winter olympics

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets

China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics… Read More

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… Read More

Secret Pence, North Korea meeting planned, then scrapped

WASHINGTON: Mike Pence and North Korean officials had planned to meet secretly during the 2018… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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”… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

Beijing unveils Winter Olympics emblems with fanfare

BEIJING: China unveiled emblems for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics inspired by Chinese… Read More

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics

GENEVA: Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More