Here is a list of rewards, prizes announced for Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem, who brought the first gold medal in Olympics for the country in 40 years, has... Published 15 Aug, 2024 11:35pm
Sports Injured Fraser-Pryce misses 100m semis after late entry to stadium PARIS: Jamaican double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce missed her Olympic 100 metres semi-final on Saturday after... Published 04 Aug, 2024 11:32am
Sports After four hours sleep, Marchand starts bid for fourth gold PARIS: France’s golden boy Leon Marchand was back in the pool Thursday, the morning after his double triumph at La... Published 01 Aug, 2024 04:11pm
Sports Tony Gustavsson out as Matildas coach after Australia Olympic exit SYDNEY: Football Australia on Thursday parted ways with Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson, following a disastrous... Published 01 Aug, 2024 01:41pm
Sports Marileidy Paulino dodges rain, aiming for Olympic 400m glory PARIS: Marileidy Paulino, having dodged a soaking at the rain-sodden opening ceremony, accepts that she comes into... Published 31 Jul, 2024 11:40am
Life & Style The Olympics superfan who has spent $10,000 on Paris tickets PARIS: Vivianne Robinson was first bitten by the Olympics bug at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Four decades on, the... Updated 30 Jul, 2024 02:48pm
Sports South Africa’s Tatjana Smith ‘blessed’ after more Olympic glory PARIS: South African Tatjana Smith claimed the Olympic 100m breaststroke title on Monday with a late surge to win a... Published 30 Jul, 2024 01:06pm
Sports USOPC says confident in Paris Games security measures The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is confident in the security measures planned for next... Published 08 Dec, 2023 11:05am
World One dead, two injured after man attacks tourists near Paris' Eiffel Tower PARIS: One person died and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 11:28am
Sports IOC approves cricket for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics MUMBAI: Cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, organisers... Published 16 Oct, 2023 01:20pm
Sports India wants to host summer Games in 2036, says PM Modi India is interested in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the... Published 14 Oct, 2023 09:35pm
Life & Style LVMH strikes Paris Olympic Games sponsorship deal PARIS: Luxury giant LVMH unveiled on Monday a deal to sponsor next year’s Olympic Games in Paris with top fashion... Published 25 Jul, 2023 12:57pm
World US backs Russians competing as neutrals in Olympics WASHINGTON: The United States backs allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutrals in the Olympic... Published 03 Feb, 2023 01:07am
World Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive KYIV: Russian missile strikes killed three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson while fighting raged in... Published 30 Jan, 2023 10:22am
Sports India ‘seriously’ considering bid for 2036 Games: sports minister NEW DELHI: India is “seriously” considering a bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, sports minister Anurag Thakur... Published 28 Dec, 2022 05:12pm
Sports WADA still monitoring Russia ahead of expiration of ban: Banka SYDNEY: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are still monitoring testing operations in Russia ahead of the decision... Published 20 Sep, 2022 10:46am
Sports India’s Chopra hoped to breach 90m mark but happy with Diamond League trophy India’s Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra expected to breach the 90m mark at the Diamond League final in Zurich... Published 09 Sep, 2022 12:00pm
Sports India faces Olympic ban? BERLIN: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) risks being banned from the Olympic Games by December if it does not... Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:54am
Sports Dutch Schouten wins gold in women's 3000m By Sakura Murakami BEIJING: Dutchwoman Irene Schouten won gold in the women's 3000m speed skating, coming from behind with her skating... Published 05 Feb, 2022 03:08pm
Sports Beijing Games see 21 new COVID cases on Feb 3 vs 55 a day earlier BEIJING: A total of 21 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 3, down from... Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:53am
World China reports 36 new COVID-19 cases among Olympics-related personnel BEIJING: A total of 36 new COVID-19 infected were detected among Olympic Games-related personnel on Jan 28, the... Published 29 Jan, 2022 10:41am
Pakistan Govt to promote sports culture across country: G-B minister ISLAMABAD: Gilgit Baltistan Minister for Tourism Raja Nasir Ali Khan on Saturday said that there is no lack of ... Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am
Sports Olympians share time with Omega in Crans-Montana KARACHI: With this year's Omega Masters now in full swing, Omega has enlivened the celebrations with a special Golf... Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am
World Turkey, Greece reel from raging wildfires during heatwave OREN, (Turkey): Turkish coastguards evacuated hundreds of villagers from a smouldering power plant Thursday and ... Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am
World Tropical storm nears Japan, disrupting Tokyo Olympics Olympic organisers have rescheduled rowing and archery over concerns about high winds from Tropical Storm Nepartak Published 27 Jul, 2021 09:49am
World Japan maintains economic assessment in July report They said Japan's exports were gradually increasing due to a recovery of overseas economies Published 19 Jul, 2021 11:37am
Markets Tokyo stocks close down for third straight session TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower for a third consecutive session on Friday with investors cautious as virus cases... Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am
Markets Tokyo rubber futures down TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures touched an eight-month low on Friday, as a spike in cases of the Delta coronavirus... Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am
Sports Mirza makes 'difficult decision' over son for Olympic call of duty "We are in difficult times and we have to make difficult decisions," said Mirza. Updated 01 Jul, 2021 08:25pm
Sports Tokyo 2020 organisers ban alcohol, defend allowing spectators Hashimoto said the incident was proof of the effectiveness of the coronavirus measures in place. Published 23 Jun, 2021 09:54am
