The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Sochi in Russia, an authoritarian state, for the 2014 Winter Olympics. What could possibly go wrong? With just 174 days until the opening ceremony we are beginning to find out. In 1980 the…

Farah, who also took the title in the 10,000m event last Saturday knelt down and kissed the ground after crossing the finish line in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The head of the public body coordinating planning for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has resigned, raising concerns about the city’s ability to stage the first games in South America. The resignation …

Mark Sutton, 41, centre, was wing-diving in the Swiss Alps yesterday when he crashed into a ridge – he is thought to have died instantly.

According to the Canadian Press on Wednesday, American actor George Takei is promoting an online petition that would move the 2014 Olympic Winter Games from Sochi to Vancouver because of Sochi's anti-gay laws.According to www…

According to TSN, Mike Babcock of Manitouwadge, Ontario will once again be the head coach for team Canada's men's ice hockey team at an Olympic Winter Games, in an announcement that will be made on Monday…

Transport for London commissioner Sir Peter Hendy (pictured) nearly doubled his pay packet after receiving bonuses totalling £319,000.

Kerri Walsh Jennings’ Olympics plans are back on as the beach volleyball player has started training for the 2016 Rio Games. According to the L.A. Times on June 24, Walsh Jennings is training a short 11 weeks after…

According to the Calgary Herald on Wednesday, Canadian speed skating legend Jeremy Wotherspoon of Humboldt, Saskatchewan is making a comeback in an effort to win a medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.Wotherspoon, who has…

Wrestling is still in the running for returning as an Olympic core sport, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board announced in St. Petersburg, Russia Wednesday.Wrestling, along with squash and a combined baseball-softball bid, are the…