Dancing on Ice announce Olympic icon as fifth contestant for 2024 series
Dancing on Ice have been announcing this year's line-up over the past week and the list of stars continues to grow with a Olympian now…
Olympic rower James Cracknell to stand as Tory MP for Colchester
EX-OLYMPIC rower James Cracknell will stand to be a Tory MP at the next general election. The double gold medallist fought off five rivals to…
Inside abandoned Olympic ice rink where best female figure skater EVER delighted crowds – as just a puddle remains
THIS formerly great ice rink once played host to the greatest female figure skater ever - but now lies in ruin. The Berkeley Iceland ice…
FIFA Women’s World Cup live updates: Matildas meet England’s Lionesses in semifinal at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium
(Getty)I don't know if you've noticed, but the Matildas are playing in a World Cup semifinal tonight. Olympic stadium in Sydney is braced for a…
Helen Smart: Former British Olympic swimmer dies aged 43
Helen Smart set a British record time for the 200m backstroke to qualify for the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000Former Great Britain Olympic swimmer Helen…
Section of Olympic National Park closed after child survives rare cougar attack
A section of Washington's Olympic National Park has been closed following a cougar attack near Lake Angeles. Image courtesy National Park Service July 31 (UPI)…
Thiago Braz: Rio 2016 Olympic champion given provisional doping ban
Thiago Braz da Silva: My golden moment in RioBrazilian pole vaulter Thiago Braz, the 2016 Olympic champion, has been provisionally banned by the Athletics Integrity…
Emma Malabuyo embodies next generation of Olympic gymnasts
In a sport that prizes the fearlessness and flexibility that come with youth, elite female gymnasts often were considered washed up at an age when…
Russia and Belarus won’t be invited to 2024 Paris Olympics, International Olympic Committee
Russia and Belarus won't be invited to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday. Since 2017, Russian athletes (such as those…
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins testosterone ruling appeal | News
Europe’s top human rights court rules double Olympic champion can appeal testosterone limit for female athletes. Europe’s top human rights court has ruled in favour…
European Games: Ireland sevens beat Great Britain 26-12 in final to qualify for 2024 Olympic Games
Ireland Sevens celebrate their qualification for the 2024 Paris OlympicsIreland beat Great Britain 26-12 in the final of the rugby sevens at the European Games…
Q&A with Olympic gold medalist Shannon Miller
It was a question Shannon Miller faced at times during her career, from the first moments her parents took her to Jerry Clavier’s gym located…
Rafer Johnson Olympic flame lighting ultimate Coliseum moment
Saturday, July 28, 1984, date of the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, was a huge day in the history of sports. It…
Paris Olympic organizers’ offices raided in corruption probe
PARIS — French investigators searched the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials…
On This Day, May 31: Atlanta Olympic Park Bomber Eric Rudolph arrested
1/5 On May 31, 2003, Eric Robert Rudolph, the long-sought fugitive in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing, was arrested. File Photo courtesy of the FBI…
Adam Peaty: Three-time Olympic champion says winning gold medals will not solve problems
Great Britain's three-time Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says gold medals will not solve his problems.Peaty has previously spoken about periods of depression and problems…
French Olympic Committee president resigns
PARIS — The president of France’s Olympic Committee resigned unexpectedly Thursday, the latest leadership shakeup in French sports with just a year to go before the…
Allana Slater at Sydney 2000: Spotting the two-inch error that threw an Olympic final into chaos
Slater won three Commonwealth gold medals including the vault title at Manchester 2002Under the lights and amid the sparkling sequins, Allana Slater's words hung in…
Brisbane 2032 asked to deliver on regional Olympic Games promise
No Australian athlete has run faster than Patrick Johnson. He was the fastest man in the world in 2003 when he became the first person…
Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympic attack
BERLIN — Germany said Friday that it has set up an international commission of experts to review the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the 1972…