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German sportswear manufacturer Adidas has signed Tomáš Berdych to become its new men’s tennis figurehead, while Kei Nishikori has agreed a lucrative extension to his partnership with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo.

International Judo Federation (IJF) president Marius Vizer has said six cities are in contention to stage its 2018 and 2019 World Championships, and has maintained North Korea remains a “genuine contender” to host the 2017 Junior World Championships.

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Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has said it will bid to host the 2026 Asian Games, as Jakarta’s Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has raised question marks over the Indonesian capital’s status as the main hub of the 2018 edition of the multi-sport event.

The Japan Sport Council (JSC) has today (Tuesday) selected a scaled-back design by renowned architect Kengo Kuma as the new centrepiece of Tokyo’s staging of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo’s staging of the 2020 Olympic Games could end up costing the country around six times the amount first projected, according to reports, while one of the senior officials on the Games’ organising committee has today (Monday) announced his resignation.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened up the possibility of a change in ticketing strategy for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by launching an Invitation for Expression of Interest (IEI) process to secure a central supplier.

Track cycling and mountain bike events at the 2020 Olympic Games will be staged around 120 kilometres from Tokyo after the venue masterplan for cycling events was confirmed today (Wednesday).

A funding plan has today (Tuesday) been agreed for Tokyo’s new National Stadium after months of dispute over the development of the centrepiece for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has rejected a proposal to consider a 23rd sport for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but has added four new international federations as members.

Construction work on Tokyo’s National Stadium, the centrepiece of the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 Olympic Games, will not begin until early 2017, it has been confirmed.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said the governing body is close to an agreement with Olympic organisers that will see cycling events for the 2020 Games in Tokyo staged outside of the Japanese capital.

International Surfing Association (ISA) president Fernando Aguerre has welcomed the news that Tokyo 2020 has recommended to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that surfing take place on natural ocean waves if it is included on the sports programme for the Tokyo 2020 Games, but has maintained the federation is committed to developing wave pool technology.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that surfing will be staged on the ocean waves at the 2020 Olympics, should it be approved as an additional sport for Tokyo’s Games.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the 2019 edition of its men's Softball World Championship will take place in the Czech Republic cities of Prague and Havlickuv Brod, with the women's event being staged in Chiba, Japan.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has given Tokyo 2020 a vote of confidence following a testing recent period for Olympic Games organisers and has backed the selection of additional sports to be considered for inclusion at the event.