Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive today after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their fate probably decided in the next three months. The Olympics open on July 24 with 11,000 athletes slated to participate.
Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 today, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at number one in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban. She has been dealing with problems in her right shoulder for years and lost the last four matches she played at major tournaments.