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Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires
PARIS - France has prepared alternatives to holding the July 26 Olympics opening ceremony on the river Seine should security reasons...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite 'racist' backlash
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a "racist" backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Macron says Plan B, Plan C possible for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Paris, April 15 - The organisers have prepared alternatives to staging the highly-anticipated Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on the...
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Athletics - Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
PARIS - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at this year's Games in...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic
As the July opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer, U.S. broadcaster NBCUniversal is seeing renewed interest from...
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Olympics-India's Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom's shadow, says coach
NEW DELHI - Two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is ready to step out of fellow Indian MC Mary Kom's shadow with a medal at...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron says he has no doubt Russia will target Paris Olympics
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no doubt Russia would malevolently target the Paris Olympics this...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support
PARIS - France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Olympics - Louis Vuitton makes custom trunks for Paris Games flames, medals
PARIS - The Olympic and Paralympic flames will each travel in a custom-made Louis Vuitton trunk this summer thanks to a sponsorship deal...
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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