the 2020 Olympics
Sun, Ledecky Suffer Shock Defeats At Worlds
Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on...
Tokyo 2020 Living With Spectre of Killer Quake
For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought...
Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be...
Tokyo Organisers Fear 2020 Traffic Crisis
Tokyo Olympic organisers have warned of a potential transport crisis during the 2020 Summer Games after a decision to...
Luxury On the Rails In Train-Mad Japan
Japan's latest super-deluxe train left the station Saturday with a select group of passengers who paid thousands of...
Child’s Play As Kids To Choose Tokyo 2020 Mascots
Despite several high-profile gaffes in their 2020 Olympic preparations, Tokyo 2020 organisers reckon choosing the Games...
Asian Games In Indonesia To Feature 39 Sports
The Asian Games in Indonesia will feature 39 sports, more than at the last event in South Korea, with some unusual...
Japan To Test Mass Telecommute For 2020 Olympics
Japanese commuters will be encouraged to work from home for one day in a nationwide exercise for the 2020 Olympics that...
NBC To Air 2018 Games Live In All Time Zones In First
NBC will broadcast the 2018 Winter Olympics live across all US time zones for the first time, the TV network has...
Putting Tokyo Fashion Week On the Map
For years headquartered in dull but convenient shopping malls, Tokyo Fashion Week has always been a poor cousin to the...
Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out...
Gymnast Simone Biles To Compete On ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles will participate in the 24th season of US reality show "Dancing With the Stars,"...
US Track Queen Felix Targeting 2020 Olympics
US track queen Allyson Felix said on Monday she has set her sights on the 2020 Olympics after winning a record sixth...
Phelps Heads For 2020 Olympics — As Swimwear Salesman
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, will take part in the 2020 Games in Tokyo, but as an...