Drug cheats put India Olympic bid and careers at risk
Indian sport is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world鈥檚 worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics.
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Four-day Olympic Solidarity Course begins in Sylhet
A four-day 鈥極lympic Solidarity Course-2025鈥� began in Sylhet on Monday to run activities of the district and divisional sporting organisations more efficiently, strengthen the Olympic movement and spread its values 鈥嬧�媋mong the new generation...
Sky鈥檚 the limit for Duplantis ahead of Tokyo worlds
Record-breaking Armand聽鈥楳ondo鈥� Duplantis has predicted a 鈥榮uper-sick鈥� world championships in Tokyo, where he won his first Olympic medal in the Covid-delayed Summer Games, but insisted statistics were unimportant to him...
India to bid for Commonwealth Games as part of Olympic push
India says it will bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics...
Ukrainian drones spark fire at Sochi oil depot
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, around 400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday...
Time for women鈥檚 team to look beyond
After securing their place in the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup for the first time, the Bangladesh national team, who are two-time SAFF champions, now have the opportunity to aim higher by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2027 and the Olympics 2028...
Australia to build new 2032 Olympic stadium and demolish Gabba
Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, officials said Tuesday as they confirmed the storied 鈥楪abba鈥� cricket ground would be demolished after the event.
Heavyweight trio eye history in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach
The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.
WORLD WINTER GAMES 2025: Bangladesh SO women鈥檚 team wins gold in floorball
The Bangladesh Special Olympics team won gold in the floorball women鈥檚 traditional event of the World Winter Games 2025 after a 4-2 win over Ukraine in the final at the Inalpi Arena Court-2 in Turin, Italy, on Saturday.
To hold each other鈥檚 flag
WHILE India and Pakistan can and do unfurl their flags in distant territories 鈥� say, in a cricket stadium in Sharjah or when they secure a medal at the Olympics, as the javelin throwers of the two countries did recently and expressed spontaneous respect for each other to everyone鈥檚 joy 鈥� there is no reason why both can鈥檛 hoist their flags in the other鈥檚...
Cricket at 2028 Olympics could be held outside Los Angeles
Cricket might be forced to make its Olympic return outside Los Angeles, 2028 Games organisers said on Thursday, following reports the sport could be staged thousands of miles away in New York.
Army chief elected BOA president聽
Chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman has been elected unopposed as the president of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, BOA said through a media release on Friday. 聽聽
BOA president Shafiuddin resigns
Bangladesh Olympic Association president and former chief of Army Staff, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, resigned from his post around a year before the end of his four-year tenure, according to a letter received by the BOA office on Wednesday...
Olympic rings to stay on Eiffel Tower 'until 2028'
Paris's mayor said Friday that she intended to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 despite criticism of the idea from some residents and lawmakers.
Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda's Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday.
Djokovic eyes Slam record
Novak Djokovic, fueled by an emotional Olympic triumph, has new Grand Slam records in his sights at the US Open, where title rival Jannik Sinner hopes to shake off a...
Henry resigns as France U-21 coach
Thierry Henry has decided to step down from his role as coach of the France under-21 football team after guiding the side to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the French...
Australia's Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'
Australian breakdancer Raygun has spoken out against the 鈥榩retty devastating鈥� hatred unleashed online since her widely lampooned Paris Olympics performance.
Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row
Taiwan's president praised Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting on Friday for showing 鈥榞race鈥� despite attacks on her gender, as he hosted a party for the island's Olympians.
China's Olympic tennis glory tracks booming middle classes
Zheng Qinwen's historic tennis gold at the Paris Olympics this month followed a decades-long surge in the sport's popularity among China's burgeoning middle class, and her victory is set to boost it even more.
CAS rejects Indian wrestler Phogat's Olympic appeal
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her disqualification from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics for being overweight.
Kenyans ridicule 'hideous' statue of Olympic star Kipyegon
Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic running icon Faith Kipyegon, among several erected in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret to fete the nation's victorious Olympians.
Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer 'Raygun'
Australia's Olympians returned home Wednesday and mounted a resolute defence of their breakdancing colleague against 鈥榓wful鈥� critics, comics and keyboard warriors.
British team donates Olympic equipment, food to French charities
Britain鈥檚 Olympic team is donating equipment and food from the Paris Games to French charities as a thank you to the host nation.
South Korean sniffer dog searches for post-Olympic bedbugs
South Korea said on Tuesday it had deployed its first sniffer dog trained to detect bedbugs to prevent a possible infestation as athletes return from the Paris Olympics.
Hero's welcome for Olympic gender-row boxer Khelif in Algiers
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif said she had won for her country's women as Algeria's Paris Games medallists received a hero's welcome at Algiers airport on Monday.
Cubans celebrate return of record Olympic champion Mijain Lopez
Thousands of Cubans on Monday night welcomed home the island's Paris 2024 team led by five-time Olympic gold wrestling champion Mijain Lopez.
Olympic flag arrival kicks off 2028 'pressure' for Los Angeles
The Olympic flag arrived under bright skies Monday in Los Angeles, where officials now have four short years to organize a Games capable of rivaling the widely praised Paris edition in a notoriously traffic-clogged metropolis.
Chinese fans, state media bask in golden glow of Olympic success
China celebrated one of its best Olympic performances on Tuesday, while state media attempted to score political points from the golden haul won by its athletes at the Paris Games.
From Biles to Djokovic: Stars of the Paris Olympics
There were many contenders to be crowned stars of the 2024 Olympic Games which wrap up on Sunday.