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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.
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Softball makes a comeback at Tokyo Olympics
Softball was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic then removed from the programme for the 2012 and 2016 Games but was added, along with baseball, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Chilean taekwondo athlete first competitor to miss Olympics with Covid
Aguirre has been moved to an isolation facility, as has her coach. The 21-year-old, who won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games, said on social media she was "destroyed and very sad".
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'World failing' on COVID-19, WHO chief says at delayed Tokyo Olympics
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an uneven vaccine rollout risked worsening the crisis, but hoped the Olympics could be a 'message of hope' to a pandemic-weary world.
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'Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together': Olympic motto gets COVID-era makeover
The International Olympic Committee approved the change at its session ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed last year and were in danger of cancellation over the pandemic.
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From the slums to Games: Kenya's Ongare takes swing at Tokyo
Life was not easy growing up in such an unforgiving environment. Christine Ongare said girls would be physically and sexually abused, and she had to learn from a young age to fend for herself.
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SA long jump star Luvo Manyonga breaks silence on his 4-year ban
The apology comes after the Manyonga was handed a four-year ban in June for failing to make himself available for drug testing three times in a 12-month period under the sport's 'whereabouts' criteria. He will miss the Olympic Games which start on Friday.
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Tokyo Olympic beds are sturdy, IOC says after 'anti-sex' report
"The beds are meant to be anti-sex. They're made out of cardboard, yes, but apparently they're meant to break with sudden movements. It's fake fake news!" McClenaghan said in the video posted on Twitter.
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Olympics chief vows to minimise virus risk to Japan
As more athletes arrive in Japan and move into the Olympic Village, International Olympic Committee chief Bach promised a safe summer Games.
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Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics after knee injury 'setback'
The 20-time Grand Slam champion was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals by Hubert Hurkacz last week.
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Fans banned from Games venues in Tokyo: Olympic minister
Most Olympic competition will happen in Tokyo, but a few events will be held outside the Japanese capital.
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Serena Williams joins Nadal in missing Tokyo Olympics
The Olympics have already been delayed by a year and organisers have been forced to introduce strict measures to fight COVID-19.
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Boomers' Broekhoff out of Olympics with mental health issues
Ryan Broekhoff's decision is a blow for a third-ranked Boomers team looking for a medal in Japan given his NBA and European experience and potent three-point presence.
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Ugandan Olympic team quarantined in Japan after virus case
The nine-member delegation including boxers, coaches and officials, arrived on Saturday just over a month before the pandemic-postponed Games.
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Osaka, Dressel, Bromell: stars to watch at Tokyo Olympics
The versatile Dutch runner, Sifan Hassan, this month came within half a second of a stunning world record in the women's 1500m, just five days after setting a short-lived 10,000m world record.
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Increased doping in pandemic 'not a particular worry', says WADA chief
With just one month to go before the Tokyo Olympics, Olivier Niggli, the director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), told AFP in an interview that testing levels had made a significant, and timely, recovery.
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Japan infection expert eyes Olympics with excitement, concern
The journey to this year's Games has been like no other. After a historic pandemic postponement, organisers refused to pull the plug, despite infection risks, travel restrictions and persistent public opposition.
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Closed-door Games? Tokyo 2020 to decide on allowing fans
Overseas spectators have already been banned, in an Olympic first that reflects the difficulties of staging the Games during the pandemic.
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Felix books Olympic berth, Bromell storms to 100 win
Allyson , who resumed her track and field career two years ago after life-threatening complications arising from the premature birth of her daughter, looked to be fading out of contention coming down the stretch.
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Tokyo scraps Olympics public viewing sites
Having postponed the Games for a year because of the pandemic, Japan has already banned overseas spectators - in an Olympics first - while reducing the number of participants, volunteers and guests.
