The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart.
A former Olympic champion who had just been re-elected mayor of a city in Hungary quit the ruling Fidesz party on Tuesday to limit the political fallout from a video purportedly showing him having sex.. Reuters - Published
Laura Kenny will race in the madison, the omnium and the team pursuit at the European Championships in the Netherlands next week as a possible dry run for the Olympics. BBC News - Published
Tiger Woods says he is "right on schedule" after recent knee surgery as he prepares to return to competition at this week's Zozo Championship following two months on the sidelines. Rough cut - no..
Simone Biles put on a record-breaking clinic at the gymnastics world championships where she won five gold medals and set the record for most world medals for any gymnast, male or female. The..
Simone Biles keeps pushing gymnastics to new heights; both literally and figuratively. According to CNN, the 4-foot, 8-inch Olympic gymnast just won her fifth all-around world title. With her latest..
British Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller speaks about her experiences traveling to North Korea to participate in a marathon, the only sporting event open to outsiders
Sky Brown is the 11-year-old skateboarding prodigy who is poised to become Britain's youngest ever Olympian at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Megan Revell reports.
A contest dubbed the Olympic Games of cocktail making has brought the planet's best bartenders to Scotland to compete for the world title. Fifty-four national champions from six continents are..
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The 1938 coaching uniform could reach half a million dollars at auction this November, while a Marilyn Monroe-Joe DiMaggio signed baseball may fetch over $200,000. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Tevin Biles-Thomas, brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple murder and other charges in connection with three slayings that took place in Cleveland on New..
Thousands of fans flooded the streets of Annecy to watch the first edition of the Martin Fourcade Nordic Festival. The five-times Olympic champion proved too strong for his opponents yet again while..
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Steve Cram says four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah should not be seen as guilty by his association with banned coach Alberto Salazar. BBC News - Published
Dina Asher-Smith's 100m World Championships silver puts her in the frame for further success at next year's Olympics, says Denise Lewis. BBC News - Published
Watch as 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown moves closer to Olympic qualification, after scoring 58.3 to win bronze at the Park World Championships in Sao Paulo. BBC News - Published
South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the "Rising Sun" flag at next year's Games, Seoul's sports ministry said on Wednesday, as the Asian neighbours engage.. Reuters - Published
Named after the Olympic flame when she was born days before Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964, Seiko Hashimoto has lived up to her name by taking part in seven Olympics and doing it in two.. Reuters - Published
Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha thanks "the Almighty God for the gift of life" after surviving a car accident in his native Kenya. BBC News - Published
Dina Asher-Smith underlines why is she seen as a World Championships medal contender with an impressive display in the 200m at the Birmingham Grand Prix. BBC News - Published
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix says female athletes will "no longer be financially penalised for having a child" after Nike changed its sponsorship contracts. BBC News - Published
When Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen started work at the No. 40 Garment Factory, it was still producing boots and uniforms for the Vietnamese army, just as it had done during the Southeast Asian country's long.. Reuters - Published
Olympic and World champion Simone Biles has criticised USA Gymnastics for its failure to protect athletes from being abused by Larry Nassar. BBC News - Published
Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina have never been to Cape Verde, but the siblings have all been picked for its 2020 Olympics swimming team. BBC News - Published
A war of words over ownership of a group of tiny islands in the sea between Japan and South Korea spilled over to the Olympics on Wednesday as Tokyo criticized Seoul's complaint over a map of Japan on.. Reuters - Published
A war of words over ownership of a group of tiny islands in the sea between Japan and South Korea spilled over to the Olympics again as Tokyo on Wednesday criticized Seoul's complaint over the labeling.. Reuters - Published
Olympic silver medallist Siobhan-Marie O'Connor says she feared she would be forced to quit swimming after being in hospital with her colitis condition. BBC News - Published
Conservatives really do seem to think that Johnson can bring back his feel-good factor of old. If Johnson can win in London, he can win anything, they seem to think. Not a chance Independent - Published
A top U.S. Olympic official on Thursday said the organization is addressing its failure to protect its athletes from the sexual abuse of a team doctor, comments that come days after legislation was.. Reuters - Published
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson and world champion Dafne Schippers to claim victory in the Diamond League 200m. BBC News - Published
Britain's Dina Asher-Smith beats Olympic champion Elaine Thompson and world champion Dafne Schippers at Stockholm's Diamond League meeting. BBC News - Published
Olympic champion Caster Semenya files a new appeal to a Swiss court to challenge the decision regarding the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. BBC News - Published
British number two Cameron Norrie tells BBC Sport why having a "normal life" at university is translating into success as a professional tennis player. BBC News - Published
London Olympic swimming champion Ruta Meilutyte announces her retirement from the sport at just 22 after missing three drugs tests. BBC News - Published
Watch double Olympic champion Jade Jones win the first World Taekwondo title of her career with a 14-7 victory over defending champion Lee Ah-reum. BBC News - Published
Double Olympic champion Jade Jones secures the first world title of her career with a 14-7 victory over defending champion Lee Ah-reum. BBC News - Published
Two-time Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee wins the men's race and British team-mate Sophie Coldwell the women's at the ITU World Cup in Cagliari. BBC News - Published
Remember the oiled-up Tongan flag-bearer? After competing at the Olympics in taekwondo and cross country skiing, he's now aiming for sprint canoeing in 2020. BBC News - Published
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says it would be an "amazing achievement" to topple Eliud Kipchoge at Sunday's London Marathon. BBC News - Published
Mo Farah's coach says the four-time Olympic champion was involved in an altercation at Haile Gebrselassie's hotel but was the victim of an attack. BBC News - Published
Mo Farah's coach says the four-time Olympic champion was involved in an altercation at Haile Gebrselassie's hotel but was the victim of an attack. BBC News - Published
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie accuse each other over a version of events regarding an alleged robbery at a hotel. BBC News - Published
Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott was one of hundreds arrested during climate change protests in London over the weekend. BBC News - Published
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