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Tokyo 2020 organisers says new head needs deep understanding of gender equality
TOKYO (Reuters) - Whoever becomes the next president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee must have a deep understanding of gender equality, organisers said on Tuesday, after former head Yoshiro Mori quit over sexist remarks he had made.
Kawabuchi to turn down Tokyo 2020 chief Mori's request to replace him: Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Saburo Kawabuchi, the 84-year-old former Japan Football Association president that Tokyo Olympic organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori hand-picked to replace him, has decided to decline the job, the Asahi newspaper reported on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the opening ceremony.
Factbox: Key facts about likely Tokyo 2020 new chief, Saburo Kawabuchi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Key facts about Saburo Kawabuchi, 84, who, according to sources familiar with the situation, is poised to replace Yoshiro Mori as the head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee after Mori decided to step down over sexist comments.
Tokyo 2020's Mori to quit, sources say, as he vows to end controversy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said on Thursday, while the former prime minister said he could not let the controversy drag on.
PSG beat Marseille to keep pace with Lille and Lyon
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain claimed a clinical 2-0 win at bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille on Sunday to keep pace with fellow Ligue 1 title contenders Lille and Olympique Lyonnais.
Paris St Germain's Neymar doubtful for Marseille clash
PARIS (Reuters) - Neymar is doubtful for Paris St Germain's clash against Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday due to gastroenteritis, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday.
Soccer-Marseille mayor wants to sell OM's stadium
PARIS (Reuters) - Marseille mayor Benoit Payan said he wanted to sell the Ligue 1 club's Stade Velodrome because it is too expensive for the city.
'Hoping and praying': Tampa eyes Super Bowl windfall despite COVID-19 crunch
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - This Sunday's Super Bowl in Tampa will hardly rake in as much revenue as in past years but it is a welcome salve for Florida's third-largest city, with local businesses grateful for any windfall during a pandemic.
Rio de Janeiro gives up on planned new F1 circuit
(Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's new mayor has scrapped previous plans, criticised by seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton and environmentalists, to build a new Formula One circuit in the city.
