
Beijing Games organisers receive Olympic flame amid boycott call
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics organisers have received the Olympic flame at a heavily-guarded Panathenaic stadium in central Athens as human rights activists...

French ringside protest boxer Mourad Aliev loses headbutting appeal
A French boxer who launched a ringside protest with an hour-long sit-in has lost his appeal over his Tokyo Olympics disqualification. The...

‘Sobering’ opening ceremony for Tokyo Games
Forget the mass choreography, the huge props and the cornucopia of dancer, actors and lights associated with an Olympic Games opening ceremony....