Reuters | Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African...
AP | Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics 3 years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for...
AFP | US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said...
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, the philanthopher-entrpreneur and a 5-time NBA champion and member of the original U.S. Dream Team, was named vice chair of the group trying...
Two-man Jamaican bobsled team. PHOTO/Peter Andrews/Reuters Jamaica’s Olympic bobsled team on Thursday pleaded with their adoring fans to stop sending money to fund their Sochi Olympic...
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. PHOTO/File An Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games has sold for...
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Paris – Older and wiser, Usain Bolt is out to dominate his rivals on the track at least until the 2016 Olympic...
By Julianne Malveaux The Olympic games are a celebration of excellence and athleticism. Whether we are cheering the Williams sisters in their gold medal-winning doubles match,...
Nigeria Basket Ball team celebrates victory over Dominican Republic. Ike Diogu scored 25 points, and Nigeria earned the final men’s basketball spot in the London Olympics...
Basket Ball super stars Kobe Bryant (l) and LeBron James. PHOTO/File Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden were chosen Saturday to complete the roster for...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File And now, the encore. Sprinting sensation Usain Bolt is the world record holder, the defending Olympic champion and, these days, an...
Dwain Chambers. PHOTO/Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters British sprinter Dwain Chambers will get the green light to take part in the London Olympics on Monday despite his “doping-blighted past”,...
Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang wins London 2012 marathon. PHOTO/Getty Images Kenya marathon runners showed their superiority going into the Olympics, with Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany coasting...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Reigning Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has said that he is looking for another breathtaking performance at the London Games, aiming...
Kenya’s David Rudisha. PHOTO/Jiro Mochizuki Injury-free and in good shape, Olympic favorite David Rudisha looks ready to dominate the 800 metres in 2012 and clinch the...
South Africa’s Caster Semenya. PHOTO/File Caster Semenya retained her 800-meter title at the South African championships on Saturday but was still well off the qualifying time...
