A familiar refrain as China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, begin 2026 at odds againA fresh wave of rhetoric has emerged between China and Japan, stoked by lingering historical grievances and military anxieties. Meanwhile, ...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
Ex-head of China football association sentenced to life in prison- state media reportThe former chairman of China's national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, Chine...
26 Mar, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
Chinese officials call off Argentina games after Messi's absenceDespite the controversies, Inter Miami continues its preseason preparations, with a match against Newell's Old Boys scheduled for February ...
10 Feb, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
IOC President Thomas Bach chairs executive board meeting in MumbaiThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding its Executive Board meeting in Mumbai, India. The main topics of discussion include se...
12 Oct, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Why India should send football teams to HangzhouAccording to sports ministry guidelines, a team has to rank among the top 8 to be allowed to go for the Asian Games. However, the footballe...
22 Jul, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
Hong Kong outlaws insulting China's national anthemThe pro-democracy camp sees the anthem bill as an infringement of freedom of expression and the greater rights that residents of the semi-a...
04 Jun, 2020, 04.08 PM IST
From 2018 CWG to Beijing Olympics, ceremonies that won no medalsThis year's CWG closing ceremony drew flak after the athletes were not shown entering the stadium in the live broadcast.
30 Apr, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
Government designates 12 Olympians as National Observers"Apart from providing inputs for their respective disciplines, the National Observers would also to be consulted as a group on crosscutting...
20 Mar, 2017, 05.43 PM IST
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13 Sep, 2016, 10.30 PM IST
Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai's business ally Xu Ming dies in prisonXu Ming, the 44-year-old board chairman of the Dalian Shide Group, died on Friday in a Wuhan jail possibly from a heart attack.
07 Dec, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
Tests, far and near, for new IAAF president Sebastian CoeApart from dealing with doping, new IAAF president Sebastian Coe also has to take on popular global sports, most notably football.
03 Sep, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
- Australia fears Olympic torch 'hooliganism'
Australia's government fears an outbreak of "football hooliganism" at the Olympic torch relay with thousands of pro-China and pro-Tibet act...
20 Apr, 2008, 08.30 AM IST
- Kiran Bedi pulls out of Olympic run
After Baichung Bhutia, it’s now the turn of the country's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi to pull out of the Olympic torch relay. Bedi w...
09 Apr, 2008, 04.13 PM IST
- Baichung Bhutia refuses to carry Olympic torch
As the Olympic torch was flown into the Chinese capital on Monday to be taken around the world, the shadow of Tibetan pro-tests over the Be...
01 Apr, 2008, 09.19 AM IST
- Olympic Challenge: Kodak adapting to digital age
Last week, Kodak announced that it was ending its 112-year association with the Olympics after the conclusion of next year’s Games in Beiji...
27 Oct, 2007, 12.36 AM IST
- Coke embarks on global 2008 Olympics offensive
Coca-Cola is launching a global ad campaign to promote its sponsorship of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
17 Aug, 2007, 01.34 AM IST