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Asian Games fans await first eSports medals
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Indonesia, South Korea and hosts China scooped gold at the Asian Games on Tuesday as eSports fans eagerly awaited the outcome of the first gaming medal ever at a major multisports event.
Swanson scores again as US beat Brazil to clinch SheBelieves Cup
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» FRISCO (UNITED STATES) - In-form Mallory Swanson scored again as the United States beat Brazil 2-1 to clinch a fourth straight SheBelieves Cup crown Wednesday.
Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» TOKYO: The Olympic flame is on its way across Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up training, but 100 days before Tokyo 2020 opens, organisers still face monumental challenges.
New director picked for 'restrained' Tokyo Olympic ceremonies
AFP, Published on 23/12/2020
» TOKYO: Organisers of the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics said Wednesday they have picked a new creative director to redesign "simpler and more restrained" opening and closing ceremonies for next year's Games.
Japan look to give ailing Ikee a lift at world swim
AFP, Published on 18/07/2019
» GWANGJU (SOUTH KOREA) - Japan's swimmers have promised to lift their game at next week's world championships to lift the spirits of ailing team mate Rikako Ikee in her battle with leukaemia.
Japan swim queen Ikee scoops record sixth Asian Games gold
AFP, Published on 24/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Japan's golden girl Rikako Ikee stormed to a record sixth Asian Games swimming title on Friday, marking a handful of other firsts for good measure.
Doping case hits Asian Games as Ikee eyes history
AFP, Published on 24/08/2018
» JAKARTA - A wrestler from Turkmenistan became the Asian Games' first doping casualty on Friday as Japanese teenage swimmer Rikako Ikee stood on the brink of a historic sixth gold medal.
'Coffee-grinder' Schooling roasts Asian swim rivals
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Singapore's Olympic swim champion Joseph Schooling shrugged off a horror turnaround Thursday to top the heats for the 50 metres butterfly at the Asian Games after a fitful night's sleep.