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How Kamila Valieva went from Olympic favourite to fourth via doping scandal

Pre-Games favourite Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the women's figure skating Thursday at the Beijing Olympics after a major doping scandal. AFP charts how the...

Olympics: Figure skater skater Kamila Valieva’s coach speaks up on scandal

The Russian coach of the 15-year-old figure skater embroiled in an Olympic doping scandal broke her silence to defend Kamila Valieva on Saturday, while...

Kamila Valieva: Russian figure skater at practice after drug test reports

Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva showed up for her scheduled practice at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after Russian media reported the 15-year-old...

PM Imran Khan attends inaugural ceremony of Winter Olympics in Beijing

BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan has attended the inaugural ceremony of Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing along with his delegation today. PM Imran Khan...

China launches bullet train service to speed athletes to Winter Olympics venues

China on Friday launched a special bullet train service to speed athletes to Winter Olympics venues in a bubble separating them from the rest...

China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets

China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of Covid-19 cases in...

Ivanka and North Korean general to attend Olympic closing

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka will come face-to-face with a top North Korean general at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in the...

Secret Pence, North Korea meeting planned, then scrapped

WASHINGTON: Mike Pence and North Korean officials had planned to meet secretly during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but Pyongyang scrapped the talks after...

Russia ‘regrets’ court’s rejection of Olympic athletes’ appeals

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Friday that it regretted the rejection of a last-minute appeal by dozens of its athletes to take part in the...

Kim Jong Un’s sister in historic visit to South Korea

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister joined athletes and officials from around the world at the South's Winter Olympics Friday, the first...

Kim Jong-Un’s sister to visit South Korea in historic first

SEOUL: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un will visit the South this week for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Seoul said on Wednesday...

Sports court lifts life bans of 28 Russians accused of doping

LAUSANNE: The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday lifted life bans on 28 of the 43 Russians accused of doping at the 2014...

North Korea sends rare announcement to all Koreans, calls for unification

SEOUL: North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to “all Koreans at home and abroad” on Thursday, saying they should make a “breakthrough” for...

North, South Korea begin talks as Winter Olympics help break ice

SEOUL: North and South Korea kicked off their first formal talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with both sides expressing optimism ahead...

North Korea ‘likely’ to join Winter Games, says IOC official

GENEVA: North Korea's Olympic representative said Saturday the reclusive nation was "likely to participate" in next month's Winter Games in South Korea, Kyodo news...

South Korea offers talks with defiant North ahead of Olympics

SEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday offered talks with North Korea amid a standoff over its weapons programs, a day after North Korean leader Kim...

Beijing unveils Winter Olympics emblems with fanfare

BEIJING: China unveiled emblems for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics inspired by Chinese calligraphy on Friday, in a star-studded ceremony featuring songs...

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics

GENEVA: Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping programme, but clean Russian athletes will...

Russian TV will ‘not show Winter Olympics’ if team banned

MOSCOW: Russian state television said on Friday it would not broadcast the Winter Olympics from South Korea next year if the Russian team is...

World anti-doping body refuses to lift Russia suspension

SEOUL: The World Anti-Doping Agency maintained its suspension of Russia on Thursday, raising the spectre of a possible ban from February's Winter Olympics in...

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