Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected a swathe of honours but never won a world or Olympic title.

Badminton star Lee Chong Wei retires after cancer battle

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be able to run in her favoured 800 metres event without medication to lower her testosterone levels until an appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal has been ruled on, her lawyers said on Monday.

Caster Semenya free to run without medication while appeal is heard: Court

Barbie is turned 60 recently and in an effort to keep up with the times a new range of dolls are being released, including career women and role models to inspire young girls.

Now, a Barbie doll named after Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar

Former two-time super middleweight world champion James DeGale announced his retirement on Thursday days after he took a pummelling from fellow Briton Chris Eubank Junior.

Former Olympic and world champion James DeGale hangs up his gloves

Japan's gaffe-prone Olympics Minister was forced to apologise Wednesday after suggesting that the leukaemia diagnosis of 18-year-old star swimmer Rikako Ikee could dampen enthusiasm for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Japan minister sorry for ill Olympic swimmer gaffe

All medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from metal collected by recycling electronic waste, games organisers said on Friday. Tokyo's organising committee in 2017 launched a project to collect assorted electronic waste -- including old smartphones and laptops -- from the public to collect metal for the medals.

Tokyo strikes gold, silver and bronze with e-waste Olympic medals

The Olympic Council of Asia has warned India it could miss out on hosting major Games after a boxer from Kosovo was denied a visa to compete in the women's world championships in New Delhi.

India gets Olympic warning after Kosovo boxer denied visa

Usain Bolt has finished his football trial at Central Coast Mariners and will leave the club after failing to agree on commercial terms, the A-League side said on Friday.

Usain Bolt trial finished at Central Coast Mariners

The two Koreas agreed at a meeting on Friday to send a letter to the International Olympic Committee confirming that they want to co-host the 2032 Summer Games, they said in a joint statement.

North, South Korea to send letter to IOC on joint 2032 bid

He is living an Olympic dream at 15 but Indian weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga has no time to stay in the moment as he has to bulk up in pursuit of a bigger Olympic goal in less than two years.

No time for celebrations, Jeremy looks to bulk up for Tokyo dream

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'My job as chief diplomat is to ensure that the North Koreans know, we keep our channels open,' Tillerson told a news channel

Tillerson to North Korea on talks: 'I'm listening'

Artist Marc Ahr has painted opening ceremonies and events at every Olympics since, but even for Ahr, the biting sub-zero temperatures at the curtain-raiser on February 9 were something new

Painting the Olympics with a dash of vodka

The dessert, called "A Plate of Hope", was served by South Korean President Moon Jae at an Olympic dinner

Winter Olympics: South Korea served 'Plate of Hope' to northern neighbours

The unified team for the Winter Games in South Korea was the product of a landmark deal between the South and North Korea -- the neighbours still technically at war -- after a year of high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests

Pyeongchang 2018: Olympic hopes over for unified Korean team after 8-0 drubbing

Almost all the dog meat restaurants in South Korea`s Pyeongchang county, where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony will be held on Friday, have defied a government request to stop serving the food, an official admitted Thursday

South Korea dog meat restaurants refuse to stop serving during Olympics

The International Olympic Committee said the 28 Russians who had their life bans lifted by sport's top court CAS on Thursday did not "automatically" allow them to compete at the Pyeongchang Games

No 'automatic' Olympic participation for 28 cleared Russians - IOC

The team, including figure skating pair Kim Ju Sik and Ryom Tae Ok, three alpine skiers, three cross-country skiers and two short-track skaters flew in to join 12 ice hockey players who arrived in South Korea last month

North Korean Olympians arrive at athletes' village

The Brazilian Olympic Committee was suspended over the alleged involvement of its head Carlos Nuzman in a vote-buying scandal

Olympics: IOC suspends Brazilian national Olympic body

Jack Bobridge arrested in Perth in the case of drug dealing

Olympic silver medalist arrested in drug dealing case

"It's amazing to come away with a win today," Farah told reporters.

Mo Farah wins final track race after rival trio collide

At the age of 14 when children are focused on their studies and playing, Kyra Poh only had one thing on her mind - Flying!

Meet Kyra Poh - The 'world's fastest flyer'

Rio surpasses WHO limits for particulate matter, the most dangerous air pollutant. Of recent Olympic hosts only Beijing had dirtier air

Rio's air dirty, deadly and not Olympic-like

There was no serious damage and no one was hurt in the incident. The cause of fire was unknown

Small Olympic Village fire forces Australia evacuation

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