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World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen and other champions have confirmed their entry for the July 12-17 Singapore Badminton Open.
Sports

Axelsen among world champs to play at Singapore Open

    Peng Shuai appeared to allege on social media in November last year that former Chinese vice-premier Zhang Gaoli had sexually assaulted her in the past.
    World

    Meeting with Peng Shuai to go ahead: IOC

    President Halimah Yacob arriving in Beijing on Feb 3, 2022.
    Sports

    President Halimah Yacob arrives in China for Winter Olympics

    BMX champ sells coffee in Malaysia to fulfil his dreams
    World

    BMX champ sells coffee in Malaysia to fulfil his dreams

    Olympic chiefs urged Games participants to be "extra vigilant" as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries.
    Sports

    Covid-19 plans for Beijing Winter Games look strong, says WHO

    Jamaica's Hansle Parchment tracked down the volunteer (right) who gave him money to take a cab to the 110m hurdles semi-finals.
    Athletics

    Olympic gold medallist tracks down volunteer who gave him taxi fare and saved his dream

    Russian athletes will compete without their flag and national anthem at next year’s Tokyo Olympics and at the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar due to the doping sanctions imposed on their country.
    Sports

    Swiss court halves length of Russia’s doping ban

    Qatar has hosted last year’s World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium, which will also be one of the venues for the 2022 World Cup.
    Sports

    Qatar confirms plan to bid for 2032 Olympics

    India's breaststroke swimmer SP Likith posing in a makeshift pool at the farmhouse of his coach in Karnataka on April 23.
    Sports

    Athletes in lockdown: From swimming with turtles to fencing with dummies

    Confirmed: Tokyo Olympics to be delayed by a year
    Sports

    Confirmed: Tokyo Olympics to be delayed by a year

    Quah Zheng Wen and Joseph Schooling congratulating each other after their close finish in the 100m butterfly final.
    Team Singapore

    Schooling and Zheng Wen bring out the best in each other