Olympics

More than 200 athletes are expected to represent the Kiwis at the July 23-Aug 8 Games

How ready are the biggest stars for the rescheduled Tokyo Games, which will finally begin in July

With 100 days until the opening ceremony for the postponed Games, the 43 arenas are set for action

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has cancelled Olympic Torch relay runs on public streets

24-year-old US swimming great is gunning for five gold medals at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics

35-year-old sprinter says that while she could continue racing after Tokyo but plans for this Olympics to be her last

Reigning gymnastics champion says her body would not be able to stand the punishment of another Olympic cycle

Severe cases have filled about 70% of hospital beds in the region

A cancellation would be another blow for organisers just days after they restarted test events

Multiple local media outlets said governor Hirofumi Yoshimura wanted the relay leg in Osaka city to be cancelled

Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto says the flame was "a ray of light at the end of the darkness"

American is in prime position to secure a spot at the July 23-Aug. 8 Games after his first Players Championship win

Argentine said he would undergo knee surgery on Tuesday as the men's singles tennis event at Tokyo begins on July 24

34-year-old, who spent three-and-a-half years at Italian giants, signed for Neftci until the end of the season

The victory over Japan to become World Champions for the first time, made the women's team the pride of the nation

The United States men’s under-23 soccer team are aiming to make up for past disappointments, coach Jason Kreis says

Further eroding confidence in the organisers’ ability to pull off the event during a coronavirus pandemic

Yoshiro Mori sparked uproar in Japan and abroad last week when he said that women speak too much in meetings

23-year-old has been the poster girl of the 2020 Olympics and still hopes to represent Japan at her home Games

Britain’s multiple world will be seeking to defend his 10,000m title in Tokyo

IOC agreed recently to add the sport to Paris Games in 2024 in an effort to attract a younger, more urban audience.

Bach says there would be "neither a vaccine obligation nor a priority to athletes" for this summer's Olympics

American set a world indoor record of 22.82 metres at the American Track League series opener

However, reports suggest that the govt's focus is now on securing the games for Tokyo in the next available year, 2032

The temporary ban will include non-resident foreign athletes and coaches with Japanese sports leagues

More than 15,000 athletes from almost every country are expected to travel to Tokyo for the Olympics

24-year-old set a new 10,000 mark of 26 minutes, 11.00 seconds at the Valencia World Record Day event in October

Breaking is not the first artistic movement counted as an Olympic sport but its inclusion in the 2024 Games

With over 15,000 athletes from across the world coming in, there are fears that their arrival could cause a spike

The IOC will arrange to ensure vaccination of both participants and visitors before they arrive in Japan

Former centre forward led country to many medals during his career

League told team owners about the plans, which would require approval by the players union by the end of October

2020 Olympics were postponed because of the pandemic and they are now set to open on July 23, 2021

Zhang Weili, China's first and only UFC champion, is among those who have been using the facility

World-record sprinter Usain Bolt is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after celebrating his 34th birthday

The former Duke of Sussex will appear in the 'Rising Phoenix' for a cause

The retirement of top Chinese player Jian Zihao -- Uzi -- , sent tremors through the booming sport

Many athletes have gone public with accounts of physical, mental and emotional abuse in the sport

2020 Olympics were scheduled to start this month but were postponed because of the coronavirus

Yuriko Koike told reporters that organisers were weighing up what could be "rationalised and simplified"

Bach was to address the 100 IOC members in three different sessions decided by language and local time zone

Coach McLeod believes team had a headstart, but now all teams will have level playing field

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021

The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games -- which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021

Reigning 200 metres world champion was one of Britain's best prospects for gold in Japan this year

28-year-old will not be eligible for the Tokyo Games in 2021 and his career is effectively over if appeal is a success

Yoshiro Mori said there is "absolutely no" chance of postponing the Games beyond their rescheduled July 23

Tom Moore has raised more than £25 million for health workers, by walking 100 laps of his garden

"To be honest with you I don't think the Olympics is likely to be held next year," said Kentaro Iwata

33-year-old retired in 2017 with eight Olympic gold medals and the current 100m mark of 9.58sec, set in 2009