Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of state-owned newspaper Global Times, is back on Chinese social media after more than three months of silence. Hu reappeared on microblogging platform Weibo with a post on Thursday evening that expressed personal delight at a new bridge over the Chaobai River connecting the outskirts of Beijing with neighbouring Hebei province. … Read more
New Delhi: The six-member Indian boxing contingent, which included two World Champions and two World Championship medallists, was expected to deliver but fell short of securing any medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, was not able to participate in this edition due … Read more
New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Authority (NADA) has served a notice for a whereabouts failure to retired wrestler Vinesh Phogat after sending a team to collect urine sample of the wrestler who missed a medal in the Paris Olympic Games as she was disqualified for being 100gms overweight on the morning of the final. The … Read more
Andre De Grasse is enjoying the high of being a gold medallist once again. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., capped off an adversity-filled Olympics in August by anchoring Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team to gold, a first for Canada since 1996. De Grasse has been in Toronto the last couple of weeks for the Toronto International … Read more
WHAT HAVE BOTH OF YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELVES THROUGH BRINGING UP YOUR KIDS? VALENTIN: (Smiles) She will say I am a great father… Husband… I’m not so sure (laughs). HWEE KENG: He is very patient which is good for the kids. They get a lot of their self-confidence from him. MAX AND HIS SIBLINGS, KARL AND … Read more
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Aug 20) hailed the Chinese Olympic delegation for maintaining high standards of “morality, style and cleanliness” in their pursuit of gold medals at the Paris Olympics. His comment comes amid renewed scrutiny over doping issues involving Chinese swimmers and increased government efforts to address fan culture in sports … Read more
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat on Saturday received a grand welcome on her return to the country and after being feted by several supporters and ‘khap panchayats’ en route to her village Balali, the celebrated wrestler said it was better than winning 1000 Olympic medals. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the IGI airport here and welcomed … Read more
Fans of skateboarding will be getting a new park of their own in Camden County, following more than a decade of local advocacy and at a time when interest in the sport is surging. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, … Read more
SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has apologised to her countrymen for the failure of the country’s athletes to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris, even as a former minister acknowledged that the results were “average”. “I apologise because we have yet to succeed. I am not using the … Read more
Former US swimmer Michael Phelps has been outspoken about his mental health struggles. lev radin/Shutterstock Imagine hearing a crowd of roaring fans every time you make an appearance. Thousands of camera flashes follow your every move. Each moment of your life taken up with preparation for your big moment: training, performing, media interviews and photo … Read more
