Tag: Olympic

Welsh footballers Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy have been heavily criticised by the public for their refusal to sing the British national anthem at...

A Turkish boxing referee due to officiate at the Olympics has been found dead in his London hotel room after suffering a suspected heart...

Far from the media's eye, hidden from sponsors and even proper running tracks are athletes living an Olympic dream in conflict areas such as...

Amid loud cheers from hundreds of his fans, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday carried the Olympic torch at Southwark here, a day before...

For Pakistani athlete Rabia Ashiq, the Olympics are not about glory or medals -- she knows she has no chance -- but honouring a...

Investigation conducted by NADRA has unearthed the facts in a fake scam orchestrated by British daily “The Sun” in its story titled “Olympic terror...

It has become one of Britain’s most closely guarded secrets. But now it is in the hands of 62,000 people lucky enough last night...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore has taken into custody 20 people, including two travel agents, passport office employees and an official of National...

Pakistan’s sports officials have denied British tabloid The Sun’s claims to have uncovered a visa scam that could have allowed potential terrorists into the...

Malaysia badminton star Lee Chong Wei, whose Olympic dream was threatened by a serious ankle injury, targetted a medal on Saturday in a campaign...

An Olympic torch-bearer who had a tattoo to commemorate her experience fell foul of a poor-speller who inscribed her arm with the word “Oylmpic.”...

Andy Murray insists the prospect of returning to Wimbledon to compete for an Olympic medal has eased his heartache in the aftermath of his...

French athlete Nordine Gezzar could face a life ban after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin). Gezzar, selected to compete in...

Hope Solo, the starting goalkeeper for the defending champion United States women’s Olympic football squad, has been given only a warning after a positive...

Yohan Blake upset reigning Olympic champ Usain Bolt by winning the 200 metres in 19.80 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on Sunday,...

Kenyan police on Thursday quizzed world 3,000 steeplechase champion and London Olympic hopeful Ezekiel Kemboi after a reported car jacking in which a woman...