Three cities expressed "initial interest" in organizing the 2030 winter games. These are: American Salt Lake City, Japanese Sapporo and Barcelona in Spain - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.more

Poland defeated the Netherlands by 3-1 to join the hosts into the semis.more

The start of the Vatican's representation at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 seems real, says Father Melchor Sanchez de Toca, head of the sports department at the Pontifical Council for Culture.more

Russia's anti-doping agency, Rusada, has announced it will appeal against the four-year doping sanctions barring the country from competing under its flag at top international sporting events.more

Tokyo 2020 organizers held an earthquake drill on Thursday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a newly built venue for next year's Olympics, to test their readiness should a disaster strike during the Games.more

A man who lost his 12-year-old daughter in a tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan in March 2011 has been chosen to take part in the 2020 Olympic torch relay.more

The city is facing a hotel room shortage of an estimated 14,000 rooms each day of the Olympics, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, leaving the city scrambling to find alternatives to house millions of tourists.more

Queensland has announced it will make a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympics Games in 2032. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's cabinet on Monday gave the green light for the state government to officially go after the iconic sporting event. more

The ban means Russia will miss next year's Olympics in Tokyo, as well as the Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. It leaves the door open to Russian athletes determined to be free of doping to compete under a neutral flag.more

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has announced he will be "back on the track" at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The British long-distance runner announced, in a video posted on his youtube channel, his intention to switch back to the track from road running, where he had been focusing on the marathon distance (42.2km) since August 2017.more

The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 games are to use 1,300 tons of ice to cool the air in the halls, around the arenas and in the fan zones. more

French hotel owners assailed Airbnb on Wednesday over its new partnership with the International Olympic Committee, warning they would stop working on the planning for the Paris 2024 summer Games to protest against what they call an unfair competitor.more

On November 27 in the Swiss Mies, at the FIBA headquarters, the draw of basketball qualifying tournaments for the Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place with the participation of the Polish national team. The competition will take place in June in Canada, Croatia, Serbia and Lithuania - the federation said.more

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will be the first runner from Japan to carry the flame on its journey to next year's Summer Games, the Tokyo organizing committee said Monday.more

Anita Włodarczyk is to receive the gold medal of the Olympic Games in London tomorrow during the Gala of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Olympic Committee.more

Tokyo, host of the 2020 Olympic Games, is considering proposing to start the marathon and race walking events as early as 3:00 a.m. to counter an IOC decision to move the races to Sapporo due to worries about heat, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday.more

Former world sport star, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be one of the guests at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The ceremony will take place on Monday, but it is not yet known what role the Jamaican sprinter will play.more

British athletes will be taught how to wash their hands properly before Tokyo 2020, as hygiene becomes a new frontier in the hunt for marginal gains. The English Institute of Sport is to recommend that athletes use SureWash, an online training programme used by professionals in the NHS, before the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.more

Roger Federer has confirmed plans to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in singles. Federer, 38, missed Rio 2016 through injury and had been indecisive over whether he should travel to Japan next year to represent Switzerland.more

Sergio Ramos is considering representing Spain at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer. An Olympic medal is one of the few accolades missing from the Real Madrid captain's glittering haul, and he is believed to be desperate to add it to his collection.more

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has taken steps to give up her U.S. citizenship to play for Japan in the 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said on Thursday.more

The organizers of next year's Olympic games in Tokyo are afraid that they will not be able to employ over 50,000 professional bodyguards needed during the competition of athletes. Hence the idea to use members of the Japanese territorial self-defense forces, police officers and volunteers.more

The Polish national basketball team has advanced by as many as 12 positions in the FIBA ranking and is currently 13th in the world and 9th in Europe.more

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry says he expects to play for the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics, telling ESPN: "That is the plan, for sure."more

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.more