Sailor Hannah Mills and rower Mohamed Sbihi have been chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at Friday’s Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. Mills, who won gold at Rio 2016 and silver at London 2012, will become the fourth British woman to carry the flag at a summer Games. It is the first time nations […]
The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held. Footage of Kentaro Kobayashi from the 1990s recently emerged in which he appears to be making jokes about the Holocaust. Japan’s Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto said the video ridiculed “painful facts of history”. The […]
Two South Africa footballers have become the first competitors to test positive for coronavirus in the athletes’ village in Tokyo – five days before the start of the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, six athletes and two staff members from Team GB’s athletics team are self-isolating after being identified as close contacts of an individual who tested […]
By Mark Lowen BBC Rome correspondent “Do the English really put pineapple on pizza?” asks the Italian daily La Repubblica in a piece by its London correspondent. “Rarely,” it concludes, “but the real problem is adding cream to spaghetti carbonara.” Sunday’s Euro final is not just a clash of sport, but of cultures. “The thing […]
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, despite warnings from health bosses. Overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans could attend providing crowds did not exceed 50% of a venue’s capacity. Fans will not be allowed to shout or speak loudly, and must wear face masks […]
One of India’s greatest athletes, Milkha Singh, has died from Covid-related complications, aged 91. Popularly known as “the Flying Sikh”, Singh won four Asian gold medals and finished fourth in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics. In 2013, his story was turned into the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – Run Milkha Run. […]
Coronavirus pandemic Having no spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is the “least risky” option, Japanese medical experts have said. In a report, they warned there was “a risk the movement of people” would spread Covid infections and “strain the [country’s] medical system”. But other Japanese officials have indicated they want domestic fans to attend […]
By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport Djokovic is the first man in the Open era to win a Grand Slam after twice fighting back from two sets down Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. The […]
President Joe Biden has revoked an executive order from his predecessor Donald Trump banning Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat in the US. The ban faced a series of legal challenges and never came into force. Instead, the US Department of Commerce will now review apps designed and developed by those in “the jurisdiction of a […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Late on the night of 4 May, shots rang out in the Indian capital, Delhi, at a sports stadium famous for wrestling. When the police arrived at the Chhatrasal stadium, they found five vehicles parked outside and a shotgun and three cartridges in the backseat of an SUV. They also found […]
