North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian GamesNorth Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight g...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
From Djokovic's unceremonious deportation to Messi's emergence as the GOAT of football: Top sports stories of '222022 was a pretty eventful year for sports enthusiasts.
21 Dec, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
From Djokovic deportation to Messi magic: Top 10 sports stories of 2022Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February saw them and allies Belarus become outcasts of world sport. Russia were kicked out of the football...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global momentInternationally, many critiqued them as the "authoritarian Olympics" and denounced the IOC for holding them in concert with a government ac...
20 Feb, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?There's a simple answer. Potential hosts in Europe - as many as six including favorites like Norway and Sweden - dropped out of the bidding...
12 Feb, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Xi meets Putin as tensions rise with WestSpiralling tensions with the West have bolstered ties between the world's largest nation and its most populous, and Putin was the first for...
04 Feb, 2022, 04.29 PM IST
Why does Beijing have the Olympics again?The answer is simple. Potential cities in Europe - as many as six - dropped out of the bidding in the wake of the doping-scandal-ridden 201...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Kazakhstan aspires to India’s hub for regional investmentsiven the investment opportunities of Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex, Kazakhstan can serve as a platform for production of agricultura...
25 Nov, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
China: Calls for 2022 Winter Olympics boycott doomed to failBeijing is the only city ever to have been given the right to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, further burnishing the ruling Commu...
03 Mar, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
International Olympic Committee accused of ignoring human rights for 2022 Beijing GamesRights groups speaking for Tibetans, Uighurs and others representing Hong Kong have sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IO...
17 Dec, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
- Olympics-Asia would welcome third straight Winter Olympics: OCA chief
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22 Feb, 2017, 05.24 AM IST
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12 Jan, 2017, 09.21 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
The only 2 cities that want to host the 2022 Olympics have a ton of problemsThe IOC released a 137-page evaluation of the two bids, and while it's generally positive, it's also open about the numerous problems the t...
02 Jun, 2015, 01.38 PM IST
Countries find hosting Games an Olympic wasteBidding for 2022 runs into trouble as citizens vote against the Games
05 Jun, 2014, 02.35 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
- Norway drops bid to host 2018 Winter Olympics
Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in t...
06 Oct, 2008, 06.10 PM IST