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Tokyo champion Hafnaoui banned for 21 months due to whereabouts failures

Tokyo Olympics 400 metres freestyle champion Ahmed Hafnaoui has received a 21-month suspension for three whereabouts...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 12:00pm

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Indian protest wrestler given four-year ban for avoiding dope test

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, who took part in headline-grabbing protests last...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 12:54pm

Sports

USADA blasts WADA’s Banka over ‘hit job’ on US athletes

LOS ANGELES: The US Anti-Doping Agency on Monday accused World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka of smearing...

Published 21 May, 2024 12:30pm

Sports

British diver Tom Daley to compete at record fifth Games

Tom Daley is set to become the first British diver to compete at five Summer Olympics after being named in the team...

Published 07 May, 2024 01:42pm

Sports

Indian protest wrestler Punia suspended for avoiding dope test

NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia – one of the leaders of athlete protests against the federation chief last...

Published 06 May, 2024 12:08pm

Sports

Moving up a division is worth the weight for India’s Borgohain

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain will step onto the scales a bit heavier at the Paris Olympics but feeling...

Published 02 May, 2024 01:23pm

Sports

Biles tops competition in first outing since Tokyo Games

HOFFMAN ESTATES: Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics on Saturday in suburban Chicago, eclipsing the...

Published 06 Aug, 2023 10:29am

Sports

Ledecky lays down marker ahead of 400m showdown

FUKUOKA: Katie Ledecky threw down the gauntlet to women’s 400m freestyle rivals Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh...

Published 23 Jul, 2023 11:07am

Sports

Zverev to make ATP Tour return at Korea Open

SEOUL: Alexander Zverev was named as the headline act and top seed on Wednesday for September’s Korea Open, where...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 01:24pm

World

Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule

MELBOURNE: Australia has relocated Afghanistan’s Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi and other athletes and their...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 11:03am

Sports

Miller-Uibo of Bahamas wins women’s world 400m title

EUGENE: Two-time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas finally bagged world gold in the women’s 400m...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 10:00am

Sports

American Norman wins world 400m gold

EUGENE: American Michael Norman made up for a disappointing fifth-placed finish at the Tokyo Olympics by winning the...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 09:42am

Sports

Paris Olympics face tough hurdles with two years to go

PARIS: As he left the Tokyo Olympics last August, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organising committee, told...

Published 22 Jul, 2022 10:49am

Sports

China's Wang grabs world long jump gold with final leap

EUGENE: Wang Jianan of China produced a last-round leap of 8.36 metres to snatch World Championships long jump gold...

Updated 17 Jul, 2022 10:21pm

Sports

Kerley leads American clean sweep in 100m, shot put joy for Ealey

EUGENE: Fred Kerley led an American clean sweep in the men’s 100 metres final at the World Championships in Eugene,...

Published 17 Jul, 2022 09:43am

Sports

Two years after car crash, badminton ace Momota in free fall

TOKYO: Japan’s Kento Momota was once badminton’s undisputed king but his career has gone into free fall ever since a...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 11:00am

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Brazil don’t need Neymar magic to win, says manager Tite

TOKYO: Brazil no longer rely on superstar Neymar to win games, manager Tite said Sunday, with an Olympic gold...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Sports

Olympic champions to trailblazers: five to watch at SEA Games

HANOI: Thousands of competitors are gathering in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi for the 31st SEA Games after Covid-19...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:46am

Sports

Happy tennis couple Monfils and Svitolina thrive on married life

MELBOURNE: Flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils says his "caring" wife Elina Svitolina has been a stabilising influence...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:18am

Sports

Nadal playing without expectations in first event after injury comeback

Rafa Nadal is set to make his comeback from injury at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 07:29pm

Sports

Djokovic crowned ITF world champion for record seventh time

Men's world number one Novak Djokovic has been named the 2021 ITF world champion for a record seventh time while...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 07:25pm

Sports

'I could have won Tokyo Olympics 100m', says retired Bolt

DUBAI: Sprint legend Usain Bolt said he could have emerged from retirement to win a fourth straight Olympic 100m...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 10:37am

Life & Style

Bikinis will no longer be mandatory for female beach handball players

The new wording by the sport’s governing body follows a campaign started by the Norwegian national team.

Published 02 Nov, 2021 11:38am

Sports

Nadal recovering after treatment on foot problem

Rafael Nadal said on Saturday that he was recovering at home after receiving treatment in Barcelona for the foot...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:24pm

Sports

Defending champion Osaka in spotlight as US Open begins

Osaka, who rocketed to fame when she beat superstar Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final

Published 30 Aug, 2021 09:54am

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Tokyo Olympics: CM presents cheques to two Olympians, climbers

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presented cheques to Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib for gracefully...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

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Tokyo Olympics

EDITORIAL: The 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium was largely empty. Outside this stadium were the Covid-alarmed ...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

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Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem gets warm reception

LAHORE: Track-and-field athlete Arshad Nadeem, who finished fifth in the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Sports

Indian wrestler Phogat suspended for Olympics misconduct

Teenager Sonam Malik was also charged with similar misconduct ahead of the Olympics where she suffered a first-round exit

Published 11 Aug, 2021 11:55am

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Belarus leader hits out as West ramps up sanctions

MOSCOW: Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday denounced international sanctions on his authoritarian regime,...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am