Athletics

US Olympic great Michael Phelps says it’s “hard to comprehend” what today’s athletes are going through with the Tokyo Games postponed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s our life,” Phelps said in an interview...

Italian footballers and athletes will not be allowed to train together as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Wednesday the extension of the country’s lockdown until April 13. All sport in Italy had been suspended from early...

The shock postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has dealt a savage blow to Japan’s hotels and tourism industry, already reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Many operators have seen bookings decimated by the...

British Olympic rower Polly Swann was counting down to Tokyo 2020 just days ago. Now she is considering starting her medical career early to help in the battle against the coronavirus. The 31-year-old, who won a...

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, written before Sunday’s IOC meeting, Coe said...

World record-holder Caeleb Dressel finished strong to win the 100m butterfly at the Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday in a world-leading 50.92sec. Dressel, whose record eight medals at the 2019 World Championships...

Country’s top archer Ruman Sana has been named the breakthrough athlete of the year in an article published by the World Archery Federation website on February 9. Bangladesh’s German coach Martin Frederick also secured the coach...

Australia’s reigning world-champion hurdler Sally Pearson announced her surprise retirement Tuesday, as persistent injuries sank her dream of regaining the Olympic title in Tokyo next year. Pearson, 32, the Olympic gold-medallist in 2012 and a two-time...

Gabriele Grunewald, the US distance runner hailed as an inspiration for her 10-year cancer battle, has died at the age of 32. Grunewald – the US champion over 3,000m indoors in 2014 – is the 12th-fastest...

Former WWE star Ashley Massaro has died at the age of 39 after being taken to hospital from her home in Long Island. The wrestler and model, who competed in WWE between 2005 and 2008, died...