The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated ...

You can already hear a 78-year-old yet ever-spritely Bruce McAvaney calling it, just as he did with Cathy Freeman.

Olympics can bring substantial benefits to cities. Athletes raise urgent concerns over the future of Winter Olympics — here's ...

Usain Bolt has revealed the secret behind his decision to forge a career as a 100m sprinter – and make history as the world’s ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both ...

Twelve months before redefining the 100m sprint at the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt had to convince his coach, Glen Mills, to let him run in the event by winning a bet.

Introducing THE BEAUMONT BEER GARDENA new outdoor rooftop beer garden with sips and dishes that celebrate Australian flavours in ...

Citing Beijing's proven success in maximizing the Games legacy, the International Olympic Committee's president-elect Kirsty ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in ...

Coventry won back-to-back titles in 200-meters backstroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics and Beijing four years later. She joined the IOC in 2013, almost one year after a disputed athlete election at ...

Kirsty Coventry elected as the 10th – and first female – president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year ...

Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Lindsey Jacobellis announced she is pregnant. Jacobellis shared the news on Instagram, ...