Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

'Cricket joins the Olympics'

ICC Chairman Jay Shah and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) celebrate International Olympic Day by urging that cricket has always united us, and now, it's part of the Olympic......

Putin supports Russians going to 2024 Olympics but need to analyze IOC's conditions

IMAGE: The Russian Olympic Committee headquarters in Moscow. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported Russians competing at the 2024 Paris......

Russian Prez Putin slams IOC over politicising sport

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday of......

Original drawing of Olympic rings sells for 185,000 euros

IMAGE: The Olympic rings debuted at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters An original drawing of the Olympic rings by the founder of the modern Games, Pierre de Coubertin, has......

Olympic motto amended: Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together

'This is a milestone in our development and sends a clear signal. We want to put special focus on solidarity.' IMAGE: The Latin version of the motto will become 'Citius, Altius, Fortius -......