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Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation

Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Olympic swimmer found guilty of raping teenagers

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Olympic snowboarder wanted by FBI for cocaine distribution and murder

Ryan Wedding, 43, accused of running cocaine ring Wedding competed for Canada at 2002 Winter Games A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Broken-leg Olympic marathon star resumes training

Rose Harvey completed the race in Paris despite running most of it with a fractured femur.

Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company

Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda

The UK is losing out because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general warns.

BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes

The BBC's Nick Eardley examines what we know about the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza.

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year nominees revealed

Vote now for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024, with the winner announced on 26 November.

Meet the nominees for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

The BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 nominees are: Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmatí, Naomi Girma, Caroline Graham-Hansen and Sophia Smith.

BBC to cut 155 roles from news operation

Broadcaster hopes move will save £24mn from budget, according to internal memo sent to staff

Business - Financial Times - October 15

BBC News job losses aim to save £24m

The proposals will result in a net loss of 155 jobs as the BBC seeks to save money.

When the BBC's Anthony Zurcher met Kamala Harris

Anthony spent time on Air Force Two with Kamala Harris and other journalists.

Moment BBC reporter returns tortured monkey into wild

Mini was rescued after a BBC Eye investigation that exposed a global online monkey torture ring.

Two BBC documentaries explore the stark binaries of Trump

‘Trump: A Criminal Conspiracy’ outlines why many see the ex-president as a threat to democracy while ‘Trump: A Second Chance’ follows a group of his supporters

World - Financial Times - October 28

This is not a Budget we want to repeat, Reeves tells BBC

The chancellor unveils £40bn in tax rises in her first Budget, with employers set to bear the brunt, but she says it should be a one-off.

BBC Verify on claims of Pennsylvania voter fraud

Claims have been spreading on social media alleging voter fraud in Pennsylvania - BBC Verify examines them.

BBC chair calls for overhaul of UK broadcasting rules

Samir Shah wants regulatory regime improved so public service broadcasters can act with ‘agility, flexibility and pace’

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

BBC reporters on story of the night in swing states

In the critical seven battlegrounds, voters are feeling buoyant - or downcast.

A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in cocaine ring out of LA

Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los ...

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running large drug trafficking group

Ryan Wedding, 43, a former Olympian from Canada who now resides in Mexico, is among 16 people charged in a federal indictment.

Former Olympic Snowboarder Wanted by F.B.I. on Murder and Drug Charges

Ryan Wedding, 43, was indicted with 15 others on charges of trafficking drugs into Canada and the U.S., the authorities said. He is believed to be living in Mexico.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday.

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash

French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril

While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers

The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say

A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Bottom Line: Coaches call in hired guns for Olympics, sponsorship solution

Coaching FGS Global registered to lobby for a “federal solution that protects Olympic sports programs and broad-based sports sponsorship” on behalf of several associations representing sports ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced that her professional breakdancing career is over, citing the online reaction to her Paris Olympics performance.

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset

Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

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