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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
US signals no plans to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after genocide designation

US signals no plans to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after genocide designation

Rights advocacy groups and politicians have made demands for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take the event out of China.
Thu Feb 04 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024