Olympics - Can Paris 2024 be the greenest Games yet?
Paris 2024 has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by half compared to the average emitted during the London and Rio Summer Games.
Fri Jul 26 2024
Paris 2024 opening ceremony to be held on River Seine
It breaks the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials.
Tue Dec 14 2021
Gymnastics - Biles says she should have quit before Tokyo Games
Biles said she should have quit gymnastics "way before Tokyo," where she suffered from a case of "twisties".
Tue Sep 28 2021
Paris Olympics organiser 'ready to run a marathon at 100-metre speed'
Paris Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet says the 2024 Summer Games will be "spectacular".
Sat Aug 07 2021
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
Postcards from Tokyo: Light and shadow ahead of pandemic Olympics
The Tokyo Tower and other landmarks were lit in special Olympic colours in April to mark 100 days before the Summer Games opened.
Tue Jun 22 2021
Japan says Olympics must not burden regional medical systems
Tokyo 2020 organisers this week issued the second edition of "playbooks" that lay out infection prevention standards for the Summer Games.
Fri Apr 30 2021
Japan Olympic chief questioned over Tokyo bid payment
Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean consulting firm during the bidding for the 2020 Summer Games.
Wed Feb 08 2017
Paris can handle security, says mayor
Hidalgo does not believe Paris is the only city concerned by militant attacks.
Sat Feb 04 2017
2016 Olympics: Five women to watch in Rio
Five women to watch out for at the Summer Games in Rio - all for very different reasons.
Thu Aug 04 2016
Brazil's top marathon runners get their start running as trash collectors
The most accomplished among the former trash collectors is Solonei Rocha da Silva, who will race at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Mon Apr 18 2016
Olympics: Germany set to bid for 2024, 2028 Summer Games
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DSOB) on Saturday voted unanimously to bid to host either the 2024 or 2028 Summer and Paralympic Games at a general meeting in Dresden.
Sun Dec 07 2014
Youth Olympics: Thousands gather for Nanjing Games
Thousands of young athletes will converge in China's Nanjing this week for the second Youth Olympics, with many hoping to build towards a place at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Fri Aug 15 2014
Phelps diving back in, but has no long-term plan
With the 2016 Summer Games looming two years away, Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement and plans to compete this month for the first time since the London Games.
Tue Apr 15 2014
'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?
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
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
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
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
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', 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
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
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 and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024