PARIS — France saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as the Olympic host country celebrated the start of 2024, the interior minister said Monday. The 380 arrests made nationwide overnight was a 10% drop compared with a year ago, said Gerald Darmanin, citing preliminary early morning … Read more
Labourers work beside the Olympic signage at the entrance of a venue ahead of the upcoming 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on OCtober 11, 2023. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India has set its sights on hosting … Read more
Somluck Kamsing (L) of Thailand unleashes a hard right against Benoit Gaudet (R) of Canada during their Olympic Games preliminary Featherweight (57 kg) match at the Peristeri Boxing Hall 16 August 2004 in Athens. Gaudet won on a 32-17 points decision. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR Thailand’s first Olympic gold medal winner has been accused … Read more
Suni Lee is opening up about her recent health scare. The 20-year-old Olympic-champion announced her retirement from Auburn University’s gymnastics team in April, revealing that she was dealing with a health issue involving her kidneys. Keep reading to find out more… On Thursday (November 16), Suni spoke with USA Today about her how she has … Read more
Philippine women’s football team in the AFC Asian Qualifiers. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Filipinas were officially eliminated from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament after Uzbekistan claimed a 3-0 win over India on Wednesday. A loss or a draw by Uzbekistan was all the Filipinas needed to qualify for the third round … Read more
Filipinas.–PFF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Coach Mark Torcaso believes the Philippine women’s football team is out to prove that its previous win over Chinese Taipei that resulted in a Fifa Women’s World Cup berth was no fluke as the two sides kick off their second round campaign in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Thursday. The Filipinas eye … Read more
Mary Lou Retton — an Olympic gold-winning gymnast — is currently fighting for her life in the ICU … this according to her daughter, who says her mom is battling a rare form of pneumonia. McKenna Kelley shared the sad news on Tuesday via her Instagram story with a photo of a SpotFund account that … Read more
Organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics want cricket added to their Games programme. The organisers’ recommendations will be subject to final approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with a session set for Mumbai later this month, though the Los Angeles Times reported that the sports are likely to be approved. The IOC did … Read more
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo has something to smile about despite dropping out of the medal race in weightlifting. —ASIAN GAMES POOL There should be adequate worry over the country’s attempt to at least replicate what has been the most successful Olympic trip by Team Philippines ever in Tokyo two years ago. Four medals, one of them the … Read more
Comment on this storyComment A U.N. body has criticized France’s ban on its Olympic athletes wearing headscarves at the 2024 Paris Games, amplifying the debate over religious expression in a country with a long history of restricting Islamic dress in the name of secularism. When asked about the decision during a news conference Tuesday in … Read more