Tokyo Games: Who will Light The Flame?

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka will be a heavy favourite to triumph on the hardcourts in Tokyo. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020......

Japan speculates over identity of final Olympic torchbearer

IMAGE:  Japan's Hinako Shibuno celebrates by kissing the trophy after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Women’s British Open. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters......

'Mermaid' Liu swims world record time to win 50m backstroke gold

It was the first world record to fall in the Asian Games pool since Japan's Kosuke Kitajima improved the 200m breaststroke mark in Busan in 2002. IMAGE: Liu Xiang competes in the women's 50 metres......

BCCI only interested in making money out of cricket: OCA

BCCI chief N Srinivasan. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters BCCI's decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on......

Kitajima ponders future after London Olympics flop

Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima is in no rush to make a decision on his future after the four-times Olympic champion failed to deliver at the London Games, local media reported on Wednesday. The......