Italian Olympian Schwazer admits to using EPO

Italian race walker Alex Schwazer says he obtained the performance-enhancing drug EPO on his own and used it because he felt pressure to win a second straight 50-kilometer walk gold medal at the......

This star of ice lied out of love but resets her goals

IMAGE: Carolina Kostner of Italy skates. Photograph: Oleg Nikishin/ Getty Images When Carolina Kostner competed in her first European championships in 2003, the current champion Alina Zagitova was......

Kirdyapkin wins 50 km walk

Sergey Kirdyapkin filled the void left by Pole Robert Korzeniowski to lead home a Russian one-two in the 50 km walk at the world championships on Friday. The 25-year-old set a relentless pace,......

IOC formally strips Tyler Hamilton of Athens gold

Just days before the eight-year deadline expires, the IOC formally stripped American cyclist Tyler Hamilton of his 2004 gold for doping Friday and awarded the medal to a Russian rider who now......