Japan will host the Olympics without problem, says PM Abe

'We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned.' IMAGE: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic,......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

Bach projects confidence in Tokyo Games as virus cases surge

IMAGE: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach wearing a face mask speaks to the media after his meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo. Photograph:......

Tokyo Games: Nigerian delegate hospitalised with COVID-19

The individual, a non-athlete in their 60s, tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalised because of age and pre-existing conditions, the broadcaster......

Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection

IMAGE: Spectators try to touch the torch carried by torchbearer Junko Ito, after her run during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay on the second day of the relay in Fukushima, Japan (Picture used......