China will be ready. Will India be?

In less than two years, Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the French founder of the modern Games, had coined a motto for this important world event: 'It is less......

In Tibet, China dishonours Olympic spirit

What had to happen happened! As in 1959, 1987 or again in 1989, riots have erupted in Lhasa and other provinces of Tibet. The repression (and it is only a beginning) is said to be ferocious. But......

10 positive things about the events in Tibet

An event which may look negative at first sight can also trigger positive collaterals. We have listed 10 encouraging aspects of the recent unrest in Tibet and the subsequent Chinese muscled......

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......

1900: Cricket's only date with the Olympics

IMAGE: Cricket has been included for the LA 2028 Olympics. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Cricket and the Olympics made for strange bedfellows when the sport featured in its roster for......

Satwik-Chirag romp into French Open badminton final

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (front) and Chirag Shetty will meet Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the men's doubles final of the French Open Badminton Championships. Photograph:......

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 -......