Japanese Government claim "absolutely no truth" in report of Tokyo 2020 cancellation

The Japanese Government has denied reports that this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japanese Government has denied reports that this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) lost more than CHF633,000 (£519,000/$715,000/€589,000) in 2019, more than doubling its 2018 deficit.
Belarus has been stripped of another major event after the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) confirmed Minsk would not hold its World Championships later this year.
Los Angeles 2028 has appointed Facebook and Yahoo! vice-president Cipora Herman as its chief financial officer.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has moved it's two-day Constitutional Congress back by a month, but will go ahead with elections as planned in the last week of March.
Three-time major winner Sir Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Australian Open after failing to agree a "workable quarantine" plan with Tennis Australia.
Campaign groups fighting against the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China have joined forces to pressure sponsors to withdraw their support of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
FC Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin is "thinking about" staging this year's European Championship in one country.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery last month, his daughter has revealed.
Organisers of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games are confident venue construction will be complete by March.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Athletes' Commission is set to hold its first-ever elections later this month.
Organisers of the rescheduled Ryder Cup are planning to host more than 40,000 people a day at the postponed event at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in September if the COVID-19 pandemic situation improves.
Tokyo 2020 marketing agency Dentsu is reportedly looking to sell its headquarters in the Japanese capital for ¥300 billion (£2.1 billion/$2.89 billion/€2.37 billion).
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is set to elect a new chairperson of its Athletes' Council during the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The French University Sports Federation (FFSU) has launched the U-RUN Challenge which is set to continue until February 14.