Over half of Tokyo respondents don’t want Oly in 2021

NEWDELHI:WITH a week left for the Tokyo governor’s election amid a raging debate over the billions being spent on the postponed Olympics, more than half the Japanese capital’s residents polled feel the Games should not be held next year.

In a telephonic poll conducted by Kyodo News and Tokyo MX television between June 26-28, 51.7 per cent of the 1,030 respondents hoped the 2021 Games are postponed again or cancelled while 46.3 per cent want the rescheduled Olympics to go ahead.

Among those opposed to the Games, 27.7 per cent wanted them cancelled while 24.0 per cent were for another delay.

KYRGIOS FLAYS ZVEREV OVER PARTY VIDEOS SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios let rip at “selfish” fellow tennis star Alexander Zverev on Monday after the German was seen partying despite promising to self-isolate following Novak Djokovic’s coronavirus-hit Adria Tour.

“If you have the audacity to put out a tweet that you made your management write on your behalf saying you’re going to self-isolate for 14 days and apologising to the general public for putting their health at risk, at least have the audacity to stay inside for 14 days, my god,” Kyrgios said on Instagram.

COUNTY SEASON TO START FROM AUG 1 LONDON: The English county cricket season will start on August 1, the ECB said. The format has still to be decided, although the ECB said this was “due to be agreed” by the 18 firstclass counties in early July.