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S.Korea’s Moon scraps Tokyo trip over ‘unacceptable’ diplomat remarks
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not visit Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics, his office said on Monday, scrapping plans for what would have been...
Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Games, says local Olympian
One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with...
Man accused of sexual abuse questioned by police
The man accused of sexual abuse by sports shooter Andri Eleftheriou gave a statement to the police on Monday, more than two weeks after the...
Cypriot athletes begin preparations for Tokyo Olympics
Cypriot athletes have begun their preparations for next year’s rearranged Tokyo Olympics, Cyprus Olympic Committee president Dinos Michaelides said during an online meeting hosted by...
Doping ban could harm Olympic movement during coronavirus crisis, says Russia’s sports minister
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Friday officials should not rule against the country in its appeal to overturn a doping ban because it would...
Paphos to host new museum honouring legendary marathon runner
The creation of a new museum to honour legendary Cypriot marathon runner, Stelios Kyriakides, will get underway in Paphos. The decision to create the ‘Stelios...
Long-cherished award for sailor Kontides
Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides has been named Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2018 as the stars of sailing were recognised at the 2018 World...
Indonesia to bid for 2032 Olympics after Asiad success
Buoyed up by the success of hosting the ongoing Asian Games, Indonesia will bid for the 2032 Olympics, President Joko Widodo said on Saturday. Since...
Why the Summer Olympics are held in July, August despite heat
A heat wave scorching Japan is raising questions about timing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics during July and August, typically the annual peak for temperatures and...
End gold medal targets, says Australian Thorpe
Swimmer Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has called on national bodies to stop setting gold medal targets as it puts too much pressure on...
N. Korea Olympics delegation includes man blamed for sinking
North Korea will send a high-level delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, officials said on Thursday, including the man blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship...
Boxing could face expulsion from Games, IOC warns
Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and governance are...
IOC suspends Brazil’s Nuzman after arrest over vote-buying allegations
BRAZIL’S national Olympic committee (COB) and its head Carlos Nuzman were provisionally suspended by the International Olympic Committee on Friday, a day after the 75-year-old was arrested in Rio...
Keeping out the lone wolf
By Veronica Kitchen That an event like 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro came off without incident speaks to the preparations that organisers and...
Brazil frees Ireland’s Mallon arrested in Rio Olympic ticket scam
A Brazilian court has authorised the release of Ireland’s Kevin James Mallon, a director of sports hospitality company THG who was arrested on August 5...
Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note
A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil...
Unbeatable Bolt signs off with triple-triple
Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when...
U.S. down Spain to reach men’s basketball final
THE United States continued their reign over Spain with a grinding 82-76 win on Friday to put them through to the gold medal final of...
‘Liar’ Lochte apologises, team mate pays $11,000 fine
By Cassandra Garrison and Caroline Stauffer U.S. Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte issued an apology on Friday and his teammate Jimmy Feigen agreed to pay...