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Olympics - Trump order on transgender athletes clashes with international norms

Olympics - Trump order on transgender athletes clashes with international norms

The International Olympic Committee staunchly refuse to apply any universal rule for its Games.
Tue Feb 11 2025
Olympics - Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says

Olympics - Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has said interest for 2036 has so far attracted cities in the double digits.
Mon Aug 12 2024
Olympics - Oscar winner Yeoh joins IOC along with seven new members

Olympics - Oscar winner Yeoh joins IOC along with seven new members

A former Malaysian junior squash champion, Michelle Yeoh is one of eight new proposed members to join the Olympic body.
Tue Oct 17 2023
Tennis - Ukraine's Svitolina refuses to play against Russia's Potapova in Monterrey

Tennis - Ukraine's Svitolina refuses to play against Russia's Potapova in Monterrey

Svitolina said she would not play unless tennis' governing bodies followed the recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Olympics - Under 100,000 spectators have attended Beijing Games, organiser says

Olympics - Under 100,000 spectators have attended Beijing Games, organiser says

The crowds were generally far smaller than the 30 pct capacity an International Olympic Committee official had earlier said was hoped for.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Olympic games to end if politics get involved - IOC president

Olympic games to end if politics get involved - IOC president

The Olympic Games will end if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) abolishes its political neutrality.
Thu Dec 09 2021
Olympics: IOC to make decision on weightlifting and boxing 'as soon as possible'

Olympics: IOC to make decision on weightlifting and boxing 'as soon as possible'

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will make a decision as early as possible on whether boxing and weightlifting will be at the Paris 2024 Games.
Thu Oct 28 2021
Olympics: Two Belarus team officials stripped of Games accreditation, sent home - Source

Olympics: Two Belarus team officials stripped of Games accreditation, sent home - Source

Belarus athletics head coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur Shumak have been taken out of the athletes' village.
Fri Aug 06 2021
Olympics: IOC chief Bach admires courageous Biles

Olympics: IOC chief Bach admires courageous Biles

"I can only say, you know, we are with her," the German head of the International Olympic Committee said.
Sat Jul 31 2021
Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time

Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time

The International Olympic Committee added 18 new events to the Tokyo Games in a push toward gender equity.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Australia's Brisbane named host of 2032 summer Games

Australia's Brisbane named host of 2032 summer Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the recommendation of its executive board.
Wed Jul 21 2021
IOC's Bach lauds medical workers, says Games will send powerful message of peace

IOC's Bach lauds medical workers, says Games will send powerful message of peace

Bach said that cancelling the global sports extravaganza had never been an option for the organisers.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Organisers to ban Olympic spectators as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency - Report

Organisers to ban Olympic spectators as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency - Report

Organisers were set to formally reach the decision on the spectators during five-way talks between key parties to be held today.
Thu Jul 08 2021
Olympics - Sport climbing:  Athletes forced out of comfort zone in new combined event

Olympics - Sport climbing: Athletes forced out of comfort zone in new combined event

Gold will go to the climber with the lowest combined score, a multiplication of their rankings in each of the three disciplines.
Mon Jun 28 2021
Tokyo Games can be held under virus emergency: IOC's Coates

Tokyo Games can be held under virus emergency: IOC's Coates

The Tokyo Olympics can be held this summer safely even under a novel coronavirus state of emergency, International Olympic Committee official John Coates said Friday.
Sat May 22 2021
China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025