Tokyo and Doha formally submitted their bids to host the 2020 Olympics on Monday, delivering their files to the IOC two days before the deadline. Delegations from both cities submitted …
Three-time Hawaiian Ironman triathlon champion Craig Alexander will race at Ironman Melbourne next month, further raising the profile of the inaugural event. The 38-year-old on Monday confirmed his entry for …
With just over five months to go until the Olympic Games, police in London have launched a new anti-terrorism hotline to persuade residents and visitors to stop potential attackers. “Terrorists …
World 100-metre record holder Usain Bolt has sparked health worries by not running in a hometown meet where he had planned to race after being sighted in Germany instead. Bolt …
British bobbies have been ordered to put on a smile for the Olympics to show visitors that the UK is a happy country. A mandate sent out to all officers …
France’s Tessa Worley won the women’s World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, her second straight win in the discipline and seventh victory on the international ski circuit. The 22-year-old Worley, …
Ivica Kostelic’s defence of the men’s overall World Cup title has been placed in doubt after the Croatian injured his knee during a triumphant super-combined run on Sunday. Kostelic, already …
Stephanie Rice completed a confidence-boosting return from injury with a second placing in the women’s 200m individual medley final at the NSW championships in Sydney on Sunday night. Rice wrapped …
Triathlete Erin Densham’s turbulent four years since the Beijing Olympics has taken another dramatic twist, with partner Jonathan Hall resigning from Triathlon Australia. Hall was also coaching Densham, who is …
Winning the Australian sprint triathlon title is one of very few repeats from last year that Emma Moffatt wants. The two-time world champion and Beijing Olympics bronze medallist started her …
There was much less at stake this time, but veterans Geoff Huegill and Michael Klim picked up their long-running rivalry exactly where they left off at the NSW championships in …
US champion Ashley Wagner upset two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan in Saturday’s free skate final to win the women’s title at the ISU Four Continents Championships. Wagner, who …
Ky Hurst claimed his second victory of the summer after a sprint finish with Hugh Dougherty in round five of the ironman series on Sunday at Coolum Beach. The 30-year-old, …
Australia’s two-time world triathlon champion Emma Moffatt dominated the national sprint-distance championships in Geelong, winning by more than a minute. Frenchman Laurent Vidal outsprinted British rival Will Clarke to take …
The composition of Australia’s canoe slalom team for the Olympic Games started to take shape over the weekend with racing at Penrith Whitewater Stadium, the 2000 Games venue. In the …
Candice Falzon’s return to the elite ironwoman ranks was capped by a breakthrough victory at Coolum Beach on Sunday. The 26-year-old Manly competitor, who returned to the series this summer …
John Steffensen returned to the winners’ list on Saturday night but the 400m specialist knows he still has plenty of work ahead to qualify for the London Olympics. In his …
Former world champion triathlete Emma Moffatt has started her Olympic year with a commanding win in the Australian Sprint Distance Championships at Geelong. Moffatt led from the start and won …
