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Olympics-Three more Australian water polo players test positive for COVID
PARIS - Three more Australian women's water polo players have tested positive for COVID ahead of the Paris Games, the country's Olympic...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Soccer-Only captains allowed to speak to referees at Olympics
PARIS - Only captains will be allowed to speak and discuss decisions with the referee during the Olympics, FIFA said on Wednesday...
Jul 26, 20241 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-Britain's 50-year-old Macdonald finds 'fountain of youth' at skate park
PARIS - Age is nothing but a number for Britain's 50-year-old skater Andy Macdonald, who will compete in his first Olympics at Paris'...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Hunter becomes hunted as McKeown braces for charging Smith
PARIS - Kaylee McKeown has ruled women's backstroke with an iron fist since dominating the Tokyo Olympics but a young American with a...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-China's Zheng, youngest Olympian in Paris, just wants to have fun
PARIS - Chinese park skateboarder Zheng Haohao dreamed of going to the Olympics when she was little. It didn't take too long for her...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-France conditionally confirmed as 2030 Winter Games hosts, IOC says
PARIS - France was conditionally picked as the host of the 2030 Winter Games on Wednesday and must now deliver key financial guarantees...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Excluding boxing from LA Games 'would be a crime', Australian boxers say
PARIS - The possibility of boxing being excluded from the programme at the Los Angeles Olympics and beyond is "terrifying" and would hit...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Russia accuses France of paranoia over refusal to accredit some Russian journalists for Olympics
MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday that France's refusal to accredit some Russian journalists to cover the Paris Olympics on security...
Jul 26, 20241 min read


Olympics-IOC expects Paris Games to be spectacular in ever-divisive world, Bach says
PARIS - The Paris Olympics will be a spectacular event at a time of historic global disruptions and growing divisive forces,...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Ukraine athletes worry about war back home as they compete
KYIV - Ukraine's Olympians focused on performing their best in Paris bear an additional burden - worrying about what might happen back...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Coffees, gaming and Fijian singing: Olympians soak up social village life
PARIS - With a pair of baristas churning out coffees and a rooftop terrace for social gatherings, Australia's quarters at the Olympic...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Olympics-Wrestling-Rights body urges IOC action on alleged sexual harassment of Indian wrestlers
PARIS - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should investigate India's wrestling federation (WFI) and bolster its tools to report...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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