Seven cities confirm Winter Games interest: IOC
Seven cities have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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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.
Bolt to face Williams in charity match
Multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will line up opposite British pop star Robbie Williams in a charity football match.
Medal yo-yo ‘no fun’
In four years US skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender has ridden an emotional roller coaster as intense as her sport.
Zagitova, 15, smashes figure skating record
Record-breaking Alina Zagitova, 15, stole the show in figure skating.
Hearing yet to be set, says CAS
A hearing in the case of Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky, who tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, was yet to be scheduled, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.
Oh my quad! Chen makes history
American prodigy Chen becomes the first figure skater to land six quads as he set an Olympic record in the free skate.
Unified Korean team lose yet again
Goalkeeper Shin So-jung pulled off an astonishing 51 saves but was powerless to stop the joint Korean women’s ice hockey team losing their fourth Olympic match on the bounce yesterday.
Doubles luge is no laughing matter
Matthew Pinsent, the retired British rower who won four Olympic golds, was amazed by what he was seeing in the winter sports.
Germany top FIFA rankings
World champions Germany remain top of the FIFA rankings published as there was no move in the top 10.
Canadian hockey women battle past US
Four-time defending champion Canada outbattles arch-rival United States 2-1.
White claims gold, Games thrown into chaos
Snowboarding great Shaun White brilliantly won his third Olympic gold.
Statue of Liberty image cleared for US helmets
US goaltenders are free to put helmets with images of the Statue of Liberty on it.
Bach for a Nobel peace prize?
Olympic officials play down a suggestion that the unified Korean ice hockey team could be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
A rough start in Pyeongchang
Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) make their debut at the 2018 Olympics but were routed by the United States.
Simone Biles: ‘I was abused’
Olympic gymnastics superstar Simone Biles reveals she was sexually abused by disgraced former USA team doctor.
Chen signals his Olympic intentions
Chen signals his Olympic intentions Saturday with an emphatic triumph at the US Figure Skating Championshipsز
Wiggins’ rowing debut ends in bitter disappointment
Bradley Wiggins was back in a velodrome but not on two wheels as his competitive rowing debut ended in disappointment.
Kim Jong-un’s love of sport could be making of Games
Kim Jong-un’s love of sport could help Olympic officials persuade the North to join the Games.
Farah splits with coach Salazar, moving back to London
Mo Farah has split with coach Alberto Salazar because he wants to move to London.
IOC says eSports are indeed sports
They may require no more than a chair, a computer screen and mastery of controllers, but the International Olympic Committee insists that eSports are indeed…sports.
Malaysia’s Chong Wei offers doping advice
Lee Chong Wei, who served an eight-month doping ban, urges offenders to “stay strong”.
Dedication was the key, says Moradi
Sohrab Moradi reaps the benefits of a life completely devoted to weightlifting, after breaking the men’s 94kg world record.
Kipchoge misses out on record
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge staves off a surprise challenge from Ethiopian debutant Guye Adola to win the Berlin marathon.
Celebs team up for London
Showbiz celebrities join forces with top-name footballers for a match in aid of those affected by the Grenfell fire disaster in west London.
