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Tokyo 2020 slashes budget to $17 bn
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo Olympics organisers unveiled a smaller budget of up to $17 billion on Wednesday after coming under pressure to cut ballooning costs.
Helicopter ride for coffee - the rise of RB Leipzig
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» BERLIN - RB Leipzig's billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz will hope to continue being his team's lucky charm when they tackle champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday, with top spot the winners' prize.
A year of big money deals in sports
AFP, Published on 20/12/2016
» PARIS - Money flooded into sport in 2016 faster than ever before and flooded out in the shape of fatter salaries for the stars who have become multi-million business brands.
Tokyo starts construction of main Olympic stadium
AFP, Published on 11/12/2016
» TOKYO - Construction of the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially started Sunday, more than a year after the original blueprints were torn up following public outcry over skyrocketing costs.
Los Angeles unveils $5.3 bn budget for 2024 Olympics
AFP, Published on 03/12/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Organisers of Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics on Friday unveiled an updated budget, vowing to deliver the Games within a $5.3 billion price tag.
IOC gives backing to Tokyo's warring factions
AFP, Published on 02/12/2016
» TOKYO - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday predicted that bickering 2020 Tokyo Games organisers will come together to produce a workable budget as costs threaten to spiral out of control.
IOC urges 'unwavering commitment' by Games' hosts
AFP, Published on 28/11/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo and other upcoming Olympic host cities must make an "unwavering commitment" to achieving a successful Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged on Monday, as cost overruns plague the runup to Tokyo's 2020 event.
Fukushima 'safe' for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, says baseball boss
AFP, Published on 18/11/2016
» TOKYO - Fukushima, site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, poses no threat to players if baseball games are held there at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the sport's top official said Friday.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made of recycled metals
AFP, Published on 09/11/2016
» TOKYO - Medals for the Tokyo Olympics will be made from old smartphones and other electronic products, organisers said Wednesday, as they look to give the Games an environmentally friendly hue.
Qatar World Cup stadium worker dies
AFP, Published on 23/10/2016
» DOHA - Qatar's World Cup organisers have announced that a worker employed in the construction of one of the stadiums for the 2022 tournament has died in a "work-related" incident.