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Going, going... Games condoms

National
2009-11-6

"FASTER, higher, stronger." It's not just the Olympic motto - it was also a catchphrase used on condoms distributed to athletes attending the 2008 Beijing Games. And while many records were broken on the track,...

Japan cheers as Kitajima set for a return to pool

Sports | Swimming
2009-10-23

JAPAN'S multiple Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima will return to competition next month, ending a 15-month break since last year's Beijing Games, organizers said yesterday. The 27-year-old will swim...

Vancouver torch starts its journey

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-23

THE torch relay for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics got underway yesterday, with the sun's rays igniting the flame during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. It was the first time in...

South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-22

THE 2010 World Cup organizing committee chief thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted in Africa for the first time in 2020. "The IOC decided to give South America its first Olympics,...

Bolt is good with the bat and ball too

Sports | Cricket
2009-10-20

TRIPLE Olympic and world champion record sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica returned to his first love, cricket, on Sunday and showed that he certainly knows how to handle both bat and ball. In a charity match, just...

Cannavaro relieved as CONI drops case

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-14

THE doping case against Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro was dropped by the Italian Olympic Committee on Monday and the defender said he did nothing wrong and was bothered by the public outrage his positive test sparked. ...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to pitch for 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-11

HIROSHIMA and Nagasaki, the victims of the only atomic bombings in history, are teaming up to try to bring the Olympics to Japan in 2020, the cities' mayors said today. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki...

IOC concerned about London Olympic venues

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-8

THE International Olympic Committee is concerned that organizers of the 2012 London Games have yet to finalize plans for all the sports venues. The IOC's chief coordinator for the London Games said yesterday that...

2010 athletes' village to be ready despite problems

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-7

ATHLETES' housing for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be ready on time, despite earlier financial problems that Vancouver's mayor said yesterday had threatened to make it a "train wreck." But Vancouver taxpayers,...

Rio de Janeiro celebrates winning the 2016 Olympic bid

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

COPACABANA beach was the site of the festivities in Brazil yesterday during the International Olympic Committee's revelation of who would be the host city for the 2016 Games. An estimated 100,000 locals and tourists...