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
'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