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Fearless Biles a winner taking beam bronze

By Steve Keating Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games...

Published 03 Aug, 2021 04:50pm

Sports

Tokyo logs record virus cases, Osaka exits Games

By Ossian Shine and Antoni Slodkowski Olympic host city Tokyo reported a record number of coronavirus cases on...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:07pm

Sports

Weightlifter Talha Talib wins Pakistanis' hearts at Olympics

The 21-year-old weighlifter from Gujranwala, Talha Talib, may have missed a shot at an Olympics medal in Tokyo but...

Updated 26 Jul, 2021 11:22am

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Olympics-scandal-hit Tokyo looks to final torchbearer to mend battered image

By Tim Kelly, Sam Nussey and Sudipto Ganguly Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020...

Published 23 Jul, 2021 12:57pm

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Tokyo 2020 organisers lean toward banning spectators from night events

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics are leaning towards banning spectators from night-time events and large-scale...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 10:36am

World

'Sad, lonely feeling': Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction

By Elaine Lies When Kohei Jinno was evicted from his family home to clear the way for the construction of the...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 12:09pm

Sports

Tokyo organisers to allow nursing mothers to bring children to Games

By Manasi Pathak Nursing mothers will be allowed to bring their children to the Tokyo Olympics when necessary, 2020...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 02:29pm

World

North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics

SEOUL/TOKYO:North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime ...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 11:30am