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Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoIn other words, sporting spaces operate as sacred civil religious arenas. The Olympics as civil...
The U.S. men's basketball team has two goals for Paris: win gold and see Simone Biles
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoBam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a...
The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoBrazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoCampaigns opened in Venezuela with political rallies ahead of the July 28 election. Brazil soccer fans watched their team play in the Copa America...
Kevin Durant has calf strain, USA Basketball considers him day-to-day at Olympic camp
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoKevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA...
France in turmoil as it prepares to 'host the world' for Olympics
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoFrance has been plunged into political turmoil three weeks before hosting the Olympics, making it...
Back for a 4th Olympics run, LeBron James says gold is all that matters
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoHe first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. LeBron James didn't need another Olympic...