SPORTS

PARIS | Xinhua | The fact that names of Chinese swimmers involved in a contamination case were leaked by certain media organizations has caused concerns of athletes, said Olivier Niggli, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday. His comments followed a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, in …

PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua | The year 2024 marks the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games. The first was in 1900 and the last was a century ago in 1924. Since then, the world has changed dramatically. Over the past century, some sports have ceased to be …

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature veteran athletes like Andy Murray, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and 70-year-old Mary Hanna, marking a significant farewell for some. PARIS | Xinhua |  British tennis star and two-time Olympic champion, Andy Murray, is to retire after Paris 2024, which highlights that the forthcoming festival of sport …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Zimbabwe Sables defeated hosts Uganda Rugby Cranes 22-20 in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Rugby Africa Cup 2024. Uganda had hoped to utilize the home advantage but failed to tame the visitors, as Zimbabwe started with an early try by Edward Sigauke, and Ian …

VATICAN CITY | TASS | Pope Francis has called for all conflicts to be put on pause during the Olympic Games. “The Olympic Games are, by their very nature, about peace, not war. It was in this spirit that Antiquity wisely instituted a truce during the Games, and that modern …

BERLIN,GERMANY | Xinhua | The Euro 2024 champions players’ children turning the Berlin Olympic stadium pitch into a playground seemed to be in an enchanting way to symbolize a bright future for Spanish football. Winning Euro 2024 has also created a connection to their national team predecessors, with Spain having …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Athletics Olympic team has been cautioned against the use of banned substances ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics slated from July 26th to August 11th in Paris France. Beatrice Ayikoru, the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) Secretary-General during an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN), warned …

MADRID | Xinhua | Kylian Mbappe said he would have to learn to adapt with his new teammates at Real Madrid but added he didn’t mind where he would play in an attack that is filled with star names. The 25-year-old made his declarations in his first press conference as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked Uganda’s Olympic athletes to view sports as a professional career rather than mere recreation. The President said that sports have evolved from a leisure activity to a profession where athletes can earn a living. The President made these remarks while …

MADRID | Xinhua | Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a new Real Madrid player in front of around 70,000 fans in the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday at lunchtime. The 25-year-old French international has agreed a five-year contract with the Spanish giants and he underwent his medical tests early on …