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World

Chinese cities tighten Covid-19 curbs as Tianjin battles Omicron outbreak

BEIJING: Cities across China are imposing tougher restrictions to try to control new outbreaks of COVID-19, with...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Sports

Kilde in the hunt for more Norwegian Olympic ski gold

PARIS: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has a huge task to follow in the ski tracks of an illustrious trio of fellow...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 10:26am

World

World to ring in New Year under Covid cloud

SYDNEY: The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by...

Updated 31 Dec, 2021 03:43pm

Sports

Olympics: Norway’s Flugstad Oestberg to miss Beijing Games

STOCKHOLM: Norway’s double Olympic cross country skiing champion Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg will miss the 2022 ...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

World

Olympics diplomatic boycott: Beijing warns US will ‘pay the price’

BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday the United States would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

World

2021: events that marked a tumultuous year

PARIS: From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 11:50am

Sports

ICC prefers T20 for Olympics but open to other formats: Marathe

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is preparing a bid for the game's return to the Olympics having last featured in the 1900 Paris Games

Published 23 Aug, 2021 01:57pm

Sports

Cricket bids to return to Olympics in 2028

ICC says it would start preparations on an Olympic campaign to point out 'the sport's inclusion in 2028 would mark the end of a 128-year absence'

Published 10 Aug, 2021 03:16pm

World

Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech

The government will also discuss with Olympics organisers on the issue of Paralympic spectators after the close of the Olympics, he added

Published 06 Aug, 2021 11:03am

Sports

Battle of the record breakers looms in the Tokyo pool

The trio are the three fastest swimmers in the history of the event, all having held the world record, with McKeown the current owner.

Updated 27 Jul, 2021 12:22am

Life & Style

Germany's gymnastics team, tired of sexualisation, wears unitard

The Olympians challenge sexualisation of women in sport by wearing ankle-length gear.

Published 26 Jul, 2021 03:34pm

Markets

Dollar dips ahead of Fed meeting, cryptocurrencies jump

China reported its highest number of cases since the end of January

Published 26 Jul, 2021 01:09pm

Sports

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony starts under Covid cloud

The Olympics have faced opposition in Japan over fears the global gathering of 11,000 athletes could trigger a super-spreader event.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 04:29pm

Life & Style

Muslim Olympians celebrate Eid far from home in Tokyo

The Olympics are being held under tight restrictions with everyone all but cut off from the rest of the city.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 03:49pm

Sports

Olympics-Disappointed WADA watches as Russians prepare for Tokyo Games

With the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee and the letters 'ROC' on them, the uniforms are almost indistinguishable from Russian team uniforms of past Games

Published 23 Jul, 2021 09:58am

Sports

China poised to bag first Tokyo gold

TOKYO: China's Hou Zhihui, current world record holder in the lightest women's category, may smash her own record on...

Updated 23 Jul, 2021 10:23am

Markets

Tokyo shares open lower after Wall Street slip

The Dow lost 2.1 percent, while the Nasdaq gave up 1.1 percent

Published 20 Jul, 2021 10:52am

Sports

Olympics chief admits 'sleepless nights' over troubled Tokyo Games

Bach has drawn scattered protests during his visit to Japan, where the latest poll in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper showed 55 percent of respondents opposed holding the Games this summer

Published 20 Jul, 2021 10:13am

Sports

Wimbledon finalist Berrettini, Molinari out of Olympics with injury

MILAN: Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini said Sunday he was “devastated” at being forced to pull out of the...

Published 19 Jul, 2021 06:17am

Sports

Fans banned from Olympics as variant drives global Covid-19 outbreaks

TOKYO: Japan banned fans from the Olympic Games on Thursday as the Delta variant drove Covid-19 outbreaks, with the...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Sports

Olympics bans spectators

TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics will take place without spectators, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent pandemic...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 02:02am

Markets

Japanese shares fall as COVID-19 emergency measures stoke slowdown worries

The Nikkei share average slipped 0.47% to 28,234.09 by 0209 GMT, while the broader Topix was down 0.20% to 1,933.77

Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:08am

World

'Talibanned': From kite-running to breakdancing, Afghan pastimes again under threat

These have made a comeback in the years since but fears are growing they will be banned again if the hardline militants return to power

Updated 05 Jul, 2021 02:00pm

Sports

Baker wins 100m Diamond League

NEW YORK: American Ronnie Baker won a tight 100 metres race at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting on Sunday and...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Sports

Japan PM insists emperor not 'worried' about Olympics

No overseas fans will be allowed and domestic spectators will be capped at 10,000 per event.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:36am

Sports

NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlete to compete at Games

Hubbard will compete in the super-heavyweight 87-kg category, her selection made possible by updated qualifying requirements.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 11:15am

World

Japan ending Tokyo virus emergency one month before Olympics

TOKYO: Japan's government on Thursday approved lifting Tokyo's virus emergency just over a month before the ...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

World

Tokyo virus emergency to end June 20, month before Olympics: PM

But in its place the government will implement so-called "quasi-emergency" measures in the capital

Published 17 Jun, 2021 02:13pm

Sports

Japanese gymnastics star Uchimura books spot at fourth Olympics

TOKYO: Japanese gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura reflected on an “amazing” achievement after qualifying for...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

World

Japan extends virus emergency until month before Games

TOKYO: Japan’s government on Friday extended a coronavirus emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country until...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am