Misguided Attack On A Harmless Sports Photographer
In this age where females the world over are being goaded to step up to the plate and dare into ...
Tag: the Olympics
Ageing Legends Defy Odds At All-England Badminton Open
Ageing badminton legends Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan have been tenaciously defying the odds on their way to the ...
Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs ...
Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures ...
Ghana Rugby Celebrates International Women’s Day
The Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA) under the auspices of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) celebrated international women’s day ...
Indonesia Shrugs Off Asian Games Graft, Organisation Woes
Organisers of Indonesia's 2018 Asian Games insisted Wednesday preparations were on track after the build-up was hit by corruption allegations ...
Tokyo 2020 Seen Having $284 Bn Economic Impact
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy, ...
Lee and Lin Face Emotional Farewells
Lee Chong Wei appears to have won his race against time to make an against-the-odds bid for another title in ...
Great Olympics Prevent Photojournalist From Covering WAFA Match
Photographer Senyuiedzorm Awusi Adadevoh was prevented by Great Olympics from taking pictures at Accra Sports Stadium in Sunday's league match ...
Indonesia Faces ‘huge’ Challenges To Host Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) warned Monday that Indonesia faces "huge" challenges to prepare for the 2018 Asian Games, ...
Olympic Chiefs Get Tough Over Tokyo 2020 Golf Venue
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at ...
Phelps Calls For Urgent Doping Reform
US swimming legend Michael Phelps called for an urgent overhaul of global anti-doping procedures on Tuesday as the top American ...
Tokyo Won’t See Rio-Style Golf Pull-Outs, Says Park
Olympic golf champion Park In-Bee on Tuesday said she didn't expect Tokyo 2020 to be hit by serial withdrawals, after ...
Phelps Frustrated By Rio Doping Fears
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has spoken of his frustration at the possibility rivals were using drugs at last year's ...
Meet Malaysia’s First Family of Skiing
A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia's most prominent families has ...
Muhammad Ali To Be Honoured At Jesse Owens Awards
The International Athletic Association says iconic tennis star Serena Williams and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali are the recipients of the ...
Japanese Swim Sensation Ippei Watanabe Seeks Tokyo Gold, and More
Fresh from setting a new world record, Japan's latest swim sensation Ippei Watanabe is plotting Tokyo Olympic glory in 2020 ...
New Zealand Rejects Sky-Vodafone Merger Plan
New Zealand's competition watchdog rejected a multi-billion dollar merger between Vodafone NZ and pay-TV operator Sky on Thursday, saying the ...
22 Sex Abuse Charges Against Ex-US Gymnastics Doctor
The authorities in Michigan on Wednesday charged former US national gymnastics team doctor Lawrence Nassar with 22 criminal counts of ...
US Senator Unhappy With Response After Gymnastics Abuse Report
US Senator Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday pressed her case to fellow lawmakers for requiring US amateur sports governing bodies to ...