Winter olympics

Professional women’s tennis tournaments will resume in China in September after a 16-month boycott over concerns for the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai, the WTA announced on Thursday.The former doubles world number one has not been…

Olympics Representational Image (Twitter) The city of Sapporo has been aiming to host the 2030 Winter Olympics but Japanese Olympic Committee president Yasuhiro Yamashita told reporters that the bid could be pushed to 2034 amid allegations…

Could Vancouver become one of a select few permanent homes to an Olympic podium? It’s an idea that’s gained currency in recent days, amid word the International Olympic Committee is considering teeing up a rotating list of permanent…

It’s the 35th anniversary of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary and the final torchbearer is looking back with fond memories. Robyn Ainsworth, then Robyn Perry, was 12 years old when she was chosen to for the role. She kept it a…

CNN  —  An athlete, former jockey AP McCoy said earlier this year, is the only person who dies twice, such is the pain of walking away from the intoxicating, all-consuming…

Image: Getty ImagesWhile this World Cup is unlike any other due to the start time and Middle East location, there is a recent world competition that comes to mind. Think about it. Climate unfit to host the event, haphazard accommodations,…

CNN  —  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after deeming the Russian…

BEIJING: About 30,000 runners, some wearing face masks, took part on Sunday in a chilly and smoggy first Beijing Marathonsince 2019 after Covid cancelled previous races. It was the first major sporting event in the Chinese capital since…

The path for British Columbia to host another Winter Olympic Games remains uncertain as cities voice concern about its feasibility. Whistler and Vancouver city councils are both scheduled to meet to discuss the tight timeline and lack…

Charles Hamelin was a couple of days removed from becoming Canada’s most decorated winter Olympian and was on his flight home from Beijing. Connecting to the airplane’s Wi-Fi midflight, the first post that popped up on the short-track…