MOSCOW: Double Olympic pole vault champion Elena Isinbayeva will spearhead Russia’s challenge in the world championships, as the country announced a strong squad...
MOSCOW: Double Olympic pole vault champion Elena Isinbayeva will spearhead Russia’s challenge in the world championships, as the country announced a strong squad...
TOKYO: Tokyo’s Olympic bid committee said yesterday that the city was a “safe pair of hands” for hosting the 2020 Summer Games, with...
LONDON: Britain’s Mo Farah indicated late on Saturday he might compete in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio rather than defend...
LONDON: West Ham vice-chairwoman Karren Brady has revealed the Premier League club will have to pay off all their bank debt before their...
ATHENS: International wrestling president Nenad Lalovic hopes showcasing the modern face of the sport in a tournament at Ancient Olympia will convince the...
TOKYO: Tokyo is promising a model Olympic Games with the world’s strictest anti-doping rules if it wins the right to host the 2020...
Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe (centre) and members of the delegation of Madrid 2020 Candidate City give a press conference after their bid presentation...
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...
