Only about 950 people, including officials and reporters, will be allowed to witness the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday in the main stadium, a senior official from the organising committee has said. Hidemasa Nakamura,…
After a discussion with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Guinea has decided to reverse its decision to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics. The small african nation will now send its five-member contingent to the…
The second one-day international between West Indies and Australia in Barbados was suspended minutes before the start on Thursday after a member of the West Indies staff returned positive for Covid-19. Just after the toss,…
The small African country of Guinea has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics citing resurgence of Covid-19 variants in the host city. Guinean Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced the pullout of five athletes…
Of the total 126 Indian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics, only 30 of them will feature in the games’ opening ceremony on Friday. Due to Covid-19 concerns, athletes from seven sports, including shooting, badminton,…
After fully recovering from Covid-19 and completing the isolation period, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has joined the Indian Test team in Durham. “Hello @RishabhPant17, great to have you back [emoticon: grinning face] #TeamIndia,” tweeted the Board…
After cases being reported from the Tokyo Olympics Games Village and a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Japan’s capital, the organising committee of the showpiece event has decided to further reduce the numbers of…
Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toshiro Muto has not ruled out the possibility of a last-minute cancellation of the Olympics if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Notably, Tokyo reported 1,387 new Covid-19 cases…
An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month in the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics organizers said 71 people…
Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country’s Olympic Committee announced on Monday. On Saturday, the team had said a staff member had tested…