Pole vaulter Steve Hooker took small steps but reckons his comeback fell “flat”, while Sally Pearson just wanted to puke. Australia’s track and field headliners had varying reactions to Saturday’s …
Mooloolaba ironman Ali Day will try hard to ignore the black shirt on his back when he contests Sunday’s round of the Australian Ironman series in Perth. The 21-year-old boasts …
Ethiopian Ayele Abshero ran the fourth fastest time ever in winning the Dubai marathon here on Friday. Abshero, who has just turned 21, also clocked the fastest winning debut in …
American Lindsey Vonn stretched her lead in the overall World Cup with victory in Friday’s super-combined in St Moritz, her 48th career win. Slovenian Tina Maze finished second with Austria’s …
World 100m freestyle champion James Magnussen sounded a warning ahead of Olympic swimming trials in March with a dominant win at the South Australian championships on Friday. Magnussen clocked 48.05 …
Every day, for just a moment, Sally Pearson finds herself running for gold at the London Olympics. Australia’s world champion hurdler doesn’t dwell on the thought, realising to do so …
HOOPTON-ON-SEA, England, Jan 26 PA – Australia’s Karen Murphy has won her first world indoor bowls title by beating England’s Debbie Stavrou in the final of the Ladies World Matchplay …
Rising Russian star Artur Gachinski overshadowed former Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko’s return by leading the men’s short program at the European figure skating championships here on Thursday. World bronze medallist …
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,” …
Russian runner Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after testing positive for a banned substance. Aryasova tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in a urine …
The Hockeyroos’ successful tour of Argentina has continued with a 3-1 win over world No.3 Germany in Rosario. With Australia having previously downed Holland in their opening tour match, the …
Kurt Fearnley is banking on a memorable 2012 after securing victory and a new course record in the Oz Day 10km wheelchair race in Sydney. The champion racer crossed the …
Rachael Grinham crashed out of the first World Series squash tournament of 2012 in disappointing fashion on Tuesday. The 35-year-old former World Open champion from Australia was the No.1 seed …
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 …
Marcel Hirscher of Austria put the dispute over his controversial victory in Zagreb behind him by taking a commanding lead after the opening run of a men’s World Cup night …
Austrian slalom specialist Marcel Hirscher won the men’s slalom here on Tuesday for his sixth World Cup victory in all disciplines this season. Hirscher – who earlier in the day …
The suspension of Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele and 34 others has been lifted, clearing the way for the Ethiopian great to run at the London Games. Ethiopian Athletics Federation president …
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 …
