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Tue, September 28, 2021 | 23:10

Award-winning B-boy hopes to take part in breakdancing's Olympic debut

When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breakdancing would be included in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, B-boys and B-girls embraced the idea, while many artists were thrilled to be able to take part in such a major competition. “Breaking,” as it is also known, is a style of street dancing that evolved from the hip hop movement of the early 1970s and ma...

2021-07-19 08:19

Little fanfare as Tokyo enters Olympic countdown

Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital.

2021-07-16 15:53

Djokovic says he will play at Tokyo Olympics 'with much pride'

World number one Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will play at the Tokyo Olympics, giving him the opportunity to achieve the first calendar Golden Slam by a male player.

2021-07-16 10:36

Djokovic wins record-equaling 20th Grand Slam and sixth Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic won a record-equaling 20th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon on Sunday with a four-set victory over battling Matteo Berrettini of Italy.

2021-07-12 09:22

McGregor loses to Poirier again after suffering leg injury

American brawler Dustin Poirier overpowered Conor McGregor on Saturday in Las Vegas, winning their lightweight UFC trilogy fight by a TKO after the Irishman appeared to snap his left leg in the waning moments of the opening round.

2021-07-11 15:15

Barty beats Pliskova at Wimbledon for 2nd Grand Slam title

Ash Barty got off to a perfect start in the Wimbledon final by collecting the first 14 points, then needed to hold off a comeback bid before beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Saturday for her second Grand Slam title.

2021-07-11 13:43

'We all regret no fans at Tokyo Games,' IOC chief says

The Tokyo Olympics will definitely have a different feel, as spectators are banned from the venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach promised athletes Friday a global digital audience of billions.

2021-07-10 11:32

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay

The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday but the public was kept away from a low-key welcoming ceremony over coronavirus fears, after a "heartbreaking" announcement that spectators would be banned from most Games events.

2021-07-09 13:35

Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators, after Japan declared a coronavirus state of emergency for the capital that will run throughout the event.

2021-07-08 22:28

Korea launches delegation for Tokyo Olympics

South Korea embarked on a quest for a top-10 performance at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics with a launching ceremony for its delegation on Thursday, with the weary nation ready to lean on its Olympians for hope and inspiration during the global coronavirus pandemic.

2021-07-08 17:44

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