Neeraj Chopra pulls out of FBK Games

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra pulled out of the FBK Games due to a muscle strain. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Reigning Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday said he......

Botched relay adds to Schippers' Rio misery

IMAGE: Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands reacts. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images. Dafne Schippers' Olympic disappointment turned into a nightmare as she took responsibility for a......

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The......

PHOTOS: The leading modern Olympians

The leading 12 Olympic athletes since the Games were revived in 1896. Paavo Nurmi (Finland, 1897-1973) Nurmi, the greatest of the "Flying Finns" who revolutionised distance running, was a......