Olympic champion Jess Fox settles for World Cup silver medal after four-second penalty in women’s kayak final
In short: Three-time Olympic medallist Jess Fox has finished with a silver medal in the women's kayak final at the ICF World Cup 2 in…
Australia’s taekwondo Olympics team looks to break 24-year medal drought in Paris
In short: Australia overhauled its taekwondo program after a disappointing showing at the Tokyo Olympics.Australia last won medals in the event at Sydney 2000, which…
Grant Fisher aims to help U.S. end its distance medal drought
When Grant Fisher stepped to the starting line for the 10,000-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics, he knew he had to cover a lot more…
Biden praises Presidential Medal of Freedom winners for promoting ‘faith in better tomorrow’
1 of 13 | President Joe Biden presents former Vice President Al Gore (L) with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor,…
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to activists, athletes, politicians
WASHINGTON — President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders…
Sol Campbell blasts ‘embarrassing’ Premier League chiefs as Arsenal legends demand special medal
SOL CAMPBELL is urging Premier League chiefs to finally award Arsenal’s Invincibles special medals to honour their 2004 title success. The Gunners legend says it…
Matt Denny and Jessica Hull break records at Australian Athletics Championships to further Paris Olympics medal hopes
In short: Matt Denny set a new Australian discus record on day three of the Australian Athletics Championships.Jessica Hull produced a stellar performance to win…
Paris Olympics to feature prize money for track and field gold medallists, paid by athletics governing body
In short: World Athletics will pay $50,000 to gold medallists at the Olympics in Paris, making track and field the first sport to introduce money, although…
Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship: Great Britain set up medal chance by beating Slovenia
Great Britain kept their Women's World Championship medal hopes alive by beating Slovenia in a dramatic, must-win penultimate game of the tournament.Friday's 2-1 triumph -…
Russian teen honoured with Muslim medal | Crime
NewsFeed15-year-old Islam Khalilov has been awarded the Russian Muslim Medal for his courage in helping to save the lives of over 100 people during a…
Supercomputer predicts Team GB will surpass Tokyo 2020 medal haul as virtual top 10 Olympics table is revealed
THE PARIS Olympics are just five months away as Team GB prepare to win medals with a host of new and experienced stars. Great Britain…
Para-cycling Track World Championships: GB deliver best medal haul
The Great Britain cycling team delivered their best ever world championship medal haul with 31 at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Brazil. The…
After decades of secrecy, ‘Ghost Army’ soldiers of WWII recognized with Congressional Gold Medal
1 of 5 | Lawmakers participate in the Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony Thursday honoring the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Services…
I got a Premier League winner’s medal but ex-Man Utd star pinned me against a wall for not cleaning his boots properly
LENNY PIDGELEY claims that Mark Bosnich once pinned him to the dressing room wall by the throat for failing to clean his boots properly. Pidgeley,…
Fynn Sterritt: Scottish sailor will ‘give it everything’ in his ‘last shot’ at Olympic medal
A rollercoaster 10-year sailing partnership reaches "one last shot" at an Olympic medal for Fynn Sterritt and James Peters this summer.The 35-year-old Scot and Englishman…
Paris Olympics: Josh Kerr predicts ‘at least one’ 1500m medal for Scotland
Josh Kerr believes it can be a "special year" for Scottish athletics with "at least one medal" in the 1500m at the Paris Olympics.Kerr, 26,…
U.S. figure skaters get justice, ‘a victory for clean sport’
Their golden moment is gone, never to be enjoyed as it should have been, on the ice where nine American figure skaters were robbed of…
MLB Hall of Famer Larry Doby awarded posthumous Congressional Gold Medal
1 of 8 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La.,, awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Larry Doby Jr., in honor of his father…
Anthony Mullally: The remote retreats shaping men and medal prospects
Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find the most recent in the series."If we're lucky we…
NASA awards medal to worm logotype designer Richard Danne
NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana (R) shakes hands with Richard Danne after receiving the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal on Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington,…