LANE ONE: France’s Guy Drut says the Games “must reinvent themselves”; how about throwing...
France’s Guy Drut is best known as the 1976 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and a a controversial politician in his home...
NOLIGHTS: International sport is dark this week and for weeks to come; an IF-by-IF...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold worldwide, competition has ceased. Here is a listing of the...
HIGHLIGHTS: Amazing Shiffrin scores gold and bronze in World Cup in Vermont
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● The Alpine World Cup is in North America, with women’s racing at Killington,...
SCOREBOARD: Super judoka Teddy Riner returns, extends unbeaten streak to 148 in Brasilia
Highlights and results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ARCHERY ● Ellison and Kaufhold lead big after stage two of the U.S. Olympic Trials
The...
TSX DAILY: Skiing superstar Hirscher retires at 30; sprinter Gatlin escapes injury at Zagreb...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 5 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Marcel Hirscher, one of the greatest skiers in history, retires at 30
Although widely...
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Previews in Badminton, Freestyle Skiing, Karate and Table Tennis
Preview of notable events this week:
● BADMINTON: Medal possibility for American Beiwen Zhang at Chinese Taipei Open
Barely days following the close of the 2019...
KARATE: Four world champions triumph in Premier League Shanghai
A huge field of 523 karatekas from 70 countries piled into the Gymnasium of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for the fourth Karate1...
KARATE Preview: All 12 World Champions fighting at Fourth Premiere League in Shanghai
One of the best events of the year should be this week’s Karate 1 Premier League tournament in Shanghai (CHN), with 543 fighters from...
KARATE: Ukraine, Japan and Turkey strongest in Premiere League 3 in Rabat
A huge field of 595 fighters from 75 countries lined up for the third Karate1 Premiere League tournament in Rabat (MAR), with three countries...
KARATE Preview: Nine world champs in third Premier League tourney in Morocco
The third installment of the Karate1 Premier League is in Rabat (MAR), with 676 karatekas from 80 registered for competition in 10 classes. The...
KARATE: U.S. wins four classes in Pan American Champs in Panama City
The 23rd Pan American Championships in Panama City (PAN) was a good one for the U.S., with four winners and 10 total medals. The...
LANE ONE: A call to eliminate guns from the Games, but that doesn’t go...
The highly-respected Alan Abrahamson, one of the best commentators on Olympic sport, wrote on his 3WireSports site last Saturday that:
"The Games and the values...
LANE ONE: Agenda 2020 and the future of Baseball, Softball and other sports trying...
The 21 February announcement that Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Surfing and Breakdancing were the requested additions to the program of the 2024 Olympic Games by...
LANE ONE: Think politics and sports don’t mix? They mix, but pretty badly right...
During his 20-year term as the head of the International Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage often insisted that “sports and politics don’t mix.”
He found out,...
THE BIG PICTURE: Paris 2024 asks for four added sports: three from 2020, one...
The International Olympic Committee went back to the past when it allowed Tokyo 2020 to propose added sports for its program, as used to...
KARATE: Japan, France and Turkey win three each, Iran earns seven medals in Dubai
A huge field of 702 karatekas were in Dubai (UAE) for the second Karate 1 Premier League tournament, with France, Japan and Turkey grabbing...
KARATE Preview: Second Premier League tournament starts in Dubai
A strong field is entered for the second Karate 1 Premier League event of the season, in Dubai (UAE). The top entries (by world...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 28 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport...
KARATE: Japan wins four classes and France two in Premier 1 League opener in...
The first Karate 1 Premier League event of 2019 drew a big field of 755 karatekas from 80 nations to compete at the Stade...
KARATE Preview: Karate 1 Premier League starts in Paris for 2019
The ninth season of the Karate 1 Premier League starts in Paris (FRA) this weekend at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, in five classes...
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