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With a year to go, support slides for pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Several dozen protesters in masks gathered in front of Japan's National Stadium on Friday, the day the Olympic Games should have begun, to protest against holding them next year given the danger of the novel coronavirus.
Creator of Misha, mascot of 1980 Moscow Olympics, dies at 84
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian illustrator who designed Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics that were boycotted by a slew of countries, died on Monday aged 84, a publisher of children's books said.
Aaron the Dragon in face-off at Fight Island
PETALING JAYA: It will be an Enter The Dragon experience for Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) Aaron Phillips as he gets an unexpected face-off against Jack Shore in the UFC Fight Night 172 at the exotic Abu Dhabi Fight Island tomorrow.
Kobe Bryant honoured in Bosnia with giant mural on school wall
GRADISKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who died in a helicopter crash in January, has been honoured with a giant mural commissioned by sports enthusiasts and painted on the side of an elementary school building in northern Bosnia.
The never-say-die golfer
FOR more than two decades, M. Ramayah has been a household name in Malaysian golf right until the late 90s.
Drawing up a new life
PETALING JAYA: Most athletes are eagerly waiting for the sports scene to come alive again but not the country’s third ranked women’s singles shuttler Lee Ying Ying.
Coronavirus-fighting mascot leaves Singapore's soccer fans up in arms
(Reuters) - Singapore's government has axed an entire team of coronavirus-fighting mascots after one Liverpool-hating member of the five-strong band of fictional superheroes ended up enraging a section of the city's passionate soccer supporters.
WWE - McIntyre shines spotlight on British wrestling with sport at a standstill
(Reuters) - Sports events worldwide may have been almost brought to a standstill by the coronavirus pandemic but Drew McIntyre has put professional wrestling in the spotlight in Britain after he was crowned World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) world champion.
Mayweather to return to boxing ring ... in virtual matchups
(Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather went undefeated during his storied career and will now hope to maintain that dominance in simulated bouts after agreeing to put his digital likeness up against other boxing greats, it was announced on Thursday.
Fury in safe hands with cuts man 'Stitch'
(Reuters) - Millions will tune in to watch Tyson Fury's attempt to dethrone Deontay Wilder in their WBC world heavyweight showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday but no one will be watching more intently than Jacob Duran, otherwise known as 'Stitch'.
