Tag: Japan
Osaka says she won’t do news conferences at French Open
PARIS — Tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is not going to speak to the media during the upcoming French Open.
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PGA Tour returns to Texas as LPGA heads to Las Vegas
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CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE
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US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases...
Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic
Simone Biles and her ever-expanding array of signature skills sure look ready for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Coates gets backlash saying Olympics are on, no matter virus
TOKYO — If John Coates was trying to stir controversy, he succeeded.
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Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
DES MOINES, Iowa — The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound...
Wieters, Frazier, Kemp on US roster for Olympic qualifying
CARY, N.C. — Pitchers Homer Bailey, Edwin Jackson and David Robertson, catcher Matt Wieters, infielder Todd Frazier and outfielders Matt Kemp and John Jay...
World Athletics approves 23 Russians to compete as neutrals
MONACO — World Athletics has declared 23 Russian track and field athletes eligible to compete under a neutral flag ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Japan approves 2 new vaccines ahead of emergency expansion
TOKYO — Japan on Friday approved the use of two new vaccines — Moderna and AstraZeneca — hours ahead of an expansion of a...
South Korea’s Moon to nudge Biden on North Korea diplomacy
<p>South Korean President Moon Jae-in is hoping Friday's White House meeting with President Joe Biden will lead to renewed diplomatic urgency by the U.S....