IOC lifts status of conditional inclusion of weightlifting in Paris 2024 Olympics

The IOC Executive Board had on Tuesday softened its position on the drug-plagued sport which threatens its exclusion from the Olympics.

AFP

· Mar 27, 2019 · 08:19 pm

Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor McGregor arrested in Miami for smashing a fan’s phone

The 30-year-old Irishman was charged with criminal mischief and strong-armed robbery.

AFP

· Mar 12, 2019 · 01:45 pm

Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor McGregor arrested in Miami for smashing a fan’s phone

The 30-year-old Irishman was charged with criminal mischief and strong-armed robbery.

AFP

· Mar 12, 2019 · 01:41 pm

IAAF to maintain 2015 ban on Russian athletes over doping after two unresolved issues

The two issues are the examination of data received from the Moscow lab and the issue of outstanding costs being sought from Russia.

AFP

· Mar 12, 2019 · 10:12 am

No tattoos, long nails and beards: Japanese sumo officials’ plan to clean up the sport’s image

“Wrestlers must preserve their personal hygiene,” said Japan Sumo Association.

AFP

· Feb 27, 2019 · 12:24 pm

Taking a leaf out of cricket’s book, Australian sports bodies pledge to close gender-pay gap

Cricket Australia’s ground-breaking 2017 pay deal introduced an equal base rate of pay for male and female elite cricketers for the first time.

AFP

· Feb 18, 2019 · 06:27 pm

Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi returns to Australia after two-month detention in Thailand

Araibi was detained in Thailand at the request of Bahraini authorities who accuse him of offences linked to Arab Spring.

AFP

· Feb 12, 2019 · 04:05 pm

Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi will not be extradited to Bahrain: Thailand prosecutor

Araibi, a refugee in Ausralia, fled charges in Bahrain connected to Arab Spring protests. He was detained in Thailand in November.

AFP

· Feb 11, 2019 · 03:00 pm

Don’t send me back to Bahrain: Refugee footballer pleads Bangkok court due to fear of torture

Araibi was convicted in absentia on charges of vandalising a police station in Bahrain.

AFP

· Feb 04, 2019 · 03:15 pm

Los Angeles Rams lost the Super Bowl but their first-ever male cheerleaders created history

Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies are the first male dance-style cheerleaders in the history of NFL and now, the first to perform at a Super Bowl.

AFP

· Feb 04, 2019 · 03:06 pm

Mbappe arrives on big stage, ball-tampering scandal, Serena’s US Open outburst: Highlights from 2018

France won their second World Cup, defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow.

AFP

· Dec 24, 2018 · 07:53 pm

Sailing: Only woman and youngest competitor in Golden Globe Race rescued by Chinese ship

Susie Goodall was briefly knocked unconscious when mountainous seas upended her yacht.

AFP

· Dec 07, 2018 · 10:25 pm