Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics,

TOKYO >> Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday.

Officials said the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic, an idea strongly opposed by the Japanese public. Japan has attributed about 8,800 deaths to COVID-19 and has controlled the virus better than most countries.

About 1 million tickets are reported to have been sold to fans from outside Japan. Organizers have promised refunds, but this will be determined by socalled Authorized Ticket Resellers that handle sales outside Japan.

About 4.45 million tickets were sold to Japan residents. Organizers are expected next month to announce the capacity at venues, which will be filled by local residents.

Pro football

SOURCE: GIANTS, STAR RECEIVER GOLLADAY REACH DEAL >> The New York Giants have their playmaker receiver, reaching an agreement with former Detroit Lions star Kenny Golladay, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Golladay played in only five games last season because of a hip injury.

Baseball

MINOR LEAGUE CUBS

PLAYER ARRESTED OVER DRUGS >> A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag.

The Vail Daily reports Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on Thursday on charges including unlawful distribution of methamphetamine and oxycodone, both class 1 drug felonies, as well as charges of unlawful possession of each drug, both class 4 drug felonies.

Skiing

SLOVAKIAN VLHOVA WINS WORLD CUP >> Petra Vlhova won the women’s World Cup overall title as the first Slovakian to be crowned the best all-around skier.

Needing only a top-14 finish in her specialist slalom event, Vlhova placed sixth in a race Katharina Liensberger won by 1.24 seconds.

That earned Liensberger the season-long discipline title, edging Mikaela Shiffrin who also placed second in the race.

The result gave the 25-year-old Vlhova an unbeatable lead of more than 100 points in the standings over Lara Gut-Behrami.

YOSHIKAZU TSUNO, POOL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, on a screen, delivers an opening speech while Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto listens at a five-party meeting on Saturday.