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Japan doubles down on Tokyo Olympics, denies report of cancellation

Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and…

Earthquake hits Japan near Tokyo

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Wednesday hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture not far from Tokyo,…

Total cost of postponed Tokyo Olympics now almost $16bn

 Japanese organisers said on Tuesday the total cost of the Tokyo Olympics will grow…

Semenya to drag World Athletics to European Court of Human Rights

South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with…

Tokyo games flame to go on public display next month

The Olympic flame will go on display at the Japanese Olympic Museum from Sept.…

Tokyo 2020: Japanese athletes test run Olympic facilities

Top Japanese athletes test ran the new Tokyo Olympic stadium at a track meet…

Japanese actor Haruma Miura dies in suspected suicide

Japanese actor, Haruma Miura, was found dead in a suspected suicide. The 30-year-old Japanese…

With one year to go, experts warn of high-risk tokyo Olympics amid pandemic

  With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics, medical experts…

Teenage Saruni dreams of debut Olympics in Tokyo

David Saruni, Kenya’s teenage prodigy, aims to win the country's first gold in 400m…

Covid-19: US deaths rise by 2,751 in 24 hours; eight babies contract disease in Tokyo orphanage

The coronavirus death toll in the United States - the country with the most…

Semenya switches to 200m in bid to compete at Tokyo Olympics

South African middle-distance athlete Caster Semenya is aiming to run in the 200 metres…

Wrestling: Olympic qualifiers camp opens in Yenagoa

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) will open camp on Monday in Yenagoa for the…

Tokyo 2020 unveils sustainable athletes village plaza

When the world’s top athletes meet in Tokyo for the Olympics in July, they’ll…

Nigerian track and field sprinter Divine Oduduru joins Team Visa in their Tokyo 2020 cohort (Photos)

Visa has announced that Nigerian Athlete Divine Oduduru has been signed on to their…

Former GM, Sony Music boss, promises to establish Nigeria’s digital music

Former General Manager, Sony Music West Africa, Mr Michael Ugwu, has promised that the…