Sports Shorts: Will chess be included in 2024 Paris Olympics?

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday. IMAGE: India's chess ace Viswanathan Anand in action. Photograph: Spectrum Studios/Grand Chess Tour The governing body for chess......

Sports Shorts: Murray still feeling hip pain ahead of Brisbane return

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Andy Murray of Great Britain sits during a practice session. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for LTA Andy Murray is......

Canoe bronze medallist suspended 'after failed drug test'

Moldovan canoe sprint bronze medallist Serghei Tarnovschi was provisionally suspended from the Rio Olympics on Thursday, after he failed a pre-Games drug test, the International Canoe Federation......

Flag bearers for Opening Ceremony

The list of flag bearers for the 202 National Olympic Committees participating in the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad as announced by the International Olympic Committee.Flag......