Nadal, Rapinoe, Peng Shuai: Which athletes are named in TIME’s top 100?
Rafael Nadal, Peng Shuai and Megan Rapinoe are among a number of sportspeople named in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Spain unable to reach deal for 2030 bid on Winter Olympics
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional governments of Catalonia and Aragón have not been able to reach an agreement on a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Pyrenees, the Spanish Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Peng Shuai plans to travel to Europe, says IOC chief Bach
Peng Shuai has apparently told Olympic officials she wants to visit Europe but coronavirus restrictions in China are delaying the trip.
Peng Shuai ‘looking forward to visiting Europe’ once Covid measures ease – IOC
Peng Shuai has apparently told Olympic officials she wants to visit Europe but coronavirus restrictions in China are delaying the trip.
Russian IOC members not to blame for Ukraine war, says IOC president Bach
Ukraine and that includes Russian members of the International Olympic Committee, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday, defending his decision not to sanction them. The IOC has called on international federations to move events from Russia and ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competitions. It has, however, not sanctioned or banned Russian members who sit on the IOC from taking part in Olympic meetings despite widespread calls to do so and has also not sanctioned the Russian Olympic Committee.
Russian IOC members not to blame for Ukraine war says IOC's Bach
LAUSANNE, Switzerland : Not all Russians should be blamed for their government's decision to invade Ukraine and that includes Russian members of the International Olympic Committee, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday, defending his decision not to sanction them.
Rangers can fly flag for Scotland and become history makers
Rangers stand ready to do Scotland proud in Seville tonight.
China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic
China has withdrawn as the 2023 Asian Cup host due to the coronavirus, football officials said Saturday, with Beijing's strict zero-Covid strategy dealing another blow to the country's sporting ambitions.