Olympics: Russian figure skater Valieva at practice after reports of failed drug test Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva showed up for her scheduled practice at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after Russian media reported the 15-year-old had tested positive for a banned substance. Sports 10 Feb, 2022
Tokyo 2020 Games will be postponed, says IOC member Dick Pound Canada and Australia pull out and demand postponement Olympic body and Japan promise decision within month Athletes worried about disrupted training, health risks Billions of dollars' investment, sponsorship, rights at stake World... 24 Mar, 2020
Peru bursts with pride as Lima opens Pan Am Games LIMA: Long known for its ancient treasures, Peru revealed a modern face on Friday as the country celebrated hosting its first Pan Am Games with a wondrous opening ceremony that paid homage to the past while looking to the future. Precious medals... 27 Jul, 2019
Brilliant Farah maintains domination with epic 10,000m win LONDON: Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport's history. With 55,000... 05 Aug, 2017
Coe happy with security for London world championships LONDON: IAAF president Sebastian Coe said on Thursday he had every confidence in the security surrounding August's world athletics championships in London having had a close-up view of operations during the 2012 Olympics in the city. In the... 14 Apr, 2017
IAAF's Coe disappointed by lack of Russia doping progress Coe warns Russia that IAAF will stay tough in demand for change Taskforce reports continuing issues over access to athletes LONDON: IAAF chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday he was disappointed by the lack of progress being made by Russia... 14 Apr, 2017
IOC investigates 28 Russian athletes over Sochi samples MOSCOW: Twenty-eight Russian athletes who took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi face disciplinary proceedings over possible manipulation of their urine samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The global skiing... 23 Dec, 2016
Over 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from doping conspiracy MOSCOW: More than 1,000 Russian athletes competing in summer, winter and paralympic sport were involved in or benefited from an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive doping tests, an independent WADA report said on Friday. The second and... 09 Dec, 2016
WADA hits back at Russia�s claims Lausanne, November 11 The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at Russia’s claims of “manipulation” by the global body and warned that Russia is still not at international doping norms. WADA was infuriated after Russian Olympic... 12 Nov, 2016
Ukrainian world indoors medalist fails test for meldonium KIEV: Ukrainian athlete Anastasia Mokhnyuk has been provisionally suspended after becoming the second medalist from last month's world indoor track championships to test positive for meldonium. Mokhnyuk won silver in the pentathlon at the... 14 Apr, 2016
Djokovic, Bolt, Messi lead Laureus nominations Berlin, March 2 Novak Djokovic, Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi are among the six nominations for the Laureus Awards in the category of Best Male Athlete of 2015, the foundation announced today. The 17th edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards,... 03 Mar, 2016
Kenya could pull out of Rio Olympics due to Zika concerns: committee head ATHENS: Kenya could pull out of this year's Rio Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, the head of Kenya's Olympics committee said on Tuesday. Kenya boasts some of the best middle and long-distance runners in the world... 09 Feb, 2016
