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
Paris Games reboot Olympic brand, raising bar for LA
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone's invited, with or without a ticket.
Mon Aug 12 2024
YEARENDER - All roads lead to Paris in 2024
IOC President Thomas Bach says Paris will be "new era" for the Games - more inclusive and more sustainable than ever before.
Sun Dec 31 2023
500 days before the Paris Olympics, the race is on
Here are the key issues to be resolved before the Games open on July 26, 2024.
Tue Mar 14 2023
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
#WhereisPengShuai: Totalitarianism, violence against women and an overdue Olympic boycott?
The IOC is now "actively playing a role in the Chinese government's enforced disappearance, coercion and propaganda machinery".
Sun Nov 28 2021
Chinese tennis star says she is safe in video call with Olympic official
The IOC said that Peng held a 30-minute call with its president Thomas Bach on Sunday and thanked the Olympic organisation for its concern.
Mon Nov 22 2021
Paralympics set to open in Tokyo amid worsening COVID-19 crisis
The 2020 Paralympic Games will kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Tuesday as Japan struggles with its worst COVID-19 outbreak.
Tue Aug 24 2021
Weightlifting: Tokyo 2020 marked by firsts, but recent scandals cloud outlook
China scooped up the most medals in the absence of powerful lifters from North Korea.
Sun Aug 08 2021
Olympics: Taiwan, Hong Kong welcome at Beijing 2022 winter Games - IOC
Beijing was awarded the Games in 2015 becoming the first city to host summer and winter editions of the Olympics.
Sun Aug 01 2021
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
Six facts about Tokyo 2020
Here are six key themes of this most unique and unusual Games in the history of Olympics.
Sat Jul 24 2021
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
Olympic Village COVID-19 infection bubble already 'broken' - Health expert
Since July 2, Tokyo 2020 organisers have reported 58 positive cases among athletes, officials and journalists.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Two-thirds of Japanese doubt pandemic Olympics can be safe, says poll
Bach hopes the Japanese public will warm to the Games once competition begins and as Japanese athletes begin winning medals.
Mon Jul 19 2021
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024