Athletes in limbo as COVID-19 scuppers Tokyo Games qualification events
With a deadline of June 29 set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to wrap up qualification, 25% of athlete quota places are yet to be filled, with another 14% to be decided based on rankings. May's artistic gymnastics All-Around World Cup in Tokyo was cancelled this week following the cancellation of events in Stuttgart […]
Final world boxing qualifier for Tokyo Games to be scrapped
The final global boxing qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics is being scrapped, the Japan Boxing Federation said Tuesday, with places at this summer's pandemic-delayed Games likely to be determined by rankings. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Mayweather Tokyo exhibition postponed over virus restrictions
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight in Tokyo this month has been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions, organisers announced Friday. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Japan typhoon Hagibis sees flights to Tokyo cancelled – is your flight affected?
JAPAN is being hit by typhoon Hagibis, the strongest storm of its kind to hit the region in more than 60 years. Flights to Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya are cancelled or delayed – is your flight affected? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Fast and Furious: Why is Tokyo Drift set between Fast 6 and Furious 7?
FAST AND FURIOUS: Tokyo Drift is set later in the franchise than when it was released. Here’s why. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Melania Trump wears £2,714 jumpsuit in Tokyo before pink dress change on Japan state visit
MELANIA TRUMP, 49, and President Donald Trump, 72, are enjoying their second day of a state visit to Japan. While Trump played golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Melania visited a Tokyo museum in a stylish Loro Piana jumpsuit. Daily Express :: Style Feed
‘Unprepared’ Tokyo 2020 boxing boss vows to put athletes first
The Olympic official hastily put in charge of organising the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition admitted Thursday he was "totally unprepared" for his appointment, but vowed he would put athletes' interests first. The IOC tapped Morinari Watanabe from the Japanese Olympic Committee to run a Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 organizers welcome IOC boxing decision
The IOC executive board recommended on Wednesday that boxing should keep its place at the Tokyo Games but recognition of AIBA, the governing body of the sport’s amateur version, should be suspended. The IOC have instead set up a task force, led by IOC member and International Gymnastics Federation head Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – […]
Tokyo ‘TERRORIST attack’: Car mows down revellers in HORRIFYING New Year’s Day onslaught
A CAR ploughed into pedestrians in Tokyo just minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day injuring at least nine revellers. Daily Express :: News Feed
AIBA submits report to IOC with Tokyo fate at stake
The International Boxing Association is counting on a crucial report being submitted to the International Olympic Committee on Monday to lift the threat over its inclusion at Tokyo 2020 and beyond. Boxing risks ejection from the Games after controversial Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov was elected Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy […]