Tokyo olympics
SA's Olympic & Paralympic medallists honoured by Toyota for Tokyo performances
On Friday, sponsors Toyota gifted seven athletes with cash at a ceremony in Johannesburg.
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Biles says mental health problems began before Olympics
The US gymnastics superstar caused a sensation at the Olympics last month after pulling out of the team final competition before later withdrawing from the individual all-around competition.
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'It means more than all the golds,' says Biles after priceless beam bronze
Biles' medal haul may be less than her many millions of fans were anticipating but she still leaves Japan swelling her haul to seven to match the American record held by Shannon Miller.
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A week of glory & disappointment for Team SA in week 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Despite the low medal total, it was a week that many South Africans will never forget as a few shining lights put their names on the world map.
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Italy's Jacobs wins first post-Bolt Olympic 100m gold
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major championship 100m races of recent times.
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Simone Biles withdraws from another Olympic final: USA Gymnastics
The 24-year-old came to Tokyo seeking five gold medals to equal the Olympic all-time gymnastics career record of nine, but dramatically withdrew during her first event, the women's team competition.
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Wayde van Niekerk qualifies for 400m semis in Tokyo
Wayde van Niekerk finished 3rd in his heat in 45.25 and qualified 12th for the semi-finals.
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Elaine Thompson-Herah storms to victory in women's Olympic 100m
Elaine Thompson-Herah raced over the line at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium in 10.61sec, with two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking silver in 10.74 and Shericka Jackson bronze in 10.76.
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Biles out of more Olympic events, doping case rocks athletics
Biles came to Tokyo seeking five gold medals to equal the Olympic all-time gymnastics record of nine, but mental health issues forced her to pull out of the team final on Tuesday and she did not take part in the all-around competition.
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House blaze 'fuel to the fire' for US boxer Jones
The 23-year-old has previously spoken of how boxing is a lifeline for vulnerable young people in the town of Toledo.
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Nigeria body admits 'lapses' over athletes' drug tests
Star sprinter Blessing Okagbare, who will compete in the 100m and 200m in Tokyo, has been critical of the country’s sports officials.
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Olympic organisers defend virus measures as Japan cases surge
Organisers reported 24 new infections among Games participants, the highest yet.
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Moroccan boxer tries to bite opponent in Tokyo Olympics defeat
A Tokyo 2020 statement called Baalla's actions "intolerable", saying that he "very clearly intended to bite the ear/face of his opponent in the third round of the bout".
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US Paralympians, Olympians to be paid same prize money per medal
In a statement on their website, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) stated that ‘Operation Gold Awards’, a program that provides monetary rewards to athletes who earn medals, for Paralympic athletes would be increased by as much as 400%.
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Fiji almost undone by Japanese exports in Olympic rugby sevens
Fiji made a shaky start to the defence of their Olympic men's rugby sevens title on Monday, almost undone by two Fijian exports in the Japan side in the opening round at Tokyo Stadium.
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Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under COVID cloud
Eight years after gold ticker tape rained down as Tokyo celebrated winning the right to stage the Games, Friday's opening ceremony will take place with the Japanese capital in a state of emergency.
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'No interest': little cheer in Tokyo day before Olympics open
Local spectators are barred from almost all Games venues, with only around 900 people expected to attend the opening ceremony at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium on Friday - just around 150 of them Japanese.
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Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit
Kentaro Kobayashi's comments in a video of a comedy sketch from 1998 emerged online overnight and sparked shock from some in Japan.
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SA U23 Olympic soccer team to play against Japan in opening match
The U23 Olympic team has been boosted with a duo from Kaizer Chiefs, Reeve Frosler and Nkosingiphile Ngcobo.
