Summer Olympics
Los Angeles Only Has Eyes For 2024 Olympics Amid Deal Speculation
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has insisted that the city remains solely focused on staging the Olympics in 2024 amid...
Olympic Chiefs Clash With US Over Anti-Doping Reform
The top Olympics body rejected American proposals for reforming the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday, as one of its...
IOC Member Apologises For ‘Hitler’ Comment
A senior IOC member apologised on Thursday after he compared the idea of banning doping-tainted Russia from next year's...
Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that...
Los Angeles Olympics Bid Team ‘solely Focused’ On 2024
Leaders of Los Angeles's Olympic bid said Thursday they remain "soley focused" on 2024 amid speculation the runner-up...
IOC Panel Reschedules Los Angeles Visit
The International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission has rescheduled a visit to Los Angeles to assess the city's...
IAAF Official Quits Two Roles Over Corruption Claim
Frankie Fredericks carried the Olympic torch on its journey to Rio 2016 Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie...
Sprinter Fredericks Quits 2024 Olympics Role Amid Corruption Probe
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024...
Tokyo 2020 Seen Having $284 Bn Economic Impact
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy,...
Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks Quits Over Bribery Claim
Four-time Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks of Namibia has stepped down from a key role at athletics’ world...
Disgraced Athletics Chief’s Son Slams ‘witch Hunt’
Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former IAAF chief Lamine Diack, slammed corruption allegations against him over...
Olympic Chiefs Get Tough Over Tokyo 2020 Golf Venue
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at...
Phelps Calls For Urgent Doping Reform
US swimming legend Michael Phelps called for an urgent overhaul of global anti-doping procedures on Tuesday as the top...
Tokyo Won’t See Rio-Style Golf Pull-Outs, Says Park
Olympic golf champion Park In-Bee on Tuesday said she didn't expect Tokyo 2020 to be hit by serial withdrawals, after a...
Phelps Frustrated By Rio Doping Fears
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has spoken of his frustration at the possibility rivals were using drugs at last...
Wizards Swing Deal For Nets Forward Bogdanovic
The Washington Wizards added Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in a four-player...
Phelps Heads For 2020 Olympics — As Swimwear Salesman
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, will take part in the 2020 Games in Tokyo, but as an...
Trump Immigration Storm Buffets LA 2024 Olympics Bid
Donald Trump may have given his unequivocal support to Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Olympics but the tumultuous first...
IOC Chief Bach Wants Only Winners In Games Host Battle
Olympic leader Thomas Bach does not like losers and that is why Paris and Los Angeles could this year both win the...