating discrimination” has sparked controversy among many critics, who say it will destroy women’s sports by...
Suga, Bill Gates agree vaccines key for Tokyo Olympics
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday agreed on the need to distribute coronavirus vaccines to developing countries in order...
Olympics official says he is not certain Tokyo Games will go ahead
Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee, has said he “can’t be certain” that the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games will go ahead this...
Derby to field youth team in FA Cup after Covid outbreak
Derby interim manager Wayne Rooney and the club's entire first-team squad will miss Saturday's FA Cup third-round trip to Chorley due to a coronavirus...
Doha to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh 2034 edition
Doha will host the 2030 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced on Wednesday, while Riyadh was chosen to host the 2034 edition.
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Police in Argentina search house and clinic of Maradona’s doctor
Diego Maradona's doctor is under investigation for manslaughter four days after the football idol died of a heart attack at his home, the Argentinean...
