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Thu, January 28, 2021 | 00:28

AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games

AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games

The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers.

2021-01-27 21:27

IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemic

IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemic

Remember the word: Playbook. This is the rule book that the IOC and Tokyo organizers are set to roll out next week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and tens of thousands of others will try to safely enter Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months.

2021-01-27 14:06

'I gained 20 kilograms after losing to Ortega': 'Korean Zombie'

'I gained 20 kilograms after losing to Ortega': 'Korean Zombie'

“Korean zombie” UFC fighter Jung Chan-sung recollected his defeat to Brian Ortega and how he lost his grip on himself by gaining 20 kilograms. In a TV talk show aired Monday on SBS Plus, Jung said the fight on Oct. 17, 2020, psychologically pressured him so much before the match he only slept for one-and-a-half hours in the two days prior to the bout.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-26 18:43

Kobe's presence remains strong, legacy growing

Kobe's presence remains strong, legacy growing

Kobe Bryant wasn't in the bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers last fall when they won the NBA championship. He wasn't at the All-Star weekend in Chicago where half the players wore his number on their uniforms, the other half wearing his daughter's jersey number. He wasn't there to hear the Basketball Hall of Fame announced that his career was worthy of enshrinement.

2021-01-26 16:37

Unexpected, unprecedented sale of club sends shockwaves through KBO

Unexpected, unprecedented sale of club sends shockwaves through KBO

The SK Wyverns are far from being the first South Korean baseball club to be sold, but their impending ownership change, from the mobile carrier SK Telecom to the retail giant E-Mart under Shinsegae Group, comes as a surprise for different reasons.

2021-01-26 15:27

E-Mart Wyverns? Retail giant acquires baseball team from SK Telecom

Will they, won't they? Key questions for troubled Tokyo Olympics

Will they, won't they? Key questions for troubled Tokyo Olympics

The world's ongoing coronavirus crisis and plunging public support in Japan have raised fears that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed last year and now due to start in July, may be cancelled. As Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials insist the Games will go ahead, here are the major questions surrounding cancellation:

2021-01-26 14:18

'Olympics would be extremely difficult' for unvaccinated athletes'

E-Mart Wyverns? Retail giant acquires baseball team from SK Telecom

E-Mart Wyverns? Retail giant acquires baseball team from SK Telecom

South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group said Tuesday it will acquire a professional baseball club owned by SK Group as it seeks to boost marketing with the sports team. E-Mart Inc., the country's biggest discount store chain run by Shinsegae, has agreed to buy the SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) from SK Telecom Co., the country's largest mobile carrier, ...

2021-01-26 13:16

Unexpected, unprecedented sale of club sends shockwaves through KBO

'Olympics would be extremely difficult' for unvaccinated athletes'

'Olympics would be extremely difficult' for unvaccinated athletes'

Athletes who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 would face "extremely difficult" conditions at the Tokyo Games this summer, the president of the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said on Monday.

2021-01-26 11:31

Will they, won't they? Key questions for troubled Tokyo Olympics

Chelsea manager Lampard sacked

Chelsea manager Lampard sacked

Chelsea sacked manager Frank Lampard on Monday after 18 months in charge, with former Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel set to take over at Stamford Bridge. Lampard led Chelsea to a fourth-placed Premier League finish and the FA Cup final in his first season in charge.

2021-01-26 10:36

Taekwondo demonstration team to perform in Seoul air show

Taekwondo demonstration team to perform in Seoul air show

World Taekwondo (WT) has agreed with the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) to give a taekwondo demonstration during the city's national air show in October. WT signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seoul ADEX, Jan. 22, agreeing that the demonstration team would perform during the opening ceremony of the Air Show at Seoul Airport in Seongnam...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-25 15:58

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