Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump´s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including […]
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Malinin wilts at Olympics as Heraskevych loses ban appeal
Ilia Malinin’s hopes of double Olympic figure skating gold crumbled Friday as he suffered a nightmare on the ice while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych lost his appeal against his ban from the Milan-Cortina Games. Expected to romp to the individual men’s Olympic title after a stunning display in Tuesday’s short programme, US sensation Malinin […]
Mariah opens 2026 Winter Olympics in 306 carats of real diamonds
Mariah Carey brought pure spectacle and high glamour to the opening night of the 2026 Winter Olympics, dazzling audiences with a show-stopping performance and more than 300 carats of real diamonds. The Games officially began on Friday, February 6, at San Siro Stadium in Milan, where Carey took center stage wearing an opulent jewelry set […]
Skiing great Vonn crashes at Crans-Montana, one week before Olympics
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed badly during the women’s downhill race at Crans-Montana on Friday, just one week before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Italy. The 41-year-old American had skidded out into the safety netting and while she was able to ski down to the bottom of the Swiss piste after her […]
Pakistan to host 14th South Asian Games in March 2027
LAHORE: Pakistan will host the 14th edition of the South Asian Games from March 23 to 31, 2027, following a decision at a recent meeting of South Asian sports federations in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has been authorised to make schedule adjustments within a one-week flexibility for operational or logistical reasons. Read […]
Arshad Nadeem wins global breakthrough athlete award in Dubai
Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has been honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award in the “Global Breakthrough Athlete” category at the World Sports Summit held in Dubai. Read More: Arshad Nadeem bags Global Breakthrough award The prestigious award recognises Nadeem’s historic achievement at the Paris Olympics, where he claimed gold with […]
India tops global doping cases for third straight year
NEW DELHI: India has ranked first in the world for sports doping violations for the third consecutive year, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), dealing a blow to the country’s sporting ambitions. The findings come as India prepares to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and eyes a future Olympic bid. Read More: Pakistan athletes banned […]
Brignone ski return a ‘starting point’ before Winter Olympics
Italian alpine skiing World Cup holder Federica Brignone said on Thursday her return to snow was a “starting point” with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics a little more than two months away. Brignone, a giant slalom silver medallist in Beijing three years ago, suffered a double fracture of her left tibia and fibula in April to […]
Torch relay ignites Karachi ahead of 35th National Games
KARACHI: Karachi came alive on Friday as Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah officially inaugurated the torch relay for the 35th National Games at the iconic Mazar-e-Quaid. The Games, scheduled from Dec 6 to 13 across 24 venues, will feature over 11,000 athletes and officials from all provinces and major departments, including the Army, […]
13-year-old Yu Zidi shatters Asian record at China’s National games
SHENZHEN – Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi stunned fans by breaking the Asian record at China’s National Games on Tuesday. At just 13, she swam the women’s 200m individual medley in 2:07.41, winning gold. Her time beat Ye Shiwen’s 2012 London Olympic mark of 2:07.57. Yu’s record-setting performance drew loud cheers from spectators and ranks […]