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Australia announces new Brisbane stadium for 2032 Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium and an indoor swimming venue for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, officials said on Tuesday after shelving contentious earlier plans.
China off to golden start on first day of Asian Games
AFP, Published on 24/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colourful ceremony.
Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» BUDAPEST: Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
Protests as transgender swimmer Thomas powers to US college crown
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas shrugged off protesters as she powered to a historic victory in the 500-yard freestyle at the US collegiate championships in Atlanta on Thursday in the latest milestone of her controversial career.
Paralympic disability categories under fire over fairness
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» TOKYO - They're supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes according to their impairment, is increasingly under fire.
Hamilton compares tyres to 'balloons', feared explosion
AFP, Published on 10/08/2020
» SILVERSTONE: Lewis Hamilton compared his Pirelli tyres to balloons on Sunday after he and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas suffered serious blistering problems at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
With flash, cash, International Swimming League out to shake up sport
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» PARIS: Team competition, finals only with $5 million to be shared: the International Swimming League debuts this weekend outside the orbit of governing body FINA with the aim of revolutionizing a sport.
Don't dip head while chipping
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 20/05/2018
» Here's a good chipping tip that's proved helpful over the years.
Kim Jong Un lookalike provokes N. Koreans at Olympics
AFP, Published on 14/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: A Kim Jong Un lookalike who has been making mischief at the Pyeongchang Olympics danced in front of North Korea's female cheerleading team before being nabbed and hauled off by police on Wednesday.