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Deadlines loom for Milan's Olympic village as Winter Games near
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Milan's 2026 Olympic village for the upcoming Winter Games risks not being fully ready for athletes with four months to go until the opening ceremony at the city's iconic San Siro stadium.
Djokovic readies vaccine exemption case for Australian visa showdown
AFP, Published on 09/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic prepared his legal guns Sunday for a battle to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has the all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December.
Djokovic 'had Covid last month'
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic contracted Covid-19 last month but was not experiencing symptoms and had written clearance from Australian immigration authorities before travelling to the country with a medical exemption from its vaccination rules, his lawyers say.
Australia detains another tennis player
AFP and Reuters, Published on 07/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova has ended up in the same detention facility as Novak Djokovic in the run-up to the Australian Open, the Czech foreign ministry said on Friday.
Australia bars Novak Djokovic, cancels entry visa
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Australia said Thursday it had cancelled the entry visa of Novak Djokovic, opening the way to his detention and removal in a dramatic reversal for the tennis world number one.
Djokovic got no 'special favours' on vaccine exemption: Tiley
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic received no "special favours" to play at the opening Grand Slam of the year, Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley insisted Wednesday as the move to grant him a medical exemption sparked fury.
Djokovic heading to Australian Open with Covid-19 exemption
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday that he was heading to the Australian Open to defend his title after being granted a Covid-19 medical exemption to play.
Striving for sustainability in sport
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» PARIS - It is a sign of the times that last week's declaration by the Williams Formula One team of its aim to become a climate-positive organisation by 2030, was greeted in muted terms.
Top coach barred from World Championships after doping scandal
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» DOHA - The World Athletics Championships was rocked by a drugs scandal on Tuesday after top coach Alberto Salazar was banned for doping, dealing a fresh body blow to the image of track and field at the sport's showpiece event.
Semenya athletics testosterone drama angers S.Africa
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: Anger is mounting in South Africa over new athletics rules prescribing maximum testosterone levels in female competitors widely seen as targeting the country's Olympic champion Caster Semenya.