Olympic Games
Russia’s Olympic Membership Is Restored By IOC
Russia’s Olympic membership has been restored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following its suspension...
IOC Votes To Lift Russia Ban If No Further Doping Violations
IOC votes to lift Russia ban if no further doping violations Russia’s Olympic ban will be lifted if there are no...
Winter Olympics: Russian Athlete Fails Anti-Doping Test
An anti-doping case has been opened against Russian medal-winning curler Alexander Krushelnitsky, says the Court of...
IOC Disappointed Russian Bans Were Lifted
A decision to lift life bans for doping on 28 Russian athletes was “extremely disappointing and surprising”, says...
Tokyo 2020: Future of Boxing At the Olympics Under Threat Over Governance
Tokyo 2020: future of boxing at the Olympics under threat over governance The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has...
IOC Rejects Request To Invite 15 Banned Russian Athletes
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a request to invite 15 Russians to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics...
Kenyan Star Rudisha Out of World Championships
Kenya's David Rudisha's hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the...
Los Angeles Formally Declares Bid To Host 2028 Olympics
Los Angeles formally announced its bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics on Monday after agreeing on a deal that paves the...
Manuel Adds 100m Freestyle World Title To Olympic Crown
Simone Manuel of the United States won the women's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Friday to add to...
Ledecky Wins Fourth Gold In 4x200m Freestyle
Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful...
LA ‘would Be Stupid’ Not To Host 2028 Olympics, Says Mayor
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti says the US city "would be stupid" not to agree to stage the 2028 Olympics, leaving...
Sun, Ledecky Suffer Shock Defeats At Worlds
Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on...
Adam Peaty Targets 50m Breaststroke Record Yet Again
Britain's Adam Peaty warned the men's 50m breaststroke world record could fall again in a fierce battle over the sprint...
Japan Marks Three Years To Tokyo 2020 As Issues Linger
Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers...
USA Women Win 4x100m World Gold, Sjostrom Claims World Record
Katie Ledecky earned a second gold medal on Sunday at the world aquatics championships in Budapest by helping the...
China Divers Strike Gold Again, Daley Grabs Silver For Britain
Li Zheng and Wang Han held off Britain's Grace Reid and Tom Daley to earn China's eighth diving gold of the world...
IOC Working With France In Frankie Fredericks Graft Probe
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday it was cooperating with French authorities investigating graft...
China Dominant In Men’s 1m Springboard
Chinese divers Peng Jianfeng and He Chao completed a one-two in the men's one-metre springboard at the world aquatics...
Brazil Court Dismisses Lochte Lying Charges
A Brazilian court dismissed charges of lying filed against Ryan Lochte after the US swimmer claimed that he was robbed...