Tokyo Olympics: winning could become about managing COVID stress
Jul 24, 2021 05:11 am UTC| Sports
Olympism, the 19th-century philosophy of the modern Olympic Games, can be summed up as making the world better through sport. At its heart lie three values: excellence, friendship and respect. While encouraging people to...
Wavve to air Olympics to catch up with Netflix in S.Korea
Jul 23, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Economy Sports
South Korean video streaming service Wavve is eyeing to boost its user base this summer by airing the Tokyo Olympics and catch up to market leader Netflix Inc. The Tokyo Olympics, which officially kick off Friday, may...
S. Korea's F&F to invest $350.5 million in TaylorMade Golf buyout
Jul 21, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Sports Economy
South Korean clothing company FF is investing $350.5 million in subordinated equities and mezzanine instruments to back a proposed $1.8 billion private equity firm-led 100 percent acquisition of California-based golf...
S. Korean food firms boost offerings at golf courses
Jul 20, 2021 23:10 pm UTC| Sports Economy
South Korean food firms such as Ourhome Co., Shinsegae Food Inc., and Seoul Jangsoo Co. have been boosting their offerings at golf courses, which have been enjoying a boom since the coronavirus outbreak. Ourhome Co., in...
Jul 19, 2021 23:51 pm UTC| Economy Sports
Japans major sporting goods makers, such as Asics, have mostly given up on plans to use the Tokyo Olympics to promote their brands due to the lack of spectators at most stadiums and worries about spreading the...
Tokyo 2020: with no spectators, local sponsors lose out
Jul 18, 2021 10:41 am UTC| Business Sports
After much deliberation over whether spectators would be allowed, a new COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan sealed the deal: this years Olympic Games will have no domestic or foreign spectators. Despite this, the Tokyo...
Euro 2020 set England up for a strong World Cup in 2022
Jul 18, 2021 10:30 am UTC| Sports
Following Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarummas save of Bukayo Sakas penalty in the final moments of the Euro 2020 final, attention has been fiercely focused on the appalling and unacceptable racial abuse of the England...
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