Olympics - Paris to face major disruption ahead of Games opening ceremony, says police chief
Organisers ramp up security measures to safeguard the event, the city's police chief said.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Olympics: France prepares its guard against drone strikes, security threats
France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Tue May 23 2023
Final preparations underway as 31st SEA Games opening nears
The Organising Committee of the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam is currently working hard to complete all preparations ahead of the biennial games which will officially raise its curtains next Thursday.
Fri May 06 2022
Olympic-team Taiwan won't be at Winter Games opening ceremony
The government, which has said no officials will go, has now decided its athletes will be at neither the opening nor closing ceremonies.
Sat Jan 29 2022
Tokyo 2020: Smashing show as Aaron-Wooi Yik win Malaysia's first medal
National men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bagged the bronze for Malaysia's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics after more than a week since the Games' opening.
Sat Jul 31 2021
Tokyo likely to shift part of torch relay off public roads - Kyodo
The traditional torch relay was due to reach the capital on July 9, passing mostly through outer suburbs and islands.
Tue Jun 29 2021
Au halts Nicol's journey in US Open
In the second round match held on ASB Glass Court at Philadelphia's Drexel University on Monday, Hong Kong's Annie Au took the lights in the first two games, opening each with 5-0 leads.
Tue Oct 10 2017
KL2017 SEA Games: Opening Ceremony
The official opening of the 29th SEA Games and 9th Para Games (KL2017) was held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, August 19, 2017.
Sun Aug 20 2017
Cigarettes, knives, scissors among items banned at SEA games opening
Spectators are reminded not to bring other prohibited items such as air horns, scissors, umbrellas, helmets as well as canned and bottled drinks, said MASOC.
Sun Aug 13 2017
Pele says will not light Olympic cauldron for poor health
Brazil football legend Pele said poor health will prevent him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Games' opening ceremony on Friday.
Fri Aug 05 2016
'Pocket Rocketman' will land in Rio on Saturday
However, Azizulhasni and Fatehah will be missing the Rio Olympic Games opening ceremony a day earlier at the Maracana Stadium.
Fri Aug 05 2016
SEA Games: Ceremony host sorry for 'insensitive' comment
A presenter at Singapore's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games' opening ceremony has apologised after she shocked onlookers by mocking a small, ethnic Indian girl about her accent.
Sat Jun 06 2015
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Opening ceremony
Sukan SEA Ke-28
Fri Jun 05 2015