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A 16-year-old saw performers bounce off a net and created something which is used from military training grounds, gymnastics, astronaut training, and backyard play to Olympic arenasA 16-year-old George Nissen saw circus performers bounce on nets. This observation sparked an idea for a training device. Nissen experiment...
Who is Jason Kidd? Mavericks coach fired months after signing massive extension dealDallas Mavericks have parted ways with head coach Jason Kidd. This move comes just months after Kidd signed a significant contract extensio...
North Korean women's soccer team arrives in South Korea for regional tournamentA total of 39 players and staff with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, aboa...
Who is Amber Glenn? Team USA skater in tears, falls to 13th after short program mistake at Milano Cortina OlympicsTeam USA figure skater Amber Glenn experienced a significant setback during the women's short program at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics...
IOC finds Olympic sponsor in China through 2032 to replace Panasonic of JapanTCL, a Chinese company, has become the new sponsor for the International Olympic Committee, replacing Japan's Panasonic, which ended its fo...
49-member contingent to represent India at Special Olympics World Winter GamesIndia will send a 49-member contingent to the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 in Turin, Italy, featuring 30 athletes across six di...
China grab 300th Olympic gold medal with women's team victory in table tennisChina achieved its 300th gold medal in Olympic history by winning the women's team table tennis event at the Paris Games, defeating Japan 3...
France is busing some immigrants out of Paris before the OlympicsSince last year, thousands of homeless immigrants, evicted through police raids from Paris, moved to Lyon, Marseille, and Orléans. Promised...
IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partnerThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) is seeking a new international boxing body by early next year to ensure boxing remains in the Oly...
2028 LA Olympics: IOC adds Flag football, baseball, softball, cricket, lacrosse, squash. Know in detailWill the NFL and MLB players take part in the 2028 LA Olympics? It's not certain now, but Flag football and baseball have been included in ...
Boxing body pledges reform to win back Olympic spot for 2028The president of the newly renamed International Boxing Association says his sport will reform a judging system tainted by manipulation to ...
Boxing among three Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spotThe governing bodies of boxing and weightlifting were described as problem children by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bac...
IOC gets more power to remove sportsThe decision voted in by International Olympic Committee members comes during prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and box...
Four sports to make debut in Tokyo Olympics; baseball, softball return for one-off GamesThe COVID-hit Tokyo Games will witness five sports joining the Olympic program out of which four will make their debuts in the quadrennial ...
Sony Networks to broadcast 2020 Olympics in Indian subcontinentThe Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has also acquired media rights for the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Games.
- NBC using Beijing Olympics as a 'billion-dollar lab'
NBC is using the Olympics as a "billion-dollar research lab" to get a sense of how people are using different media platforms to experience...
- MTV China acquires landing rights for Beijing Olympic Village
MTV Networks China has received exclusive landing rights into the Beijing Olympic Village at the Beijing Olympics 2008.