When gender equality at the Olympics is not so equal
Of the nearly 11,000 athletes arriving in Tokyo, 49 percent will be women, according to the IOC
Fireworks mark start of Tokyo Games
The sky over the National Stadium explodes in indigo and white as fireworks mark the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics
Tokyo looks to final torchbearer to mend battered image
Tokyo 2020 organisers have the chance to patch up the Games' image when they reveal who will carry the Olympic flame for the final few steps to light the stadium's cauldron
France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Spain held
France now face a daunting task to qualify from Group A with a top-two finish, ahead of games against South Africa on Sunday and hosts Japan
Olympics' opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke
Earlier this year the head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee resigned after making sexist remarks
Olympics: Sweden blitz US in opener
Five years ago they dashed the US women’s football team’s hopes for gold, now they’ve delivered the opening blow
Shakib climbs 9 spots in bowling ranking
The Bangladeshi all-rounder’s performances against Zimbabwe have pushed him up the ICC rankings
US, Japan open Olympics with softball wins
Cat Osterman led the US team to a win over a tenacious Italy, Japan defeats Australia
Women’s team fined for not wearing bikinis
The Norwegian handball team was penalised for wearing shorts during a game, but male players do not need to meet the same requirements
Australia’s Brisbane to host 2032 Olympics
It will be the third Australian city to host the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000
Giannis leads Bucks to NBA Championship
The 26-year-old star centre scored a massive 50 points to win Milwaukee’s first championship since 1971
Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections may spike to a record level of 3,000 in first week of August
Toshiro Muto says he will keep an eye on infection numbers and liaise with other organisers if necessary as more athletes catch COVID-19
The so-called bubble to control COVID infections at the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses a risk of spreading infections to the general pop...
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics, delayed one year by the pandemic, are struggling to manage public anxiety about the Games
FIFA says the three cases originated from doping controls taken in 2013 that were analysed in the Moscow laboratory
Japanese organisers have decided to ban spectators from venues of the Olympics, which start this week, in a bid to stem an increase of COVID-19 infections
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has said he hopes the Japanese public will warm to the Games once competition begins
The Mercedes driver, now only eight points behind Verstappen after 10 races, passes Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the lead with two laps to go
