United Nations adopts Olympic truce ahead of Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The idea of an Olympic truce is a tradition dating back to the Ancient Greeks thousands of years ago
THE HULA REPORT: Diack Death Greeted With Silence
The former IOC member and athletics chief leaves a tortured legacy.
FIFA Vice President proposes possible alternatives to biennial World Cup idea
FIFA President Gianni Infantino supports idea of holding World Cup every two years, but the idea has been met with strong opposition from many organizations
Bobsled world champion Kaillie Humphries sworn in as United States citizen
The former Canadian Olympic gold medalist will be eligible to compete for the U.S. in Beijing Olympics.
Lamine Diack, former all-powerful head of world athletics and emblem of corruption in sport, dies at 88 years of age
World Athletics, the federation he presided over for 16 years between 1999 and 2015, did not reflect on its website the death of its former top leader.
Figure skating Grand Prix is second major winter sports event cancelled this week raising concerns ahead of Beijing Games
The International Skating Union’s Grand Prix Final in Japan is called off as new travel restrictions are imposed. FISU’s Lucerne bound Winter Universiade was cancelled Monday due to Omicron concerns
THE COLUMN: Alejandro Blanco, between the “traps” of Rio 2016 and his overwhelming reelection as head of the Spanish Olympic Committee
When his new term ends in 2025, Blanco will have been in office for 20 years, a milestone in Iberian Olympism.
ATP reacts with caution to WTA’s severing of ties with China
The WTA, the governing body of women’s tennis, took a bold step on Wednesday by canceling all its tournaments in China, in protest against the situation of the player Peng Shuai.
Straight or gay, public kissing will be a potential danger at the World Cup in Qatar
“Displays of affection” are not allowed in general. If a man or woman kisses his or her partner in a public space, whether male or female, he or she can get into serious trouble.
A CLOSER LOOK: Weightlifting’s Olympic future is uncertain and it’s nobody’s fault but their own
Decades of doping and corruption may have finally caught up with the IWF as their hold on Paris 2024 continues to slip away.
