Football: China state broadcaster reaches World Cup deal with FIFAChina Media Group has secured broadcasting rights for four World Cup tournaments. This deal covers the men's events in 2026 and 2030, and t...
15 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Iran boasts having a 'mystery weapon' that can give US a heart attack; Trump waits for a Dark EagleAmidst rising tensions in the Middle East, the United States is weighing the advantages of positioning its cutting-edge Dark Eagle hyperson...
01 May, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Paralympics 2022: Scale of situation led to ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes, says IPC chiefAthletes from the two countries were barred from competing in the Chinese capital on the eve of the Paralympics over Russia's invasion of U...
12 Mar, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Russian, Belarusian athletes can no longer compete in Beijing Paralympics: IPC"Following a specially convened meeting, the IPC Governing Board has decided to refuse the athlete entries from the RPC and NPC Belarus for...
03 Mar, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
Google Doodle celebrates opening of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with a cartoon animationGoogle on Friday displayed an animated doodle on its homepage to celebrate the beginning of the event.
04 Feb, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
India pulls out envoy from Beijing Olympics ceremoniesIndia is particularly upset because unlike the West, it kept Chinese sensitivities in mind and backed the Winter Olympic Games, highly plac...
04 Feb, 2022, 09.27 AM IST
Beijing 2022 organisers ease COVID-19 curbs for Games-related personnelThe changes, which take immediate effect, include easing the threshold for being designated positive for COVID-19 from PCR tests, and reduc...
24 Jan, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
India to participate in Beijing Winter Olympics sans high-level political presenceNew Delhi had made it clear earlier that it will not be joining calls from the West to boycott the Olympics although there is tension with ...
17 Jan, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Britain considers ministerial boycott of 2022 Beijing OlympicsAn outright ban on ministerial and diplomatic representation at the Winter Games remains a possibility, the report said. A spokesperson for...
08 Dec, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing OlympicsThe diplomatic boycott is a calibrated rebuke of China's human rights record that stops short of preventing US athletes from competing.
07 Dec, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
US likely to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter OlympicsThe move would allow the US to send a message on the world stage to China without preventing US athletes from competing.
06 Dec, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
India’s support for Beijing Winter Olympics shows it is not natural US ally: Chinese state mediaIndia has strengthened its collaboration with the US, as well as its allies such as Japan and Australia, while India's cooperation with Chi...
29 Nov, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Would ensure concrete action against China, using Xinjiang-made products over Uyghur 'genocide': BlinkenBlinken in an interview with NBC News on Sunday said that the US was "not focused on a boycott" but was consulting closely with allies and ...
13 Apr, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Nikki Haley and top Republican leaders call for US boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in ChinaIt is no secret that China wants to use the Winter Olympics as part of its "massive communist propaganda campaign," Haley, a former US amba...
27 Feb, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
US signals no plans to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after genocide designationRights advocacy groups and politicians have made demands for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take the event out of China, cast...
04 Feb, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
Beijing - the favorite to host the 2022 Winter Olympics - has an awkward snow problemBeijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan are the only two cities bidding on the 2022 Olympics after several European cities with democratically elect...
03 Jun, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
China stakes bid for 2022 Winter OlympicsThe bid by the 2008 Summer Olympics host was formally announced by Chinese officials at Sochi in Russia, where the Winter Games are being h...
09 Feb, 2014, 04.34 PM IST