SYDNEY: Two of Australia’s biggest Olympic sports, swimming and athletics, had their annual high-performance funding cut yesterday by the government-backed Australian Sports Commission...
SYDNEY: Two of Australia’s biggest Olympic sports, swimming and athletics, had their annual high-performance funding cut yesterday by the government-backed Australian Sports Commission...
HAMBURG: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won yesterday’s Hamburg Marathon as the 15,000 runners in the northern German city paid tribute to the victims...
TAIPEI: Olympic gold-medallist Lin Dan returns to the court after an eight-month break this week as he spearheads China’s drive for a clean-sweep...
SYDNEY: Better use of resources rather than more government funding will help Australia return to the top five Olympic nations, Australia Olympic Committee...
NEW DELHI: A stand-off between the government and an 81-year-old archery administrator is threatening to pierce India’s hopes of a swift return to...
An aerial view shows the final touches of the roof installation at the Maracana Stadium, which is undergoing renovation for the 2014 World...
Audenarde, Belgium: Swiss ace Fabian Cancellara won the one day classic Tour of Flanders for the second time here yesterday. The 32-year-old 2008...
LONDON: World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe admitted yesterday that she may never take part in a competitive race again because of ongoing...
PRAGUE: Poland and Slovakia backed a joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics yesterday hoping to win the first Games for the...
TOKYO: Organisers of Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympics said yesterday public support for their campaign had risen to 77 percent as IOC...
ISTANBUL: The International Olympic Committee’s evaluation commission arrived in Istanbul yesterday, with the Turkish city hoping to win over officials and bag the...
PARIS: The president of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) yesterday criticised leading international federations for not taking the fight against doping seriously enough....
MADRID: Madrid mayor Ana Botella hailed the first day of the International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission’s four-day inspection of the city’s candidacy for...
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday opened the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) evaluation team’s visit to Madrid by claiming the city deserves...
Former German tennis player Boris Becker (right) and his wife Lilly Kerssenberg arrive for the Laureus Sports Awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro,...
Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, (first right) Minister of...
NAGOYA, Japan: Japan’s Ryoko Kizaki won the Nagoya International Women’s Marathon yesterday after a shoulder-to-shoulder battle with Berhane Dibaba of Ethiopia in the...
MOSCOW: The world wrestling federation (FILA) will hold an extraordinary congress in May to elect a new president as the ancient sport battles...
