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Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

Jack Tarrant, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 11:59 AM

As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world's biggest sporting event may be too big a gamble. Read more »

Japan plans mass virus jabs ahead of Olympics from May: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 01:46 PM

Japan aims to start vaccinating the general public against the coronavirus in May -- just two months before the postponed Olympics -- after targeted jabs for the most vulnerable, reports said Wednesday.   Read more »

Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Chris Gallagher, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:28 PM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public opposition as Japan battles a surge in coronavirus infections. Read more »

Australia's 'black summer' bushfires killed or harmed more than 60,000 koalas - WWF

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 01:40 PM

More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble. Read more »

Olympic medalists automatically nominated to PH Sports Hall of Fame

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:40 AM

Filipino athletes who win medals in the Olympic games will receive automatic nominations to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame. Read more »

Heat wave returns to Australia on first day of summer

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 02:34 PM

An intense heat wave returned to Australia's south and east on Tuesday, the first day of the southern hemisphere summer, raising risks of bush fires after the country sweltered through its hottest November on record. Read more »

Olympic chief says Games cannot be 'marketplace of demonstrations'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 03:18 PM

Olympic chief Thomas Bach warned against allowing the Games to "descend into a marketplace of demonstrations" on Saturday after criticism of a rule banning protests by athletes. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics organisers say will cut costs by $280M

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 10:21 PM

The cost of the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics will be slashed by $280 million, organisers said Wednesday, touting a scaled-back, less flashy Games, with cuts to everything from staffing to pyrotechnics.   Read more »

Olympic costs are out of control, warn Oxford academics

John Weaver, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 11:38 PM

That is the stark warning from University of Oxford academics, who say the current model for the four-yearly event is unsustainable.   Read more »

Tokyo 2020 should be held 'at any cost': Japan Olympic minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 04:10 PM

Tokyo 2020 should be held next year "at any cost" given athletes' efforts to be ready, Japan's Olympic minister said Tuesday, a day after the IOC's John Coates told AFP that the postponed Games would go ahead in 2021 "with or without Covid". Read more »

Itchyworms to perform in UK-based Gotobeat Online Summer Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 02:48 PM

OPM rock band Itchyworms was recently picked from among dozens of applicants from around the world to join the upcoming Gotobeat Online Summer Festival. Read more »

Alapag relishes 'eye-opening' experience with Sacramento in NBA Summer League

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 01:01 PM

Alab Pilipinas head coach Jimmy Alapag learned plenty in his stint with the Sacramento Kings during the NBA Summer League last year, an experience that he described as "eye-opening." Read more »

Table tennis: Josephine Medina sees 2021 Paralympics bid get boost

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Jul 03 11:31 PM

Medina’s chances of returning to the Summer Paralympics were boosted after the International Table Tennis Federation named her as an alternate to the 2021 Games in Tokyo. Read more »

Crowds pack Arizona river as US posts record COVID-19 cases for 3 days running

Lisa Shumaker, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 29 01:18 PM

Hot and sunny weather in Arizona led to crowds tubing on at least one river this weekend as that state and a dozen others face the worst surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic started.   Read more »

Sky watchers' treat

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 11:51 PM

Iridescent clouds cover the sun as the moon begins to move away during a partial solar eclipse in this photo taken from Barangay Valencia in Quezon City at 4:47 PM on Sunday.  Read more »

Partial solar eclipse nasaksihan sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 07:07 PM

Inabangan ng buong mundo ang annular solar eclipse ngayong Linggo pero sa Pilipinas, partial solar eclipse lang ang nasilayan. Read more »

Partial solar eclipse seen in Manila

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 05:56 PM

The annular solar eclipse appears behind the statue of Andres Bonifacio, dubbed as the ‘Ama ng Katipunan’ at a park adjacent to the Manila City Hall on Sunday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ligtas na pag-obserba sa 'Ring of Fire' eclipse sa Father's Day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 08:10 PM

Espesyal ang Father’s Day ngayong taon dahil sasabay ito sa summer solstice at ang inaabangang annular solar eclipse o tinatawag na "Ring of Fire" eclipse. Read more »

'Ring of Fire' eclipse, summer solstice to fall on Father's Day

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 12:42 PM

Two astronomical events will fall on Father's Day, June 21: namely, the annular solar eclipse and summer solstice, the weather bureau said Friday. Read more »

EXPLAINER: Summer might slow coronavirus but is unlikely to stop it

Kate Kelland, Manas Mishra and Christine Soares, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 07:49 AM

The arrival of warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere raises the question of whether summer could slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Here is what science says. Read more »