Showing 91 - 100 of 185
Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations.
Holocaust survivor pities anti-Semites who 'waste life' hating
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - Facing a world where anti-Semitism is resurgent again, Holocaust survivor Edith Eger, who watched her mother marched to the gas chamber, said she pities those who "waste" their life hating.
Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?
AFP, Published on 11/03/2020
» LAUSANNE: The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is growing concern that the Games will be either postponed or even cancelled.
FIFA on trial as Valcke, Al-Khelaifi trial begins in Swiss court
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» LAUSANNE - FIFA's disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi go on trial in Switzerland on Monday in the latest chapter of football's seemingly endless corruption saga.
2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» LAUSANNE: Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm-Are in Sweden, giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time.
Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court
AFP, Published on 18/02/2019
» LAUSANNE - Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa goes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that would force her to lower her testosterone levels.
Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court
AFP, Published on 18/02/2019
» LAUSANNE: Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that could force her to lower her testosterone levels.
Podium protests banned at Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after poll
AFP, Published on 22/04/2021
» LAUSANNE - Athletes will be banned from protesting on podiums and the field of play at the Tokyo Olympics and Beijing Winter Games after recommendations from the athletes' commission, the IOC said on Thursday.
UEFA weighs Super League revenge and changing Euro host cities
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» LAUSANNE: UEFA meets on Friday with revenge on some members' minds following the attempted Super League breakaway, while the fate of a handful of European Championship host cities is also on the agenda.
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals, no timeline for Paris Olympics
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» LAUSANNE - Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics.