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Days after the death of a 23-year-old wrestler in a deadly brawl outside New Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium, a court in Delhi issued a non-bailable warrant against Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar and others …

Concerned at the increasing number of athletes contracting COVID-19 at top training centres, the Indian Olympic Association has asked the authorities to expedite the process to get the Olympic-bound athletes …

The Olympic torch relay leg in the city of Osaka city should be cancelled over rising coronavirus infections, the region’s governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday. The call comes with parts …

The US groups call for an independent governance structure for WADA with no sport official being allowed to serve on WADA’s executive committee, with that body to include ‘independent athletes …

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — When Bruna Noguchi signed up to be a torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympics a year and a half ago — before the coronavirus pandemic, before the resignations …

THE MASKED SINGER: Phoenix. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images) The Masked Singer Season 5’s Group B bracket debuted Wednesday, and while the Black Swan, Grandpa Monster, Chameleon, and Piglet …

Well … bye.Image: AP As expected, Tokyo Olympic Committee president Yoshiro Mori is going to step down for being a misogynist dolt when he said this of women: “You have …

Tokyo Olympic organisers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist comments made by their boss that have prompted hundreds of volunteers to drop out, reports …

Forging ahead with this year’s Olympics is an extremely unpopular prospect among Japanese citizens — but the Tokyo Olympic Committee is vowing to hold the games regardless.Photo: Getty Images Last …

The buildings, designed to house more than 10,000 Olympic athletes and officials, will be transformed into thousands of luxury bayside condos after this summer’s Games. File image of Tokyo Olympic …

The buyers have requested arbitration from the Tokyo District Court.© AFP Two dozen owners of apartments due to be converted from the Olympic Village after the Tokyo Games filed a …

Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin was unstoppable on Saturday, clinching a spot in Badminton’s World Tour Finals after quickly dispatching Thai player Pornpawee Chochuwong in a 21-13, 21-13 game. The …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are 10th in men’s doubles world rankings.© Twitter The Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) has approved the request of India’s badminton players Chirag Shetty and …

When Budapest dropped out of the 2024 Olympics hosting contest in 2017 it left the IOC clear to reward both candidates left. Paris got 2024 and Los Angeles took the …

Olympic chief Thomas Bach called on Wednesday for “patience” over the Tokyo Games, the holding of which this summer are in continued doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We just …

IOC Executive Board Meeting – Tokyo Olympics to be discussed: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet remotely by video-conference through a secure electronic system on Wednesday …

Many victims do not speak out, Ms. Sakellaropoulou said on Monday after meeting Ms. Bekatorou, “because they know that in the best-case scenario they will face pity or mistrust and …

Tokyo Olympics – Olympic Torch Relay: The Tokyo Olympic organizers are considering staging this year’s Olympic torch relay away from public roads if a state of emergency is in effect where …

In December that year, Shim revealed that the abuse went far beyond what had initially been revealed, accusing Cho of rape and sexual assault. Her claims caused a storm within …

The International Testing Agency said late Monday it charged Rahimov and Dumitru Captari of Romania with “an anti-doping rule violation for ‘Urine Substitution’ which would have occurred over a period …

The four-time Olympic gold medallist tweeted that it would be ‘ludicrous’ to host an event with thousands of people flying in from around the world. File image of Matthew Pinsent. …

In 2019, Jordan Burroughs ran through Ben Askren and defeated the former UFC star 11-0 via technical fall in a exhibition wrestling match. Watch the full video below: Ben Askren …

Agnes Keleti, a winner of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics — including five golds — celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday in her native Budapest, punctuating a life of achievement, …

Manyonga, who also celebrated his 30th birthday on Friday, finished second at Rio in 2016 and was world champion a year later in London. File image of Luvo Manyonga. AFP …

Japan is halting a public display of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torches as new virus cases jump in the country and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga orders a state of …

India’s athletics season is set to begin next month with the National Open Race Walking Championship, which will also serve as an Olympic qualifying event, the national federation announced on …