Olympic
Teenage Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez drowns in training
The accident occurred when the boat she was sailing with her twin sister Sarra capsized in high winds in training.
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Tropical storm approaches Japan, affecting Olympic events
Tropical Storm Nepartak, packing gusts up to 108 kilometres (67 miles) per hour, was expected to make landfall Tuesday, Japan's meteorological agency said.
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Fans likely to be barred from Olympic torch relay start: report
The 'Yomiuri Shimbun' daily reported that organisers fear crowding at the March 25 event in Fukushima, and will probably bar the 3,000 spectators initially planned.
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Ryan Lochte loses all his major sponsors after Rio incident, apology
The US Olympic Committee issued an apology on Thursday & Lochte made his own apology on Saturday.
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Breaking world records: Wayde van Niekerk breaks the internet
Wayde van Niekerk on Monday became the top trending search worldwide after setting a world record.
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UK Anti-Corruption Conference welcomes efforts of fighting corruption
The IOC presented its initiatives in the fight against corruption at the International Anti-Corruption Summit.
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World Anti-Doping Agency suspends SA’s testing licence
This suspension will be in place until after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Rio Olympic flame burning brightly
The torch relay will be carried on a 3-month journey which will culminate in the opening ceremony in Rio.
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‘Durban's sports infrastructure needs improvement for 2022 games’
Durban now looks likely to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Edmonton in Canada pulled out.
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France to protect its athletes in Sochi
Security at the Winter Games is expected to be tight with threats of attacks on Sochi.
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Blatter: Olympic boycott would change nothing
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says boycotts are being used to settle political scores.
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Floods hit Russia's Olympic City
Russian Olympic Committee said they had no doubt Sochi will be ready for the Games next February.
