The Federal Court of Australia orders that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention and allowed to compete in the Australian Open in order to defend his Championship, and also orders the federal government to pay Djokovic's legal fees. 2022-01-10
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin both test positive for COVID-19. 2021-11-3
The United States will require athletes to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. 2021-09-22
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledges help to the Cook Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue and Tonga to strengthen their health systems while vowing to the leaders of those nations to host a "safe and secure" 2020 Summer Olympics. 2021-06-30
North Korea announces that the country has withdrawn from participating in the Summer Olympics in Japan, citing COVID-19 concerns. 2021-04-6
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says that the Summer Olympics will be held in July, despite a state of emergency currently being declared in Tokyo. 2021-01-21
Greg Norman, Australian former world number one champion of the 1986 and 1993 Open Championships, tests positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized in the United States due to having symptoms. 2020-12-25
The National Football League issues a mandate requiring all fans to wear face masks at stadiums during the upcoming season. 2020-07-22