UK’s Johnson likens Putin’s World Cup to 1936 Berlin Olympics
London: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson agreed on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin would exploit the…
Olympics
Futuristic superheroes picked as Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots
TOKYO: Tokyo on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked,…
Record-breaking Norway out of Olympic golden shoes
OSLO: Norway might have won the most medals of any country ever at a Winter Olympics but it has come at a cost --…
Olympics: IOC discussing norovirus outbreak, more cases reported
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Olympic officials are discussing measures to combat the spread of a virus that causes…
North Korea says no US talks planned at Olympics, Pence vows continued pressure
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has no intention of meeting US officials during the Winter Olympics that start in…
Russia to create sports competition for banned Olympic athletes
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to organise a sports competition for Russian athletes…
Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics
GENEVA: Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its…
Football World Cup, Olympics terror threats growing, says Interpol
DOHA: Terror and cyber-security threats to major global sporting events, including football's World Cup and the…
Brazil arrests Rio 2016 Olympic committee chairman on corruption charges
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police on Thursday arrested the chairman of the country's Olympic Committee as part of a…
Paris, Los Angeles confirmed as Olympic hosts
LIMA, PERU: The International Olympic Committee named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics…