LAUSANNE: The three cities bidding for the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics had the first of their two presentations to the...
LAUSANNE: The three cities bidding for the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics had the first of their two presentations to the...
A) Thomas Bach of Germany, B) Sergei Bubka of Ukraine, C) Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico, D) NG Ser Miang of Singapore, E)...
PARIS: Madrid hosting the 2020 Summer Olympic Games can demonstrate to the world they can be done effectively on a reasonable budget, the...
Switzerland: An International Olympic Committee report on the three cities wanting to host the 2020 Summer Olympics indicated there was no clear favourite...
KINGSTON: The Jamaican government needs to establish an accredited anti-doping laboratory to protect its world-class athletes from taking contaminated substances, the coach of...
ISTANBUL: Violent protests that have hit Turkey over recent days need to end swiftly but will have no bearing on Istanbul’s candidacy to...
OSLO: Keshorn Walcott was arguably the biggest surprise of the London Olympics, the now 20-year-old Trinidad and Tobago native shocking the field to...
PARIS: The nationwide unrest that has swept Turkey with the focal point in Istanbul will not have any bearing on the city’s attempt...
BERLIN: Violent protests across several major Turkish cities since the end of May have raised concerns for the safety of the upcoming Mediterranean...
NEW YORK: Major League Baseball will seek doping suspensions on about 20 players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, in the wake...
TOKYO: South African President Jacob Zuma said yesterday his country would be “very happy” if it became the first African nation to host...
SYDNEY: Swimming Australia’s president Barclay Nettlefold resigned yesterday after admitting to making comments inconsistent with the “standards expected of me”. Nettlefold, part of...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge leaves after a news conference during the IOC Executive Board meeting, part of the annual SportAccord...
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: A shock International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games programme and then include it...
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Wrestling, baseball/softball and squash made an International Olympic Committee shortlist for potential inclusion in the 2020 Games with five other...
PARIS: A united Spain is prepared for the fight for Madrid to win the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the bid’s...
Sergei Bubka (left), President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and a former champion pole vaulter, and Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General...
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Wrestling expects to make an International Olympic Committee shortlist of candidate sports for the 2020 Games as it battles to...
