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Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
World
April 2, 2020
Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
Football has ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the immediate concern is the simple survival of…
From winners to worriers: isolated athletes face mental health risks
World
March 31, 2020
From winners to worriers: isolated athletes face mental health risks
Fear, stress and money worries: coronavirus lockdown is hard for anyone, but athletes are facing extra mental health risks as…
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
World
March 30, 2020
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open July 23 next year
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic…
Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
World
March 29, 2020
Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: reports
Tokyo Olympics organizers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
World
March 25, 2020
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games
Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
World
March 24, 2020
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
World
March 24, 2020
US Olympic officials say Tokyo postponement ‘most promising path’
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee voiced support for delaying the Tokyo Games on Monday after a survey showed an…
Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
World
March 23, 2020
Canada pulls out of Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be…
Why haven’t the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?
World
March 22, 2020
Why haven’t the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?
The global sporting calendar has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic but the International Olympic Committee has insisted the…
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
World
March 22, 2020
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite…