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Atlas Lions Beat Nigeria in Dramatic Quarterfinal to Reach African Volleyball Last Four

Morocco secured a place in the semifinals of the African Volleyball Championship after edging Nigeria 3-2 in a fiercely contested quarterfinal in Tunis on Monday evening. The Moroccan side had to withstand several momentum swings before eventually sealing victory in a decisive fifth set. The result......

Olympic designers create innovative display for the Bayeux Tapestry's return

The French design studio behind one of the most memorable visual symbols of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been entrusted with another prestigious national project: creating a state-of-the-art display for the Bayeux Tapestry as preparations continue for its return to France in 2027. Based in Nantes,......

Oullins-Pierre-Bénite chosen to host 2030 Winter Olympics ice cluster athletes' village

The athletes' village serving the ice sports cluster for the 2030 Winter Olympics will be built in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, a municipality on the outskirts of Lyon, organizers have confirmed. The decision establishes the suburban community as a key venue supporting the Games' operational......

Switzerland moves closer to hosting 2038 winter Olympics after government support

The Swiss government has formally endorsed a bid to host the 2038 Winter Olympic Games, marking a significant step forward in the country’s ambitions to bring the global sporting event back to the Alps nearly a century after it last staged the competition. The decision strengthens Switzerland’s......

Italy sees modest growth in q1 supported by winter olympics, central bank says

Italy’s economy recorded modest growth during the first quarter of 2026, supported in part by increased activity linked to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, according to recent estimates from the Bank of Italy. In its latest economic bulletin, the central bank indicated that gross domestic......

Alpes 2030 Olympics organising committee confirms departure of Cyril Linette

The organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps has officially confirmed the departure of its director general, Cyril Linette, following weeks of internal tensions within the leadership structure of the event’s governing body. The announcement was made by the organising......

Eileen Gu’s halfpipe triumph seals historic Olympic status

Eileen Gu capped her Milan Cortina campaign with a commanding defense of her Olympic freeski halfpipe crown, delivering a 94.75-point final run that secured her sixth career Winter Games medal and confirmed her as the most decorated freestyle skier in Olympic history. The 22-year-old, born in the United......

Greenland Olympian warns climate change threatens winter sports

As Greenlandic biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark competes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, she says both her homeland and her sport face the same existential challenge: a warming planet that is steadily erasing snow and ice from Europe’s mountains and the Arctic alike. In an opinion piece published......

United States and Canada reveal Olympic hockey line combinations in Milan

With NHL players returning to the Olympic stage for the first time since 2014, the United States and Canada unveiled their projected offensive trios during practices in Milan on Monday, offering an early look at how two gold medal contenders plan to deploy their star-studded rosters ahead of the men’s......