Olympic excellence now leads to whispers of cheating RIO DE JANEIRO: There may have been a time, when athletes smoked pipes, competed in everyday clothes and didn't tweet sponsored messages, a time that fewer and fewer people can remember, when sports were "real," not theater. Theater requires... 16 Aug, 2016
Doping programme behind Russian medals at Sochi Olympics: report Dozens of Russian athletes who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping programme, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The report is broadly consistent with revelations... 13 May, 2016
As mayor, Philippines' 'Trump of the East' wooed business MANILA: It looks almost inevitable now that the Philippines' next president will be a man who has said he would kill his own children if they took drugs and has vowed to challenge China by jet-skiing to a disputed island to plant his country's... Women 05 May, 2016
Grieving father begs Apple to help unlock son�s phone Rome, March 31 A grieving father in Italy has written to Apple’s Chief Executive Tim Cook to beg him to unblock his dead son’s iPhone so he can retrieve the photographs stored on it. If the US tech giant fails, he said he will turn to the... 01 Apr, 2016
Hirscher victorious KRANJSKA GORA: Marcel Hirscher, who is virtually assured of the overall alpine skiing World Cup title, won the slalom in Kranjska Gora on Sunday, but Henrik Kristoffersen sealed the discipline’s Crystal Globe. Austrian Hirscher will win a fifth... 07 Mar, 2016
Pope John Paul II had intense friendship with married woman London, February 15 Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown by the BBC today. While the documentary does not claim he broke his... Women 16 Feb, 2016
Pope John Paul II had intense friendship with married woman London, February 15 Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years, according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown by the BBC today. While the documentary does not claim he broke his... Women 16 Feb, 2016
Leading Russian anti-doping official dies suddenly MOSCOW: A Russian anti-doping agency spokeswoman says RUSADA's former executive director Nikita Kamaev died on Sunday. He was 52. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Monday, RUSADA spokeswoman Nataliya Koshel confirmed Kamaev... 15 Feb, 2016
Johaug wins race NOVE MESTO: Therese Johaug underlined her dominance in World Cup cross-country skiing by winning the women’s free style race in a 1-2 Norwegian finish on Saturday. Johaug covered the 10-kilometre distance fastest for her 11th victory of the season.... 24 Jan, 2016
Vonn breaks record for most World Cup downhill wins with 37 CORTINA D'AMPEZZO: Lindsey Vonn has broken Annemarie Moser-Proell's record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th win in skiing's marquee event. Vonn beat Larisa Yurkiw of Canada by 0.28 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course on... 23 Jan, 2016
Soldiers killed in Alps LYON: An avalanche killed at least five military personnel and seriously injured two other servicemen on Monday while they were skiing in the French Alps. The avalanche happened in early afternoon in Valfrejus in the department of Savoie and caught 51... Women 19 Jan, 2016
Beijing names head of 2022 Winter Games organizing committee BEIJING: Beijing's Communist Party chief has been appointed head of the organizing committee for the 2022 Winter Games. Guo Jinlong said his first task would be to review Beijing's host city contract and the IOC's "Olympic Agenda 2020" program... 16 Dec, 2015
