The Netherlands will hope to build on their European Baseball Championship success by winning the crucial Africa/Europe qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Japanese video gaming giant Nintendo has released a new trailer for the upcoming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 title.

Japanese Government Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba has called for increased collaboration between central and local authorities to help prepare for potential natural disasters.

David Rudisha has targeted a return to competition next year as the 800 metres world record holder attempts to bounce back from injury to earn a third Olympic title at Tokyo 2020.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Sebastian Brendel of Germany was among the winners on the final day of the Tokyo 2020 canoe sprint test event.

Shogo Nakamura and Honami Maeda won the men's and women's races respectively at the Tokyo 2020 marathon test event.

The first Marathon Grand Championship (MGC) starts tomorrow, with the incentive of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games spots up for grabs.

World champions Stanislau Daineka and Dzmitry Natynchyk of Belarus cruised into the men's K2 1,000 metres semi-final at the canoe sprint test event for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi believes the Tokyo 2020 Urban Festival will help the international multi-sport event's programme stay relevant.

The Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has sent an SOS letter to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) seeking a special grant for the country's top judoka, Shah Hussain Shah, to ensure his participation in tournaments to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

A senior doctor at the Japan Medical Association (JMA) has criticised the scheduling of next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo and warned heatstroke will be the "biggest risk" during the event.

Japan's new Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto has dismissed calls from South Korea to ban the "Rising Sun" Flag at Tokyo 2020, as she became the latest official to comment on the row threatening to overshadow next year's Olympic Games.

Artificial snow was sprayed on volunteers attending the Tokyo 2020 canoe sprint test event, as part of measures designed to combat the high temperatures expected during next year's Olympic Games.

World champion Alena Nazdrova was among the semi-final victors on the opening day of the Ready Steady Tokyo canoe sprint test event at Sea Forest Waterway.