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South African Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks during the media briefing by the Department of Sport and Recreation of South Africa addressing the stripping of the city of Durban from hosting rights for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday in Durban. — AFP

Birmingham, Liverpool interested in 2022 Commonwealth Games

This file photo shows Hugh Robertson, then Britain's Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, arriving for the second day of the ministerial meeting of the EU and the League of Arab states at Zappion hall in Athens. — AFP

Populist surge impacting on Olympics image: Robertson

This file photo of South Africa's Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula, center, holds candidate city Durban's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid book with President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Malaysia's Prince Imran, center right, in London, on March 2, 2015. — AP

Durban stripped of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Gold medalist Wu Dajing (C) of China poses with silver medalist Seo Yira (L) and bronze medalist Park Se-yeong of South Korea in a medal ceremony for the men’s 500 m short track at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo. — Reuters

Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games

Experts believe that it is the responsibility of the parents to keep a strict watch on the activities of their children. — Courtesy photo

Children increasingly become addicted to violent web games

International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates.

Admit women or lose Tokyo Games golf, IOC tells club

Choi Minjeong of South Korea in action in the women’s 1,500 meters final at teh Asian Winter Games in Sapporo. — Reuters

South Korea wins 2 golds in short track speed skating

Wanamaker Mile winners Eric Jenkins (US) and Sifan Hassan (NED) pose with trophies during the 110th Millrose Games at The Armory in New York Saturday. — Reuters

Olympic champs win at Millrose

Rory McIlroy

McIlroy still resents Olympics for forcing his hand

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Director General Christophe de Kepper speaks with IOC member Sergey Bubka before an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday. - Reuters

Rio the ‘most perfect imperfect Games’ – IOC

2020 Tokyo Games

Angling for Olympic glory

US marines Amphibious Assault vehicle (AAV) manoeuver on rough seas during a beach landing, as part of the Philippines-US amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) at a naval training base facing South China sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province, north of Manila, on Friday. — AFP

Philippine military says no certainty war games with US will end

Russian navy ships and helicopters take a part in a landing operation during military drills at the Black Sea coast, Crimea, on Friday. — AP

China, Russia launch South China Sea naval war games

Maestro Joao Carlos Martins, conductor and artistic director for the SESI-SP Bachiana Philharmonic, performs the National Anthem of Brazil while the Brazilian flag is hoisted during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday. — AFP

Games open for ‘superhumans’

Germany’s players throw their captain Bastian Schweinsteiger into the air after he played his last match for the national team in Moenchengladbach Wednesday. — AP

Schweinsteiger, Keane make emotional farewells

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Four athletes stripped of medals from 2008 Beijing Games

French gold medal winner and judoka Teddy Riner (L) flanked by French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) and France’s flag bearer Michael Jeremiasz for the Rio Paralympic Games (R) gesture at the Elysee Presidential Palace after a greeting ceremony for the French Olympic team in Paris Tuesday. — AFP

France welcomes Olympic athletes with an eye on 2024 Games

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The good, the bad and the indifferent

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Farah records double–double

Olympics — Complete medals table at end of Day 12

Olympics — Medals table after Day 15 of competition