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Russia accuses IOC of 'racism and neo-Nazism'
Russia launched a furious tirade at the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, arguing the IOC's restrictions on Russian athletes and its criticism of the Moscow-organised Friendship Games amounted to "neo-Nazism".
What to make of Petrobangla’s new oil and gas exploration tender?
The international tender for shallow and deep sea oil and gas exploration sparks some questions regarding its potential success in attracting offshore oil and gas exploration
Sad Pacquiao accepts his Olympic dream is over
A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded Monday his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a berth at this year's Paris games.
YEAR-ENDER / Franchise is the future but Australia rule the here and now
After two years of intense lobbying, cricket finally got the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) seal of approval to be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games having last featured in the world's biggest sporting extravaganza in 1900.
IOC backs return of Russian athletes as individuals
IOC president Thomas Bach said the body's Executive Board had recommended to international federations and international sports event organisers that "athletes with a Russian or a Belarusian passport must compete only as Individual Neutral Athletes"
ICC suggests 6-team T20 contest in Los Angeles Olympics
In an effort to get cricket into the major international sporting events, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended six-team T20 competitions for both men and women to the Los Angeles Olympic Games organising committee (LA28).
Justice for American Olympian after 110 years
American athlete Jim Thorpe is to be given sole credit for his 1912 gold medals, more than a century after he was stripped of them, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday.
Paris, LA confirmed as Olympic hosts
The International Olympic Committee names Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
Michael Phelps frustrated by Rio doping fears
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has spoken of his frustration at the possibility rivals were using drugs at last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Jeers for Brazil president Michel Temer dampen Rio Olympic joy
The Maracana stadium erupts in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opens the Rio Olympics and the hostility spreads far beyond the sports venue.
IOC chief slams WADA
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach demands a sweeping overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as Russian appeals against bans mounted just three days from the opening of the Rio Games.
Bach slams contemptuous doping
Russian appeals against Olympic bans are piling up as IOC president Thomas Bach slams what he calls the "contemptuous" doping system blamed on the Moscow government.
Two Russian swimmers cleared
Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have been cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics, their representatives said Tuesday, though there was no official confirmation.
CAS races to hear cases
The international sports tribunal will decide appeals by Russian athletes against their ban from the Rio Olympics with the opening ceremony just four days away.
IOC to have final say on Russian athletes
The International Olympic Committee says a three-member panel will make the "final decision" on which Russian athletes can compete in the Rio Games.
IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes cleared for Rio
A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games, reviewing all decisions taken by the international federations, the IOC said on Saturday.
'Russian team stands at 266'
Russia's sports minister says that the national team to compete in the Rio Olympics starting next week so far has 266 competitors.
Chiller condemns Russia cheats' meet
Australia's Olympic delegation head Kitty Chiller questions Russia's determination to eliminate drug cheats.
WADA 'disappointed' by IOC decision on Russia
The International Olympic Committee's decision to reject calls to ban all Russian competitors from the Rio Olympics could lead to "lesser protection for clean athletes," the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says..
