US bobsledder labels US selection body ‘corrupt’
A bobsledder who failed to make the U.S. team calls his country’s selection process for the Sochi Games “corrupt.’’ He says men and women who deserved spots were passed over.
View ArticleEat me – Russian coach
The glory days may be over for the much-vaunted Russian hockey team who again failed to live up to Olympic Games expectations with their coach admitting he’s ready to be “eaten’’.
View ArticleKoreans furious
For millions of South Koreans who stayed up into the early hours of Friday morning to watch their idol Kim Yu-Na try to defend her Olympic figure-skating title, there was heartbreak and anger over her...
View ArticleWar-torn Ukraine wins gold
Ukraine on Friday raced to a famous victory in the women’s team biathlon relay at the Sochi Olympics, overcoming the trauma of the violence at home to take gold with an inspirational performance.
View ArticleRussian coaches strike back hard
Adelina Sotnikova’s coaches hit back Friday at suggestions the dramatic victory of Russia’s first ever women’s Olympic figure skating champion was the result of a voting stitch-up in favour of the...
View ArticleObama loses beer bet to Canadian PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper aimed to collect Friday on a wager for beer with US President Barack Obama after Canada’s women’s and men’s Olympic ice hockey teams beat US squads.
View ArticleSochi curtains fall
Sochi’s $50 billion Olympics, closely interwoven with President Vladimir Putin’s image and plagued by controversy in the build-up, closed Sunday with bold praise and Russia supreme on top of the medals...
View ArticleIndonesia offers to host ’19 Asiad
Indonesia has the will and the funds to stage the 2019 Asian Games, a government minister confirmed Sunday as regional organizers scrambled for a host to replace Vietnam.
View ArticleGay axed for 1 year
Sprinter Tyson Gay accepted a one-year suspension Friday after testing positive for a banned substance nearly a year ago and returned the silver medal he won in the men's 400-meter relay at the 2012...
View ArticleNBC secures Olympic rights
NBC secured the U.S. broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2032 on Wednesday in a record six-games agreement worth $7.75 billion, a surprise deal that shuts out rival American networks and provides...
View ArticleYouth Olympics set
Thousands of young athletes will converge in China’s Nanjing this week for the second Youth Olympics, with many hoping to build towards a place at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
View ArticleHingis, Mirza win doubles
The title comes 18 years after Hingis’ first major in doubles, at the Australian Open, and 17 years after the Swiss star won her other doubles championship at Flushing Meadows.
View ArticleMarcial, Ladon eye Olympic berths
No less than a lofty finish will be the goal of welterweight Eumir Felix Marcial and light-fly Rogen Ladon when they mix it up with fellow continental qualifiers in the AIBA World Championships that...
View ArticleDiaz confident of 3rd Olympic stint
After a forgettable stint in Beijing (2008) and London (2012), Diaz, now 24, is training her sights on making it to Rio in 2016.
View ArticleCruz, 83
Maj. Gen. (retired) Rene Cruz, who held the position of president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from 1993 to 1996, passed away yesterday morning owing to heart failure. He was 83.
View ArticleObiena seeks Olympic spot
But Obiena, just 19, is a pole vaulter and a very good one at that. There is so much promise in Obiena that he is being groomed to make it to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
View ArticleLadon puts on show for idol Pacquiao
The presence of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao proved to be an inspiration for the cat-quick Rogen Ladon of the PLDT-ABAP Boxing Team at the AIBA World Championships here as the Bago City native upset...
View ArticleChiz sees PH gold in 2020 Olympics
Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero yesterday asked the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to pounce on the opportunity being presented by the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games in 2019 to...
View ArticleMorrison gets IOC grant
Tall and lanky taekwondo jin Samuel Morrison has taken the place of John Paul Lizardo in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Solidarity scholarship program owing to his sudden retirement.
View ArticleABAP’s Vargas sticks with foreign coach
Ricky Vargas, president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), is standing by the choice of British Chris Cain as its foreign coach for the buildup for the Rio Olympics.
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