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Tokyo Olympics organisers said they would make clear their policy on allowing spectators to attend the Games around March 25, when the torch relay in Japan is set to begin
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Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced an exclusive rights deal for the Japan Top League rugby union competition
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Former Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has filled the vacant position of president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee, replacing Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last week after making sexist…
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A new head of the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee could be named as early as this week, with three women in the frame to succeed former chief Yoshiro Mori, according to a Japanese media report
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Yoshiro Mori has today (Friday) resigned as president of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games following sexist remarks he made earlier this month.
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Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee, is set to step down over sexist remarks he made that women talked too much, according to Japanese media reports
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Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley said he believes Tokyo Olympics organisers need tougher Covid-19 measures than those already announced, based on his experience running the Australian Open
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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced that this year’s All-Around World Cup series has been cancelled due to the knock-on effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Barcelona and Japanese cosmetics brand Shiseido Men have signed a new two-year sponsorship agreement covering four markets: Japan, Greater China, Italy and Spain
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Olympic athletes and officials will not be required to have received a Covid-19 vaccine to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics according to a new ‘playbook’ outlining safety measures participants and…
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Uncertainty over the staging of the already delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and diminishing public support for the event in in Japan has dampened the marketing activity of domestic sponsors, according…
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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has been forced to further postpone its inaugural Parkour World Championships until April
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The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has conceded that its federations would be hit hard if this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo were to be cancelled, but has offered assurances t…
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has dismissed "speculation" about cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and said his organisation would in early February publish its plans to counter…
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The International Olympic Committee's executive board meets today (Wednesday) to discuss preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, but is not expected to consider cancelling the event amid increasing scrutiny…
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The Japanese government and Tokyo Olympics organisers have denied a report earlier today that the government wants to cancel this year's Games and instead host it in the next available slot, in 2032
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The Japan Rugby Football Union on Friday announced that the country's new league will start in January 2022 with 25 professional and amateur teams split into three divisions
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The new Extreme E off-road all-electric series has pushed back its opening race in Saudi Arabia from March to April due to the Covid-19 pandemic - CNA/Reuters