Olympic

France sees no Olympic spike in Covid cases: minister

There has been no spike in Covid cases in France as tourists surge in for… Read More

Cricket, baseball to make a return to Olympic Games

Baseball, cricket (T20), flag football, lacrosse and squash are the five sports submitted by the… Read More

LVMH strikes Paris Olympic Games sponsorship deal

LVMH also design medals for the event and sponsor athletes. Read More

P.T. Usha elected India’s first woman Olympic chief

Former track and field star P.T. Usha was named the first woman president of the… Read More

King Kipchoge retains men’s Olympic marathon title

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a… Read More

Japan to vaccinate Olympic athletes before Games

Japan's government had previously denied it was considering a plan to vaccinate athletes ahead of… Read More

Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault

South Korea's double Olympic short track gold medallist Shim Suk-hee has accused her former coach… Read More

Olympic athletes have heart problems, too

ROME: Some Olympic athletes could be at risk while training and competing because of heart… Read More

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games

TOKYO: The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japan's capital gears up to… Read More

Murray sails on as Nadal, Wawrinka fall in upsets

CINCINNATI: Olympic champion Andy Murray restored some order at the Western & Southern Open by cutting… Read More

Imperious Bolt completes amazing 100m treble

RIO: For 9.81 glorious seconds on Sunday, all the ills that have dogged athletics recently… Read More

Gunfire feared in Olympic bus attack

RIO DE JANEIRO: A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack Tuesday and police… Read More

Girl finds stolen Olympic gold medal from parking lot

ATLANTA: A 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from champion canoeist Joe Jacobi's car earlier this… Read More

Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games

ATHENS: The Olympic flame that will burn in Rio in August for the first Games… Read More

Martial artists look beyond kung fu fighting to Olympic glory

JAKARTA: Twirling spears, swords and clubs at frightening speeds, the brightly clad fighters performing backflips… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan

GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a crowd of spectators at… Read More

IOC to unveil major Olympic changes next week

MONACO: The International Olympic Committee will unveil plans to overhaul parts of the sporting extravaganza… Read More

Asian Olympic officials upset that athletes stopped from competing

SOUTH KOREA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has criticised the world governing bodies for… Read More

Pistorius cleared of murder, culpable homicide verdict to come

PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius was cleared on Thursday of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but the Olympic… Read More