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OLYMPICS

Olympics / Summer Olympics

IOC exec John Coates says Tokyo Games may not go ahead, even with vaccine

October will be a crucial assesment time for host Tokyo because multiple countries are still wrestling with the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympics

WADA finds no link between therapeutic exemptions, Olympic medals
Olympics / Summer Olympics

Tokyo Olympic organizers praise FCCJ's removal of 'offensive' logo

by Jason Coskrey
Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach says Tokyo Games will have to be canceled if not held in 2021
Olympics

WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe
Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach sends words of encouragement to swimmer Rikako Ikee
Olympics

Organizers unsure if IOC's $650 million pledge will cover cost of rescheduled Olympics

by Jason Coskrey

BASEBALL

Baseball

Ex-Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho banned one year by Korean league

The Korean Baseball Organization has suspended ex-Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho for a year and ordered him to perform 300 hours of community service over a series drunk driving cases. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Monday the suspension for Kang, who last week filed ...

SOCCER

Soccer

Daichi Kamada's first Bundesliga goal helps Frankfurt rally for draw

Midfielder Daichi Kamada scored his first goal in Germany's top flight on Tuesday, helping Eintracht Frankfurt snap a five-match losing run in the league with a 3-3 draw at home to Freiburg. The visitors scored in the 67th and 69th minutes to take a 3-1 ...

SUMO

Sumo

Coronavirus fallout rocks sumo world

Wrestler's death, basho cancellation having major impact on athletes and officials.

FIGURE SKATING

Figure Skating

Disgraced former French skating chief refuses to quit Olympic post

Didier Gailhaguet, forced to resign from the French Ice Sports Federation (FFSG) in February because of a sexual assault scandal, is refusing to leave the French Olympic Committee, he said on in an email obtained by AFP on Thursday. "I have decided not to resign ...

TENNIS

Tennis

French Open's original start date passes by in silence

Streets normally packed with tennis fans were mostly empty on Sunday, with the tournament delayed until September

BASKETBALL

NBA

Yudai Baba develops positive mentality, improved 3-point shooting in maiden G League season

by Kaz Nagatsuka

The former Alvark Tokyo star showed considerable improvement for the Texas Hustle before the NBA's development league was canceled due to the coronavirus.

RUGBY

Rugby

England's George Kruis and Wales' Hadleigh Parkes sign with Panasonic

England lock George Kruis and Wales center Hadleigh Parkes have joined Panasonic Wild Knights, the Japan Rugby Top League club said Monday. The pair will replace Sam Whitelock, a World Cup winner in 2011 and 2015 with New Zealand, and Damien de Allende, a member ...

MORE SPORTS

More Sports / Ice Hockey

Devils' season comes to end as NHL approves playoff plan

The New Jersey Devils' season came to an end on Tuesday after the NHL abandoned the rest of the regular season and announced plans to head straight into the playoffs with 24 teams. Only seven teams were left out of the postseason under the plan ...

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Soccer

K-League club apologizes for putting sex dolls in seats

A South Korean professional soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match Sunday in Seoul. In a statement, FC Seoul expressed "sincere remorse” over the controversy, but insisted that it used mannequins — not sex dolls — to mimic a home crowd...

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