IOC strip AIBA of Olympic status
Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday voted unanimously to suspend recognition of amateur boxing’s troubled governing body the AIBA as an Olympic governing body ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Japan struggles with English-language signs ahead of 2020 Olympics
Less than 18 months ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, visitors are still struggling to comprehend the “Japlish” that the locals say is completely understandable.
Semenya ‘no threat’ to women’s sport
Double Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya says she is “no threat” to women’s sport and that recent comments from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe have reopened old wounds.
Chinese pair take crown, Russians second and third
China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong take the pairs skating crown.
Bolt football coach gets sack
Mike Mulvey, the man who tried to turn Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt into a professional football player, has been sacked by the Central Coast Mariners after a thumping defeat in the A-League.
2020 venues on track for completion, say organisers
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues remain on track to be completed in time.
Bolt the ‘business man’ worried about Jamaica’s future
Usain Bolt says the current generation of Jamaican athletes had it too easy.
Five lifters suspended after London 2012 retests
Five weightlifters are suspended after retests came back positive for doping.
Biles soars to lead qualifying
Olympic champion Simone Biles soars to the top of all-around qualifying at the world gymnastics championships.
Bolt deal talk dominates first weekend of A-League
Bolt has been on trial with the Gosford-based club since August.
Bolt offered Maltese contract
Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has been offered a two-year contract to play soccer with a Maltese club.
Johnson suffers mini-stroke
Michael Johnson is recovering from a ‘mini stroke’, the Olympic champion and former world record-holder said on Twitter.
Wiggins tips Thomas for more glory
Wiggins tips Tour de France winner Thomas to retain his title after the Welshman ended Froome’s reign as champion.
Biles victorious in return
Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles made a triumphant, if imperfect, return to competition Saturday.
Tokyo venues hit by delays
Construction delays at two key Olympic venues could force Tokyo Games organisers into a reshuffle of test event schedules.
Lochte banned after IV infusion
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte has been suspended 14 months for an anti-doping violation.
End gold medal targets, says Thorpe
Swimmer Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has called on national bodies to stop setting gold medal targets.
Putin calls for ‘culture of no tolerance’ to doping
Putin calls for sports officials to restore Moscow’s place in international sport.
Runners pound city streets for Asian Games Fun Run
An estimated 600 runners took part in the Asian Games 2018 Fun Run yesterday morning around the Sokha Hotel, as the curtain came down on the Olympic Solidarity/Olympic Council of Asia Regional Forum which was hosted in Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh inaugurates Olympic Forum
A two-day regional Olympic forum is inaugurated at the Sokha Hotel.
Kingdom to host Olympic forum
Phnom Penh has been confirmed as the host of an Olympic Council of Asia Olympic Solidarity/OCA Regional Forum.
Gymnast spoke of Nassar abuse
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney reveales sexual abuse by Larry Nassar five years before his arrest.
Stumbling Blake set to face Bolt wrath
Sprint legend Usain Bolt yesterday accused fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake of “panicking” in the Commonwealth Games.
Seven cities confirm Winter Games interest: IOC
Seven cities have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Bach heads to North Korea
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach travels to Pyongyang.
Balance the key to career, says Park
Park In-bee says how to enjoy tournament golf is the only one thing left to her learn.
Minister blasts racist Russian chants
France’s sports minister has condemned the “inadmissible” monkey chants aimed at French players Pogba and Dembele.
Fighting it out in Paralympics sledge hockey
Norway’s Lena Schroeder zips over the ice strapped onto a sledge.
Viro continues race dominance
The 7th Sihanoukville-Angkor Beer International Half Marathon concluded with Cambodian running legend Ma Viro.
Hanyu fancies the quintuple jump
Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu says he would like to successfully land a quintuple jump and break the five-spin barrier.
