With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games now 50 days from beginning, Sky Sports News’ Geraint Hughes discusses five issues to ponder… Opening Ceremony doubts As it stands the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024 on Friday July 26 will take place on the River Seine, but a number of concerns remain around the security of both … Read more
Sky Sports spoke to Team GB marathon runner and former doctor Phil Sesemann, who has been on a remarkable journey to achieve his Olympic dream. By Sam Boggon Last Updated: 20/05/24 11:31am When Phil Sesemann outsprinted Sir Mo Farah at the London Marathon in 2023, the junior doctor who combined his love for running with … Read more
To that point: there are few places on earth that will bring together quite as many pleasure-seeking aesthetes as one of Schrager’s properties. And on its opening night, The Tokyo Edition, Ginza played host to his glamorous entourage, including DJ Peggy Gou, Got7’s Jackson Wang, Dita Von Teese, Blackpink’s artistic director Verdy and the fashion … Read more
Tom Daley will partner Noah Williams in the 10m Synchro pairs in Paris as he attempts to defend the gold medal he won at Tokyo with then partner Matty Lee; it will be Daley’s fifth Olympic Games, 16 years on from his first appearance at Beijing 2008 as a 14-year-old Last Updated: 06/05/24 11:54pm Tom … Read more
The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports, including five based in Great Britain; Olympics takes place from Friday July 26 to Sunday August 11 Last Updated: 02/05/24 8:04pm Cindy Ngamba will feature for the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris UK-based boxer Cindy Ngamba has a … Read more
Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its pole position as the world’s best airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport, according to air transport rating firm Skytrax. This is the third time Hamad International Airport clinched the top spot, after winning the title in 2021 and 2022. Travelers of more than 100 nationalities participated in the Skytrax … Read more
Tokyo’s Sézanne is the newly crowned winner of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024” list. The two Michelin-starred neo-classical French restaurant, located on the 7th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, climbed from No. 2 on the 2023 list to secure the top spot. Japan had nine restaurants make this year’s list, as … Read more
Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago. The new public-private project aims to use “new environmental technologies” such as hydrogen or hybrid electrics,a statement from the ministry of economy, trade and industry … Read more
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention, … Read more
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was the first 100m sprinter to win individual medals in four consecutive Olympic Games; Fraser-Pryce is the oldest woman to win the 100m world title after taking gold in Eugene in 2022 at the age of 35 Last Updated: 09/02/24 11:19am Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed her plans to retire after the … Read more
