LOS ANGELES, June 6 — United States President Donald Trump’s directive to ban citizens from 12 countries from entering the US exempts athletes, and Los Angeles Olympics (LA28) officials said yesterday that they are confident the Games have the full backing of the administration.

PYLOS, Greece, March 21 — Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling yesterday to become the organisation’s first female and first African president in its 130-year history.

PYLOS, March 20 — Organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (LA28) today moved to ease concerns among International Olympic Committee (IOC) members over visas and entry requirements for athletes and officials for those Games.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) will announce the new Road to Gold (RTG) committee next year to align with the next Olympics cycle.

MELBOURNE, Nov 7 — Breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s signature kangaroo bounce will not be seen on a competitive stage again after the Australian declared she could not bring herself to battle following the backlash over her Paris Olympic performance.

Dewan Rakyat sitting today to cover U Mobile 5G network licence  KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — An explanation on the award of the second 5G network licence to U Mobile Sdn Bhd will be among the highlights of the Dewan Rakyat session today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, the...

PARIS, Aug 12 — The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers.

PARIS, Aug 12 — Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France's national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games as the French capital handed over to the next host Los Angeles.

PARIS, Aug 12 — National track cyclist Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom has admitted that he needs time to come to terms with missing out on a medal and being relegated from the men’s keirin final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

PARIS, Aug 12 — National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang is not likely to push for another four years to redeem his gold medal dream at the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympics.

PARIS, Aug 10 — The country’s diving camp returned empty-handed from the Olympics for the second time in a row, as no diver was able to achieve a podium finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

PARIS, Aug 8 — Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, moved a step closer to the Olympic title when she beat Turkey's Esra Yildiz by unanimous decision in the women's featherweight semifinals on Wednesday.

PARIS, Aug 8 — National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang ended his campaign in the sprint event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 1/8 finals at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome last night.

PARIS, Aug 8 — Mohamad Aniq Kasdan missed out on becoming Malaysia's first weightlifting medallist at the Paris 2024 Olympics by a mere kilogramme.

PARIS, Aug 1 — National men's doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik face a tough challenge in the knockout stages of the Paris 2024 Olympics later today.

PARIS, July 26 — France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony through the heart of Paris, officially kicking off a Games fraught with security risks at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — National men’s singles professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia faces an easy mission to clear the group stage after receiving a favourable draw in the Paris Olympics.

KAJANG, July 10 — Early preparations for the national squash squad to face the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (LA28) are underway as part of Malaysia’s goal for the sport’s first Olympic gold, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — National athletes due to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11 will be provided with portable air coolers amid France’s hot summer.

PARIS, July 6 — Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) said today.