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IOC approves cricket for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

MUMBAI: Cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, organisers announced Monday. A vote of the...

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 vomiting and diarrhea after 42 new cases...

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics

GENEVA: Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will...

Kuwait passes new sport law aimed at ending FIFA, IOC bans

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's parliament on Sunday endorsed a new law on sport which it hopes will end bans from international competitions over alleged government...

Bolt loses gold as IOC strip Jamaica of 2008 relay win

LAUSANNE. SWITZERLAND: Usain Bolt lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals on Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m...

IOC considering cost-saving Tokyo 2020 venues

TOKYO: The International Olympic Committee has refused to rule out the option of moving Tokyo 2020 Games venues to other Japanese cities in a...

IOC concerned about Tokyo 2020 costs

TOKYO: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that it felt costs for the 2020 Tokyo Games looked "very high" and would work with...

New mayor kills off Rome’s bid for 2024 Olympics

ROME: Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement.

Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.

Olympics: IOC decides against blanket doping ban for Russia

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee ordered individual sports federations to decide whether Russian competitors should take part in the Rio Games after failing to agree on a complete ban over Russia's state-run doping.

Suspended Kuwait seeks $1 bn in damages from IOC

KUWAIT CITY:  Kuwait has filed suit in a Swiss court seeking $1 billion in damages from the International Olympic Committee over its suspension from competition, its youth and information minister said.

Rio Games refugee team will have 10 athletes: IOC

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday unveiled its first ever team of refugees which will have 10 members and 12 officials and will compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games under the Olympic flag.

23 athletes from London Olympics positive in doping retests

BERLIN: Twenty-three athletes from five sports tested positive for banned drugs in re-checks of 265 samples from the 2012 London Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

Rio Olympics to be held despite Rousseff impeachment, says IOC

BERLIN: The preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will not be affected by the Brazilian senate's vote to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.

IOC to unveil major Olympic changes next week

MONACO: The International Olympic Committee will unveil plans to overhaul parts of the sporting extravaganza next week as they look to make the Games more attractive to fans and sponsors alike.

Olympics-IOC meets Saudi Olympic chief, discuss women in Games

BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee has met with the new Saudi Arabian Olympic chief to discuss women's participation in the Games among other issues, amid the country's failure to send any female athletes to the Asian Games.

National hockey team will participate in AYG, YOG: Arif Hasan

LAHORE: President of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen (retd) Arif Hasan said on Sunday that although national hockey team is not present in...

IOC chief Bach vows toughest anti-doping program ever

SEOUL: Anti-doping measures for the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be the toughest of any Winter Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Thursday. Bach,...
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