[ad_1] LONDON: Russia’s government is becoming increasingly aggressive towards the International Olympic Committee as the Paris Games draw near, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday. Russia sports minister Oleg Matytsin said last week Russia should not boycott the July…
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Former world champion sprinter James Magnussen has agreed to come out of retirement and undertake a course of banned supplements to try to break the long-standing world record in the 50-metre freestyle. The 32-year-old Australian, who won the…
[ad_1] PARIS: Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months’ time when the world’s athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers. A new study presenting “climate simulations…