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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 set to announce Champions League reforms and decide on Euro 2020 hosts
AFP, Published on 18/04/2021
» LAUSANNE - UEFA is expected to formalise radical reforms to the format of the Champions League at a key meeting of its executive committee on Monday which could also see some cities removed as hosts of the delayed Euro 2020.
FIFA extends ban on Blatter until 2028
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» LAUSANNE: FIFA banned its former president Sepp Blatter until 2028 on Wednesday after handing him a new suspension of six years and eight months for receiving huge bonuses.
Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Games
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» TOKYO: Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said on Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe.
Tokyo Olympic organisers meet on overseas fan ban
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» TOKYO - Olympic organisers meet Saturday for talks expected to bar overseas fans from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, in a bid to reduce virus risks and win over a sceptical public.
Athletes anticipate duller Games but still with a glint of gold
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» LAUSANNE - An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not.
As Platini faces his days in court, FIFA's legal woes pile up
AFP, Published on 14/03/2021
» LAUSANNE: Michel Platini will face Swiss prosecutors on three consecutive days next week as he answers questions in two of the raft of cases that still beset global football and its leaders, past and present.
IOC to buy vaccines from China for Tokyo, Beijing Olympic competitors
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» LAUSANNE - Competitors at this year's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will be offered coronavirus vaccines bought from China, Olympic chief Thomas Bach announced Thursday.
Re-elected Bach promises 'safe, secure' Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 10/03/2021
» LAUSANNE - International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach promised to deliver a "safe, secure" Tokyo Olympics this year as he was re-elected for a second term on Wednesday.
IOC to reinstall Bach as Olympic chief with Covid-hit Tokyo Games looming
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» LAUSANNE - Thomas Bach will be re-elected unopposed for a second term as Olympic chief this week, just five months before the opening ceremony of the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games and less than a year from the increasingly scrutinised 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.