Olympic legend Kieren Perkins returns to the pool: Two-time gold medallist takes on new post at Swimming Australia a year out from the Tokyo Games Olympic gold medallist Kieren Perkins is the president of Swimming Australia The 47-year-old was announced as the president following a board meeting Perkins won gold medals at the 1500m at the … Read more
Two-time gold medalist Alistair Brownlee LEFT OUT of Team GB’s initial Olympic triathlon team… but door remains open for him to earn spot in final squad for Tokyo Games Alistair Brownlee faces an battle to make Team GB’s triathlon squad for Tokyo He won gold at both London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games but is … Read more
World 100m champion Christian Coleman set to miss next year’s Olympics after being given a TWO-YEAR BAN for anti-doping offences following his suspension in June American sprinter Christian Coleman is out of the Olympics after two-year ban 100m champion was provisionally suspended in June for anti-doping offences He escaped punishment last year for missing three … Read more
Get back to delivering Gold! Britain’s indoor long jump champion Daniel Bramble – who became an Amazon delivery driver after losing his funding – has Olympic dream revived after Billion-dollar company Gymshark donated £9,000 Bramble received £8,875 after the gym company noticed his plea for help The 30-year-old had lost funding and had seen local … Read more
‘We’re BLESSED in the USA!’ NFL legend Herschel Walker blasts celebrities who claim African Americans are ‘oppressed’ saying ‘we can do whatever we want’ Herschel Walker shared a video on Twitter in support of President Trump The athlete, 58, said black people are not oppressed but instead are ‘blessed’ He pointed to his story, rising … Read more
Super Nintendo World will finally open at Universal Studios Japan in 2021 after being delayed by coronavirus – and guests will be able to play real-life versions of their favourite video games The Osaka attraction had been due to open in July ahead of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics Guests will be able to play … Read more
Brendan Foster – former Olympic medal winner and iconic voice of UK athletics – knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list Brendan Foster founded the Great North Run and has raised millions for charity He went into broadcasting and became the iconic voice of UK athletics Former Welsh rugby Union coach Warren Gatland has been awarded … Read more
Joshua Cheptegei smashes 15-year-old world record for the 10,000m… as Letesenbet Gidey creates history by shaving five seconds off 5,000m world record in Valencia Joshua Cheptegei broke the 10,000m world record with a 26:11 run in Valencia He took six seconds off Kenenisa Bekele’s 15-year-old mark on Wednesday night Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia also broke … Read more
Stephen Maguire quits UK Athletics after relay guru was snubbed for head coach role taken by Christian Malcolm last month Team GB’s Olympics hopes have been dashed after Stephen Maguire resigned The relay guru was snubbed for the UK Athletics head coach role last month Christian Malcolm was handed the role much to the disappointment … Read more
Fans roar back on day of defiance in Sochi with a crowd of 20,000 across the Russian Grand Prix weekend representing the biggest in Europe since coronavirus grabbed sport by the throat A crowd of some 20,000 fans were in attendance across the weekend in Sochi It was the biggest crowd in Europe since coronavirus … Read more
Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga insists Tokyo Olympics will take place next year to prove that ‘humanity has defeated’ the coronavirus pandemic Yoshihide Suga said Japan would ‘lead’ the world’s recovery from coronavirus The new prime minister wants the Games to show humanity has beat Covid-19 Organisers said in February the Olympics would go … Read more
In a packed city pub where hundreds stood transfixed by the Sydney Olympics 20 years ago, two strangers only had eyes for each other. One was Mary Donaldson, a 28-year-old advertising executive from Tasmania who had no idea the handsome European tourist she had been chatting to for hours was actually Crown Prince Frederik, future king … Read more
Nikki Webster stole the hearts of the world as a performer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when she was just 13. And the former child star still looked remarkably youthful on Tuesday as she marked the 20th anniversary of the games on Nine’s Today show. Here’s what the 33-year-old Australian singer has been up to in the … Read more