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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoOlympics chief vows to minimise virus risk to Japan
Olympics chief Thomas Bach pledged Wednesday “not to bring any risk” to Japan with the Games, seeking to reassure a sceptical...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoAll smiles as Pliskova braces for maiden Olympics
Karolina Pliskova was all smiles as she stopped over in Prague on her way from the Wimbledon final to her maiden...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: Bezzina, Chetcuti named Malta flagbearers for Tokyo Games
Shooter Eleanor Bezzina and swimmer Andrew Chetcuti have been named Malta’s flagbearers for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The announcement confirmed the...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo after ‘heartbreaking’ fan ban
The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday with just two weeks until the Games open, as athletes and fans mourned...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoJapan to announce virus emergency throughout Olympics
Japan’s government said Thursday it plans a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Olympics, as reports said organisers could...
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Football
/ 3 years agoVeteran Kruse named in Germany’s Olympic football squad
Veteran striker Max Kruse was a surprise inclusion Monday in Germany’s men’s squad for the Tokyo Olympic Games, five years after...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoSwimmers Andrew Chetcuti, Sasha Gatt book Tokyo 2020 berths
Swimmers Andrew Chetcuti and Sasha Gatt have become the latest athletes to book their place at the Tokyo Olympics when, as...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoBreastfeeding athletes can bring children to Tokyo: organisers
Breastfeeding athletes will be allowed to bring children to the Tokyo Olympics “when necessary”, organisers have announced, after criticism from mothers...
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Football
/ 3 years agoSpurs star Son left out of S.Korea Olympic football squad
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was not included in South Korea’s 18-man Olympic football squad named on Wednesday, avoiding a potential...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoDurant named in US Olympic squad
Kevin Durant will spearhead a powerful United States basketball team chasing a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal after being named in...