Tokyo 2020 organizers can’t pin Olympic hopes on vaccines alone, experts warn

Some medical experts have questioned the idea of the staging of the games being linked to the availability of vaccines.

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Masahiro Tanaka’s return to Rakuten benefits both sides

With the return of its former ace, the Tohoku team gets a player who can help win games on the field and comes with a ...

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Naomi Osaka cites Serena Williams, Billie Jean King as inspirations for investment in soccer team

Naomi Osaka said it was Serena Williams and Billie Jean King, and also her boyfriend, who influenced her decision to become part-owner of women's soccer ...

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Yuto Totsuka wins first X Games Aspen gold in superpipe

Snowboarder Yuto Totsuka outdueled two-time defending gold medalist Scotty James for his first X Games Aspen gold medal on Sunday night in the men's snowboard ...

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U.S. Open champ Dominic Thiem determined to repeat 2020 success

World No. 3 and defending U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem admitted Monday that it will be tough to match his breakthrough year in 2020, but ...

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Sara Takanashi soars to podium finish in Germany

Sara Takanashi placed second, her best performance this season, at the International Ski Federation women's ski jumping World Cup competition in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on Sunday.Takanashi ...

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Akito Watabe secures fourth straight World Cup podium finish

Akito Watabe put up a strong fight against Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber and finished third, earning his fourth straight podium finish, on Day 3 of ...

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