Games & Gaming

Tokyo—Japan’s government has approved a plan to reduce the seating and slash the construction cost of the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after vocal and public opposition to the initial design erupted. 

By Joe Kay / The Associated Press Mason, Ohio—Novak Djokovic played his best match. Serena Williams? Well, she needed to pull a Serena to move on. 

Greensboro, North Carolina—Tiger Woods signed up for his first Wyndham Championship knowing a win would definitively keep his season from ending. 

Top beverage brand Milo once again welcomed young athletes to the 2015 Milo Little Olympics, regarded as the most recognized and longest-running inter-school youth sports competition in the Philippines. 

Sheboygan, Wisconsin—The second round of the PGA Championship offered a little bit of everything last Friday (last Saturday in Manila), except a conclusion.

Montreal—Top-ranked Novak Djokovic survived two match points and rallied to beat Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-1, last Friday night (last Saturday morning in Manila) in the Rogers Cup quarterfinals. 

Rio de Janeiro—The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top water expert said last Friday (last Saturday in Manila) the body “never advised against viral testing” for Rio de Janeiro’s polluted waterways, where about 1,400 athletes will compete in Olympic events next year. 

National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James is about to make life better for over a thousand kids by promising to pay college tuition for every single one of them. 

By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press Tiger Woods started the year with high hopes and a clean bill of health. Rory McIlroy was the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, the winner of back-to-back majors and the overwhelming favorite to complete the career Grand Slam at the Masters and expand his trophy case of majors. The landscape looks …

Clinching the right to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 will provide hefty economic opportunities for Beijing and its surrounding regions, analysts say.