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With Olympics looming, surf star captures a bigger prize 03 Dec 2018 - 09:18 pm
Surfing World Champion Stephanie Gilmore from Australia advances to the Semifinals of the 2018 Beachwaver Maui Pro after winning Quarterfinal Heat 2 at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, on November 27, 2018.  WSL/ Kelly Cestari
IOC chief will 'work hard' for boxing in 2020 Games despite freeze 01 Dec 2018 - 11:31 am
Tsunekazu Takeda (L), President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, delivers a speech while International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (R) listens at the IOC Executive Board meeting in Tokyo on November 30, 2018. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Majority of Calgary voters say 'no thanks' to 2026 Olympics 14 Nov 2018 - 11:28 pm
In this file photo taken on February 13, 1988 fans cheer and wave flags as the Canadian delegation (lower right) parades during the opening ceremony of the XVth Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. AFP / Jonathan Utz
Mo Farah wins 5th straight Great North Run 09 Sep 2018 - 04:16 pm
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Beef, sushi on menu as Japan's Ikee scoops MVP 02 Sep 2018 - 12:46 pm
Japan's swimmer Ikee Rikako (2nd R), who won six gold medals during the games, poses for a photo with a cheque for 50,000 USD after being named as the
Coleman, Lyles the new kids on sprinting blocks 01 Sep 2018 - 11:59 am
US athlete Christian Coleman (C) celebrates winning the men's 100m final of the Memorial Van Damme athletics event, the last meeting of the IAAF Diamond League competition on August 31, 2018 in Brussels. / AFP / JOHN THYS
The billionaire bridge player who holds all the cards 28 Aug 2018 - 11:47 am
This file photo taken on August 22, 2018 shows tobacco and banking multi-billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono, 78, who is competing in bridge for Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games, speaking at a press conference at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta
Unified Korea team grab historic gold at Asian Games 26 Aug 2018 - 12:33 pm
Unified Korea's gold medallists sing the national folk song
Combined Koreas crew wins historic medal at Asian Games 25 Aug 2018 - 06:17 pm
Members of the Unified Korea team pose on the podium after receiving their bronze medals during a medal ceremony for the women's canoe 200m traditional boat race at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang on August 25, 2018. (AFP / ADEK BERRY)
Bhutan: No medals yet in the Asian Games - but still happy 20 Aug 2018 - 07:49 pm
Bhutan's delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN)
Chinese hotshot Yang bags second Asian Games medal 20 Aug 2018 - 09:46 am
Gold medallist Yang Haoran of China (C), silver medallist Deepak Kumar (L) of India and bronze medallist Lu Shaochuan (R) of Taiwan during the medal ceremony. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Kumar fades, Punia rises as new poster boy of Indian wrestling 19 Aug 2018 - 08:54 pm
India's Bajrang Bajrang (R) competes with Mongolia's Batmagnai Batchuluun in the men's wrestling freestyle 65kg semi-final at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 19, 2018. (AFP / AAMIR QURESHI)
Rosmaniar wins Indonesia's first gold, and social media 19 Aug 2018 - 03:02 pm
Indonesia's Defia Rosmaniar poses with her gold medal after defeating Iran's Marjan Salahshouri to win the taekwondo women's individual poomsae final at the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta on August 19, 2018. / AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
Taiwan shoots into first place for gold in Asiad blow to China 19 Aug 2018 - 12:18 pm
Gold medallists Taiwan's Lin Yingshin (L) and Lu Shaochuan pose with their medals during the victory ceremony for the 10m air rifle mixed team shooting final during the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang on August 19, 2018. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Two Koreas march together as Asian Games burst into life 18 Aug 2018 - 05:38 pm
Unified Korea's flagbearer Lim Yung-hui leads the delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. / AFP / ADEK BERRY
Crocs and rays no problem for unsung Asian swim heroes 18 Aug 2018 - 03:51 pm
Maldives' Hulva Khulail poses for a photo during a swimming training session at the Aquatics center ahead of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (AFP / Martin BUREAU)
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 30 Mar 2018 - 07:13 pm
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2016 (Reuters / Denis Balibouse)
Wheelchair curling sets Pyeongchang pulses racing 17 Mar 2018 - 12:14 pm
(L-R) Gold medallists Wang Haitao of China and his teammates Chen Jianxin, Liu Wei, Wang Meng and Zhang Qiang celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony, Gangneung, South Korea, March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Carl Recine