Thomas Bach, favourite to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, may lose out if he does not secure victory in the first round of voting, according to an Olympic insider.
Round-Up: Koike withdraws from IOC meeting, European football rights fees ‘to fall’, Dentsu predicts ad growth, and more
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she will not attend a four-party meeting involving IOC chief Thomas Bach this month following controversial remarks about women by Tokyo Games organising committee chief…
Round-Up: China ‘will sanction’ Beijing boycotters, BBL claims record audiences, clock ticking for AFC qualifiers, and more
China will "seriously sanction" any country that boycotts the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the editor of state-backed news service Global Times said, speaking after a report that some British MPs voiced…
Round-Up: 191 WA road races in 2021, Osaka signs with TAG Heuer, CA thanks India, and more
World Athletics unveiled a 191-race calendar across 49 countries for its 2021 Label Road Race series, beginning with the Osaka Women’s Marathon in Japan on January 31 - World Athletics
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Round-Up: US govt signals ease with Beijing 2022, beIN shows Fifa CWC in Mena, ‘no changes’ to rugby calendar until 2024, and more
US president Joe Biden's administration signalled it has no plans to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, following pressure over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang