Olympics
Protesters arrested at site of proposed main stadium for 2032 Brisbane Olympics
Five people were arrested Friday and other protesters moved away from the site of a proposed main stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics which has become the center point over the future of a heritage-listed park in the city.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future
Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games, IOC president Kirsty Coventry told sports leaders on Wednesday.
Sprinter Fred Kerley says he’s running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he’ll be at the LA Olympics
Sprinter Fred Kerley revealed that he is not taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.
An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke
The first, best and most hilarious rendition of the "All Drug Olympics" came courtesy of "Saturday Night Live." It was 1988 when Soviet weightlifter "Sergei Akmudov," geeked up on anabolic steroids, Nyquil and "some sort of fish paralyzer," tried to clean and jerk 1,500 pounds - three times the existing world record - only to have his arms snap off at the shoulders.
Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis
Berlin's state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city's bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.
IOC urges sports governing bodies to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals
In a political shift Thursday, the International Olympic Committee said athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, even as the war in Ukraine continues.
From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage
With a massive population, a rapidly growing economy and already the global powerbroker in cricket, India is preparing to expand its influence in international sport.
Snooker’s Olympics push gets jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions
Snooker's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China, the sport's top official said on Tuesday.
LIV Golf isn’t the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy
The billionaires in Saudi Arabia are pulling the plug on LIV Golf. It won't be the first mega sports project they've given up on recently.
Vonn says she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again
Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics. For now, the tough decisions about the future can wait.
Allyson Felix, 40, looks for a comeback and maybe a spot at the L.A. Olympics
Allyson Felix is attempting a comeback at age 40 that could give her a chance to add to her Olympic-record medal haul two years from now in Los Angeles.
France to host men’s basketball World Cup in 2031. Japan gets 2030 women’s tournament
Victor Wembanyama will have a chance to play a home World Cup in 2031.
Hockey coach who admitted using a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate at the Olympics is fired
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he'd been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China's travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
USOPC ‘closely monitoring’ reaction to Wasserman but sidesteps questions about his LA28 leadership
The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said the board has shared its concerns about LA Olympic leader Casey Wasserman with that organizing committee's board and that the USOPC is "closely monitoring the impact on our community."
USA Surfing regains status as national governing body in time for leadup to L.A. Olympics
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee recognized USA Surfing as the official national governing body for the sport in America on Wednesday, ending a multiyear saga that included the corporation's decertification and an attempt by U.S. Ski and Snowboard to take over.
Russia swimmers get anthem, flag back as a key Olympic sport drops its restrictions
The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.
Craig Reedie, Olympic politics veteran who led WADA during Russian doping scandal, dies at 84
Craig Reedie, the former World Anti-Doping Agency president whose position on the Russian doping scandal a decade ago brought him into conflict with the IOC where he was a vice president, has died. He was 84.
Megan Rapinoe accuses Olympics of catering to Trump with ‘horrible’ transgender policy switch
Not all female athletes applauded when the International Olympic Committee decided to exclude biological males from women's sports.
Olympic gold medalist boxer at center of gender controversy advances to Asian semifinals
Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships on Friday in her first event since World Boxing said she passed a gene test to confirm her gender.
Park City getting an Olympic-sized halfpipe again when Snow League heads to Utah in ‘27
An Olympic-sized halfpipe is returning to Park City, Utah, the resort town that helped put snowboarding on the map.
