Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies

IMAGE: A woman holds a Ukrainian flag next to a banner reading 'Stop Putin' as youth groups protest with a human chain outside the Russian embassy. Photograph: Omer Messinger/Getty Images As......

Asian U-23 Volleyball: India defeat Pakistan to enter maiden final

IMAGE: By entering the final, the Indian team also qualified for the upcoming FIVB Men's Under-23 Championships. Photograph: Asian Volleyball Confederation/Facebook India scripted history by......

How Tokyo is preparing to counter heat during 2020 Olympics

A record heatwave in July 2018 killed over a dozen people in Tokyo with monthly average temperatures transcending 30 degrees for the first time in 20 years. IMAGE: A visitor experiences a......

How the Rio Olympics ban has affected these Russian athletes

Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision on Sunday not to issue a blanket ban on Russian athletes despite evidence of systematic doping across the majority of Olympic sports,......

Brazil hope to kick sand in US face

IMAGE: Talita Antunes,left, and Larissa Franca of Brazil celebrate after winning their Rio Open women's beach volleyball final. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters Home favourites Talita Antunes and......