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Spain launched a diplomatic protest on Thursday over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied cyclist Alberto Contador and tennis great Rafael Nadal are drugs cheats. “I spoke …

Spain launched a diplomatic protest on Thursday over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied cyclist Alberto Contador and tennis great Rafael Nadal are drugs cheats. “I spoke …

Australia’s male wheelchair basketballers are odds-on favourites to claim gold at the London Paralympics, but they are not taking their world champion status for granted. With one Paralympic gold medal …

Novak Djokovic no longer just rules tennis, he rules the sporting world. The Serbian superstar confirmed his growing status by winning the Laureus sportsman of the year award in London. …

Governments, law enforcement agencies and betting operators have agreed to work more closely together to fight illegal betting and corruption in sports. The International Olympic Committee on Thursday held a …

The AFL has vowed to take every legal avenue available to protect its multi-million dollar broadcast rights deal with Telstra, but its fight might take up to two years. AFL …

Football’s governing body FIFA on Wednesday unveiled the logo for the 2013 Confederations Cup, 500 days before the tournament’s opening game in Brasilia. The green, blue, yellow, white and red …

One of Italy’s greatest athletes has questioned Rome’s plan to bid for the 2020 Olympics amid the country’s ongoing economic crisis. “It’s unthinkable to try and organise the 2020 Games,” …

Two groups of researchers claim that the West German government accepted doping as a necessary evil for the country’s athletes to achieve Olympic success in the 1970s and 1980s. The …

Italy’s Olympic committee president has urged the government not to drop Rome’s bid for the 2020 Games amid concerns over the country’s financial crisis. Prime Minister Mario Monti, who heads …