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Philip Barker: Remembering the trailblazers from East Timor

By Philip Barker

For over a century, the five rings have been a symbol of the unity of the Olympic world. Only this week, in a message for International Peace Day, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach claimed "The Olympic Games today are the only event in our world which manages to really bring the entire world together.

AFC annuls nine passports belonging to East Timor players

By Liam Morgan

Nine players who had previously represented East Timor have had their passports annulled by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after it was found they had provided false documentation in order to compete for the country.

East Timor banned from 2023 Asian Cup after fielding ineligible players

By Max Winters

East Timor has been banned from the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup after the country's Federation was found guilty of forging birth and baptism certificates to allow a number of Brazilians to play for them.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.