India and the Great Olympic Tamasha

Even those of us who shudder at the thought of walking to the neighbourhood store, or who have never dipped a foot in a swimming pool or kicked a football in our lives, will watch avidly as great......

Former IOC president Rogge dies at 79

IMAGE: Jacques Rogge served as the IOC's eighth president from 2001 to 2013.Photograph: Scott Halleran/Getty Images Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has died at......

IOC President Bach wins unopposed second term to 2025

div class="imgcaption">IMAGE: Thomas Bach took over in 2013 as the organisation's ninth president since the body's founding in 1894, succeeding outgoing president Jacques Rogge and beating five......

IOC President Bach runs unopposed to stay on until 2025

IMAGE: Thomas Bach is a German lawyer who won a gold medal in fencing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri-Pool/Getty Images International Olympic Committee President Thomas......

Is beach cricket best form for Olympic selection?

IMAGE: Mark Winterbottom of Ford Performance Racing plays a shot during a game of beach cricket (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Australia's......

Baseball, softball get second life at Olympics

Image: Actress Jessica Alba throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Photograph: Jorge Harry How/Getty Images Baseball and......