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Usain Bolt’s Jamaica team-mate Veronica Campbell-Brown fails drug test

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:00:29 GMT

Jamaica, home of Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest human, has been plunged into a major drugs scandal after two of its top female athletes failed dope tests.

Laura Trott 'honoured' to receive OBE

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:25:21 GMT

A nervous but excited Laura Trott collected her OBE at Buckingham Palace today and said “I do not really feel I should be here. All I do is ride a bike.”

Wrestling in battle to be included in the 2020 Olympic Games

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:56:08 GMT

Wrestling could be reinstated to the 2020 Olympic programme, just three and a half months after being dropped by the International Olympic Committee.

Wrestling in 2020 battle to be included in Olympic Games

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:56:08 GMT

Wrestling could be reinstated to the 2020 Olympic programme, just three and a half months after being dropped by the International Olympic Committee.

Wrestling, squash and baseball/softball shortlisted for inclusion in 2020 Olympic Games

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:56:37 GMT

The International Olympic Committee's executive board has agreed that wrestling, squash and baseball/softball will be on a shortlist of sports to be considered for inclusion in the sports programme for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Green light for Olympic Stadium makeover

Wed, 29 May 2013 13:32:36 GMT

Plans to make major changes at the £429 million Olympic Stadium have been given the green light.

Wakeboarding, squash and Wushu... it's the weird and wonderful battle for a place at the 2020 Olympics

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:34:43 GMT

Motor boating, croquet, cricket and polo have all been there and had the T-shirt torn off them. Golf and rugby have it back after a lengthy absence. Tomorrow on Vasilievsky Island in St Petersburg representatives from eclectic, and frankly surprising, sports bid to gain entry to one of the most coveted clubs in the game.

Sergei Bubka bids for IOC post

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:34:43 GMT

Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergei Bubka – and still the world record holder – launched his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, world sport's most influential post.

Boxing: Olympic blow as Derek Mapp goes

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:34:43 GMT

Funding for the Olympic boxing team was thrown into disarray when the chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association was ousted in a boardroom coup.

Wakeboarding, squash and Wushu... it's the weird and wonderful battle for 2020 Olympics

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:34:43 GMT

Athelete Oscar Pistorius fined by tax authorities over undeclared assets during trial for Reeva Steenkamp's murder

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:28:37 GMT

South Africa's tax authorities have fined Oscar Pistorius for unpaid taxes revealed during his ongoing murder trial.

Oscar Pistorius fined by tax authorities over undeclared assets during trial for Reeva Steenkamp's murder

Sun, 26 May 2013 11:28:37 GMT

South Africa's tax authorities have fined Oscar Pistorius for unpaid taxes revealed during his ongoing murder trial.

Portrait of 'relaxed' Oscar Pistorius without running blades goes on show in new exhibition

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:47:30 GMT

A portrait of Oscar Pistorius is among 200 paintings to go on show at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in London this week.

Baroness Sue Campbell: 'We have wasted the Olympic legacy'

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Britain has failed to use the Olympics to create a “transformational change” in society, the woman credited with masterminding Team GB’s record medal haul has told The Independent on Sunday.

Winter Olympics: Vladimir Putin insists on Sochi time

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:14:16 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to put the clocks back for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. The time switch would better suit Europe and the Americas.

Lord Coe cuts staff by half as post-London reality bites

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:14:16 GMT

Sebastian Coe has overseen a drastic 50 per cent cut in the number of staff employed by the British Olympic Association as the new chairman attempts to reduce the body's financial "fragility" in the wake of the London Games.

Rory McIlroy to represent Ireland at Rio Olympics rather than Team GB

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:17 GMT

Rory McIlroy is almost certain to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in Brazil following the intervention of golf's ruling body, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. McIlroy, who represented Ireland in his youth yet carries a British passport, has previously said that the burden of choosing between Ireland and Great Britain when golf returns to the Olympic fold in 2016 might lead to his withdrawal.

Rory McIlroy to play for Ireland at Rio Olympics

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:04:17 GMT

Olympic hero Mo Farah nearly late for the London Marathon after he overslept

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:08:00 GMT

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah almost didn't make it to his controversial appearance in today's London Marathon, after he overslept.

Peers try to block 'political' Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Tory peers are trying to block one of Britain's most decorated Paralympians, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, from becoming chair of Sport England because they fear she would be "too political".

Winter Olympics 2014: Local council under fire after confirming plans to 'dispose' of 2,000 stray dogs and cats

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:26:22 GMT

A war is being waged on the streets of Russia before the 2014 Winter Olympics - a war against cats and dogs.

Organisers of 2014 Winter Olympics under fire after confirming plans to 'dispose' of 2,000 stray dogs and cats

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:26:22 GMT

A war is being waged on the streets of Russia before the 2014 Winter Olympics - a war against cats and dogs.

Sir Chris Hoy retirement - the reaction

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:47:03 GMT

Sir Chris Hoy had an “unparalleled impact” on his sport, British Cycling president Brian Cookson said today after the six-time Olympic champion confirmed his retirement.

Team GB's retiring heroes from London 2012

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:30:34 GMT

Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy today announced his retirement from competitive cycling, becoming the latest British star of London 2012 to quit sport.

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy formally announces retirement

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:14:08 GMT

After 19 years, 11 world titles and six Olympic gold medals, Sir Chris Hoy today called time on his cycling career. admitting that to compete at next year’s Commonwealth Games “would be a year too far”.