Olympic

Phelps finds new focus in mental health fight

PARIS – A self-confessed “shark” in the water Michael Phelps (picture) trained non stop in pursuit of his all-consuming dream to…

6 months ago

US swimmer rescued from World Championship pool after fainting

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool by Team USA’s head…

9 months ago

Indonesian legend Liliyana inducted into BWF Hall of Fame

KUALA LUMPUR – Indonesian former mixed doubles great Liliyana Natsir has been inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall…

10 months ago

Hirano harnesses anger to win Olympic halfpipe gold

By AFP Japan's Ayumu Hirano turned anger into Olympic gold on Friday, shrugging off a perceived injustice to win the…

1 year ago

Defending champion Hanyu falls twice in Olympic figure skating final

By AFP Figure skating legend Yuzuru Hanyu's defence of his Olympic title looked in deep trouble Thursday as he fell…

1 year ago

Former diving world champ Jun Hoong calls it a day

by BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR - National diver and former world champion Cheong Jun Hoong (picture) has ended more than two…

1 year ago

China warns Olympics diplomatic boycott nations will ‘pay a price’

by AFP BEIJING – China warned Western nations on Thursday they would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of…

1 year ago

Beijing Games organisers say virus ‘biggest challenge’, 100 days from start

by AFP BEIJING - Protecting the Beijing Winter Olympics from the coronavirus is the “biggest challenge”, organisers said Wednesday, as…

1 year ago

Compete to win first, rewards and incentives will follow – Azizulhasni

by BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR - National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (picture) believes that national athletes should compete with…

2 years ago

Shuttler Mei Kuan calls it a day

by BERNAMA / pic credit: BAM KUALA LUMPUR - Women’s doubles shuttler Chow Mei Kuan (picture) has decided to call it…

2 years ago

Silver it is for ‘The Pocket Rocketman’

by BERNAMA TOKYO - An unexpected early sprint by defending champion Jason Kenny of Great Britain thwarted national track cycling…

2 years ago

Durant leads US to fourth straight Olympic basketball gold

By AFP NBA All-Star Kevin Durant poured in a game-high 29 points to lead the United States past France 87-82…

2 years ago

Transgender Olympian Hubbard hailed as debate rages

by AFP TOKYO - New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard (picture) has been hailed as a transgender pioneer after her short-lived Olympic debut…

2 years ago