US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months - reports
US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics
Thu Sep 08 2016
Olympics: Swimmer Ryan Lochte charged over false robbery claim
The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said.
Fri Aug 26 2016
US Olympic swimmer Feigen says he omitted facts to protect teammates
Feigen said he failed to tell police that the swimmers had urinated behind a building or that teammate Ryan Lochte had torn a metal-framed advertising poster from a wall.
Thu Aug 25 2016
US swimmer Ryan Lochte apologizes over Rio 'robbery' story
US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had falsely claimed he and three teammates were robbed in Rio, apologized Friday for his behavior.
Fri Aug 19 2016
US swimmers quit Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging
US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being mugged in Rio.
Fri Aug 19 2016
Rio 2016: Rio organisers issue Lochte apology
Lochte, who won gold in the men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay last week to take his impressive haul of Olympic medals to 12, was involved in a harrowing incident on Sunday.
Tue Aug 16 2016
U.S. swimmer Lochte says gun held to forehead in taxi hold-up
Lochte and swimming team mates were returning to the Athletes' Village from a party hosted by the French Games delegation, when armed men carrying police badges pulled them over.
Mon Aug 15 2016
Olympics: Lochte beats Phelps! No, wait...
CBC's Elliotte Friedman mistook Phelps for Lochte right up to the finish of Thursday's race in Rio, only realising his mistake after the camera had zoomed in on a victorious Phelps.
Fri Aug 12 2016
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
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