Horrible water quality made it illegal to swim in the Seine for more than a century, but the Olympics pushed forward to hold ...

First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...

Long before it became a medal-deciding Olympic discipline or a point of national pride, the javelin was a test of survival ...

Telangana Sports Minister Vakiti Srihari today said that the state must aim high and set its sights on winning medals at the ...

Beijing has dramatically loosened its tourist visa policies, partly to boost the economy and partly to show it’s fun and ...

Ten years ago in June 2015, the global news network, CNN’s African Voices series televised a travel feature on how chefs ...

Active city breaks have never been more popular, with an increasing array of creative and eye-catching options. What’s ...

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the ...

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, ...

The Manila Symphony Orchestra’s Season 99 Concert Series, aptly titled “In Pursuit of Excellence”, reached a cinematic ...

This is the seventh installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 ...

To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various sources.