BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 15: Redmond Gerard of Team United States performs a trick during the Men’s … [+] Snowboard Big Air final on Day 11 of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Big Air...
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Why The Short And Sharp T10 Cricket Format Can ‘Rival’ Soccer
T10 cricket is starting to emerge (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Getty Images T20 cricket, played over three hours, has become the sport’s most popular format underlined by the sprouting of fran...
Does France’s 2024 Olympic, Paralympic Mascot Resemble A Clitoris?
This Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascot may be named “Les Phryges” because they are … [+] supposed to represent French revolutionary Phrygian caps. However, a number of p...
The Essential Dick Ebersol’s Excellent ‘From Saturday Night to Sunday Night’
On November 30, 1974 I attended my first college football game. It was Notre Dame vs. USC at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Notre Dame was up 24-6 early, only for USC to storm back and crush the Fighting I...
Simone Fontecchio Has A Clear Path To Minutes With The Utah Jazz
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10: Simone Fontecchio #20 of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in action during … [+] the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 26 match between AX Armani E...
Pro Skateboarder Leo Baker’s Newest Trick: Sticking To Business
Leo Baker attends the World Premiere of Netflix’s “Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story” at Directors … [+] Guild Of America on July 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by...
Another Sports Network, Olympic Channel, Shutting Down
Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images. Getty Images It was no surprise when NBCUniversal announced it would be shutting down Olympic Channel : Home of Team USA effective September 30, less than a year af...
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Bid Appears Shaky, FTP Discussions And Pivotal Associate Election
An important ICC AGM looms in Birmingham. (Photo by Patrick Bolger-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) ICC via Getty Images An update on cricket’s tenuous Los Angeles 2028 bid, which has hit a pivotal juncture,...
Paris Olympics will exploit the blockchain technology
Ticketing Business News revealed that Michel Cadot, inter-ministerial delegate of the French Olympics, presented a report with guidelines including blockchain-based ticketing. Blockchain at the 2024 P...
Apolo Ohno Opens Up On How He Reinvented Himself
Apolo Ohno, the most decorated Winter Olympian opens up on how he reinvented himself in his post … [+] Olympic career. FilmMagic Imagine being twenty-seven years old and retired from the only jo...
COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics
Athletes and support staff at the Beijing Olympics have the option of using digital currency for payments Limiting the number of spectators may result in fewer people testing the digital yuan as a met...
Why Producing Live Snowboarding Events Is So Difficult—And What We Can Learn From The Beijing Olympics
USA’s Redmond Gerard competes in the snowboard men’s slopestyle final run during the Beijing 2022 … [+] Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium in Zhangjiakou...
China Asked Russia To Delay Invasion Until After Olympics, Report Says
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during … [+] their meeting in Beijing ...
Erin Jackson’s Thrilling Gold-Medal Finish At Beijing Olympics Has Her Setting Sights On 2026 Winter Games
Gold medallist USA’s Erin Jackson celebrates on the podium during the women’s 500m speed skating … [+] victory ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Beijing Medals...
Finnish Skier Remi Lindholm Suffers Frozen Genitals At 2022 Winter Olympics
Remi Lindholm of Team Finland finished 28th in the 50 km men’s cross country skiing race at The … [+] National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty...
Over $300,000 Worth of Digital Yuan Used Daily at the Olympics (Report)
Everyday transactions with China’s digital currency during the Beijing Olympic Games account for around 2 million yuan (approximately $315,000), a top official at the nation’s central bank said. He fu...
PBOC Reveals Central Bank Digital Currency Usage at Beijing Winter Olympics — 2 Million Digital Yuan per Day – Bitcoin News
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Chinese central bank, has revealed how its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A top PBOC official says, “It seems...
Ukrainian Cross-Country Skier Tests Positive For Three Banned Substances At Beijing Olympics
Topline Ukrainian cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska has tested positive for a steroid and two stimulants, becoming the second athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics to fail drug tests, the Intern...
IOC unveils NFT game for Winter Olympics 2022
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is redefining the Olympics experience using next generation blockchain technology, giving people from all around the world a chance to visit Beijing virtually...
Here’s how much digital yuan used at Olympics, according to PBoC
The 2022 Winter Olympics participants, visitors and organizers could be spending more than $300,000 in China’s digital yuan every day, according to new reports citing officials from the People’s Bank ...
Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Reportedly Tested Positive For 3 Heart Drugs
Topline Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old Russian figure skater who sparked a possible doping scandal at the 2022 Olympics, tested positive for three drugs used to treat heart conditions—one of which is b...
How much athletes at Beijing Olympics get for winning medals
Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and...
Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Can Compete At Beijing Olympics Despite Earlier Doping Violation, Tribunal Rules
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single skating event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance recently, the ...
Digital Yuan Transactions Overtakes Visa during Beijing Winter Olympics
At the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the number of transactions using the digital yuan greatly exceeded Visa, according to a Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. At th...
Visa had a monopoly on payments at the Olympics for 36 years. China put an end to that
Since 1986, Visa has served as the exclusive payment service provider for the Olympic Games, complimenting cash as one of the only two ways to pay for anything at official Olympic venues. If you’re at...
Russian Figure Skater Failed Drug Test Before Winter Games Debut, Urgent Court Hearing Set To Decide Her Olympics Fate
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva—who won gold in the team figure skating competition— was allowed by her country’s officials to participate in the Beijing Winter Games despite recently tes...
Snowboarder Shaun White Doesn’t Win Medal In His Final Olympics
Topline American snowboarder Shaun White fell short of winning a fourth Olympic medal in the men’s halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, marking the legendary 35-year-old’s last pro...
Digital yuan transactions beat out Visa at Winter Olympics venue: report
On the day of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, there were reportedly more transactions made in China’s central bank digital currency than those through Visa. In a Wednesday re...
China’s digital yuan enthral users at Beijing Winter Olympics
TL;DR Breakdown China1s-Beijing Olympic Games will be the first time for international users to utilize a national government-backed virtual currency. e-CNY encourages mass adoption, lowers entry barr...