Sports / Olympics

Lee sorry after final failure on national day 01 Sep 2014 - 09:46 pm

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei plays against China’s Chen Long in their men’s singles final at the Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen on Sunday....

Wlodarczyk sets women’s hammer world record 01 Sep 2014 - 09:31 pm

BERLIN: Poland’s European hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk set a world record of 79.58 metres at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium yesterday....

World doubles gold for China and South Korea 31 Aug 2014 - 09:02 pm

Gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain celebrates during the awards ceremony after the women’s single final at the 2014 BWF Badminton World championships...

Youth Olympics close with spectacular ceremony 28 Aug 2014 - 09:32 pm

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing,...

Olympic bonding with LeBron helped Cavs land Love 27 Aug 2014 - 09:31 pm

Cleveland Cavaliers’ player Kevin Love talks to the media at Cleveland Clinic Courts yesterday. CLEVELAND: Kevin Love’s camaraderie with LeBron James during their...

Farah breaks two-mile European record 25 Aug 2014 - 09:51 pm

Britain’s Mo Farah competes to win the men’s two-mile race during the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Birmingham on Sunday. LONDON: Distance-running star...

Mission accomplished as Phelps gains rhythm at Pan Pacific 25 Aug 2014 - 09:27 pm

(From left to right) Matt McLean, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and Coner Dwyer of the USA stand during their medal ceremony at the...

World champ Campbell to undergo surgery 25 Aug 2014 - 09:25 pm

GOLD COAST, Australia: Australia’s Cate Campbell said she’s willing to sacrifice her world sprint freestyle title in order to be fit for the...

Athletics: Bolt ends season, will not run in Zurich 24 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

ZURICH: World record holder and six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has decided to end his 2014 season and will not compete in the...

Zambia’s Siame wins 100m dash at Youth Olympics 23 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

Zambia’s Sydney Siame celebrates after winning the men’s 100m final at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing yesterday. NANJING: Zambian sprinter...

Botswana’s Montsho faces doping ban 23 Aug 2014 - 12:05 am

ZURICH: Former 400 metres world champion Amantle Montsho is facing a ban after her B sample from the Commonwealth Games also failed a...

Resurgent Qatar edge out Tunisia to start with a win 20 Aug 2014 - 10:21 pm

A Qatari player (right) celebrates a goal against Tunisia during the opening Group B handball match at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing,...

Sunaidi fails in Nanjing shooting as China win gold 20 Aug 2014 - 10:19 pm

Nanjing: Abdullah Zain Al Sunaidi fell victim to big stage nerves and finished 12th the second Youth Olympic Games at the Fangshan Shooting...

Sting in the ear for Singaporean youth shooter 18 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

NANJING: Every breath Singaporean shooter Teh Xiu Yi took and every move she made in the final of the Youth Olympics was accompanied...

World record holder Meilutyte wins gold 18 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

Hungary’s Liliana Szilagyi reacts after winning the women’s 200m butterfly swimming competition at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, in eastern China’s...

Dutton becomes first athlete to grab gold 17 Aug 2014 - 11:28 pm

Gold medallist Australia’s Brittany Dutton (centre) poses with silver medallist Stephanie Jenks of the US (left) and bronze medallist France’s Emilie Morier after...

Europe’s best look for Olympic boost in Berlin 17 Aug 2014 - 10:04 pm

Tunisia’s Fares Ferjani (left) and China’s Yan Yinghui compete for third place in the men’s sabre individual event at the 2014 Youth Olympic...

Qatar’s Nanjing campaign starts today 17 Aug 2014 - 01:28 am

Qatari swimmer Waleed Daloul practise in Nanjing yesterday. Nanjing: After the opening ceremony yesterday, table tennis player Abdulrahman Mohsen and swimmer Waleed Daloul...