The opening ceremony’s creative director is dismissed over a Holocaust joke.

By BY MOTOKO RICH, HIKARI HIDA AND MAKIKO INOUE from NYT Sports The decades-old joke came to light days before the ceremony and was the latest scandal to confront organizers of the Tokyo Games.https://nyti.ms/3eJ5Z9F

Eva Szekely Dies at 92; Survived Holocaust to Win Olympic Gold

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT Sports Szekely, a Hungarian, became an Olympic champion after she was nearly killed during the Nazi occupation of Hungary.https://nyti.ms/2VPHRJS

M.L.S. Lifts Ban on Signs Featuring the Iron Front

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Under the league’s code of conduct for fans, some supporters in Portland were prohibited from attending matches this season after challenging a ban on the Iron Front, an anti-Nazi symbol.https://nyti.ms/2ltWoLt