Craftsman Kimiaki Kono was hoping the Tokyo Olympics would be a chance to win new fans for Japan's lute-like shamisen, but the pandemic has left things on a sour note.

Toshihiro Nikai, the long-serving secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party, said the Games could be axed, according to reports from Japan.

Real Madrid seal their spot in the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate win over Liverpool after a goalless draw in the second leg.

Tokyo 2020 will introduce several new sports to the Olympic movement including skateboarding as New Zealand marks 100 days until the Games begin.

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Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu on Monday entered the history books as the country’s first major political office holder to win a football gold medal at the National Sports Festival, after leading Team Edo to a 3-2 win over Team Lagos in the final of the men’s football event of the 20th edition in Benin City.

Jose Mourinho hits back at Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who believes Son-Heung Min conned the referee during United's 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

With Germany continuing to struggle to take control of the third wave, the number of COVID-19 cases in German football are increasing. Some teams are in quarantine, and the end of season schedule is in chaos.

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In Cape Town, a handful of purists practice bodysurfing, a type of surfing without boards or bragging, the closest you can possibly get to the waves. It is a little-known sport, which historians trace back to the origins of surfing.

A worsening relationship between North and South Korea is not the only hurdle the rivals will need to overcome to win the bid, which aims to promote "world peace through sports."

North Korean officials said they decided against participating "to protect players from the world public health crisis caused by COVID-19." It's the first country to drop out of the games over virus concerns.