Tag Archives: Sport

• Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100-metre dash, takes the ‘world’s fastest man’ title 2 August 2021 | Rob Woollard This post has one comment

  Lamont Marcell Jacobs stormed to a shock victory in the Olympics 100m final on Sunday to cap a golden double for Italy on a dramatic day of athletics action at the Tokyo Games. ...

• Football legend Diego Maradona dies aged 60 25 November 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Renowned along with Brazil's Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup winning captain died of a heart attack. ...

• Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021 over coronavirus pandemic 24 March 2020 | Shingo Ito with Eric Bernaudeau in Lausanne This post has no comments yet

  Olympic chiefs on Tuesday postponed the 2020 Tokyo Games until next year, a historic move to push back the world's biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic that is upending global society. ...

• IOC admits postponing Olympics an option, but cancellation ‘not on agenda’ 22 March 2020 | Eric Bernaudeau This post has no comments yet

  The International Olympic Committee said Sunday that postponing the 2020 Olympics is one of its options as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, but that cancellation of the Tokyo showpiece was "not on the agenda". ...

• Fighting mars Euro-Tibet Cup 2019 celebrations 21 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 29 comments

  A group fight between Tibetans from Antwerpen (Belgium) and Paris has left a few Tibetan youths from both sides injured. Police have started an investigation into the matter. ...

• Yak Boyz from France win Euro-Tibet Cup 2019 19 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The Yak Boyz United from Paris won the Euro-Tibet Cup 2019, beating Tibet-Züri 3-0 to take away the trophy and the cash prize of €4,000 in the finals played in the Belgian city of Antwerpen. ...

• Kiwi teen’s visa battle with China – over a game of football 3 July 2019 | Kirsty Wynn This post has no comments yet

  A 14-year-old Kiwi-born footballer selected to play in the prestigious Gothia Cup in China has missed out because his father is Tibetan. ...

• Mundgod does it again, lifts GCM cup 2019 10 June 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  The Mundgod football team from South India won the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup, beating Clement Town football team in the penalty shootout. ...

• Mungod wins opening match of GCM Football Tournament 2019 31 May 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The biggest Tibetan sporting event, the annual Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup Football Tournament, got under way today with 23 teams participating. This year is its 25th anniversary. ...

• Liverpool Football Club drops controversial deal with Tibet Water 11 September 2018 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

  Liverpool Football Club has caved in to pressure after a worldwide campaign by Tibet supporters, failing to renew its sponsorship deal with China company Tibet Water Resources Ltd. ...