Holders West Indies have been drawn in the same group as current world number one side England, Australia and South Africa for this year's International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup.

One-hundred-year-old Hungarian gymnastics gold medallist Agnes Keleti and 13-year-old Olympic skateboard debutant Sky Brown have been brought together in What Agnes Saw - a new short film released by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of their "Stronger Together" campaign.

Leading Japanese Reconstruction Agency official Yasuyuki Kobayashi has insisted that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will still play a part in helping Japan recover from the impact of the devastating tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011.

United Nations secretary general António Guterres has welcomed the start of the Olympic Truce, one week before the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony here.

Olympic organisers have announced that Tokyo Waterfront City will be closed to the public during the Olympics and fans will also be discouraged from gathering in front of the Olympic Flame.

Agones Olympic Myth and Revival is a new television documentary on the first modern Olympic Games which is to be premiered this Sunday on Greek National Television. 

Tokyo 2020 has announced that the Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies will be linked by the concept of "Moving Forward", a reference to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will follow in the footsteps of legendary Kenyan Olympic champion Kip Keino when he receives the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony here.

The Japanese ambassador in Greece has presented special awards to members of the team which lit the Olympic Flame for Tokyo 2020 in Ancient Olympia. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed a simplified points system for the second World Test Championship (WTC2), which begins next month.

Greg Rutherford admitted COVID-19 restrictions at Tokyo 2020 could limit the Olympic experience for many athletes.

A virtual Olympic Stadium on Sunday (July 18) will display giant "imaginary creatures" from around the world this Sunday in a show set to include a hip hop dancer who is only seven-years-old.

The wording of the official Olympic oath to be taken at the Opening Ceremony at Tokyo 2020 next week as been revealed in what the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are describing as a "fundamental change".

An Olympic Agora has opened in the Tokyo district of Nihonbashi to celebrate the distinctive art and culture of the Olympic Games.