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Pressure is mounting on Casey Wasserman, the head of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games organizing team, after the city’s mayor urged him to reveal his ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend. LA Mayor Karen Bass told CNN late Monday that “my opinion is that he should resign,” despite Wasserman last week receiving support from the […]
From Milan to Cortina and beyond, the star of the first Olympic weekend in Italy was… Italy. The electric party started on Saturday in Bormio, near the Swiss border, with silver and bronze in the men’s downhill. They sounded a few hours later in Milan, where Francesca Lollobrigida set an Olympic record in the women’s […]
Duma member Vitaly Milonov did not mince his words when asked about the international ban on Russian athletes four years ago. “There is no point in humiliating ourselves and begging to be let in,” said the delegate from St. Petersburg, a member of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. “We have our pride.” International events had […]
Qatar’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics has been given a boost after state broadcaster beIN Sports signed a media rights deal for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. It is understood that beIN has acquired the rights to broadcast LA 2028 in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, with the contract signed […]
Ben Ogden delivered the most important result in American men’s cross-country skiing in decades on Tuesday afternoon. He won Olympic silver in the men’s sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Games, ending a 50-year medal drought. And then he attributed the relaxation he experiences while knitting. The moustachioed 25-year-old finished in 3 minutes and 40.61 […]
She has competed in 30 marathons and twice placed in the top 100 at the Boston Marathon. She has earned her black belt in karate and completed triathlons. She knows the power of dedication and what it takes to literally go the distance. Chief Inspiration Officer of the Special Olympics Loretta Claiborne will do whatever […]
The north of England is trying to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games to boost a region that has been “left out of the national narrative”. Northern leaders have written to Culture Minister Lisa Nandy urging the government to support multi-city games in an area with a population of 15 million people. Sadiq Khan, the […]
The United States took early control of the Olympic figure skating team event after Friday’s opening day in Milan’s southern suburbs, powered by the world’s best score this season from Madison Chock and Evan Bates. The three-time world champions, who have been skating together since 2011 and married since 2024, set the milestone with 91.06 […]
In the quest for Olympic gold, professional athletes must endure hardships that seem unfathomable to most of us mere mortals. But do these lengths also apply to ski jumpers who inject their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly further? That is the question the World Anti-Doping Agency will investigate, as such sensational allegations first emerged […]
SEvery thousand spectators who showed up for a hockey match in Milan’s western suburbs on Thursday afternoon may have gotten a taste of the 2028 Republican ticket when US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the US women’s Olympic opening match. With one hockey game already postponed due to the […]
