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Japan hopeful of hosting Olympics ‘without a hitch’ – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country is hopeful of hosting the Olympics this summer “without a hitch”. Speculation regarding the likelihood of the...

British sprinter Nigel Levine banned for four years after positive drugs test

British sprinter Nigel Levine has been suspended from all sport for four years after testing positive for banned asthma drug clenbuterol, UK Anti-Doping has...

French language groups protest over Olympic bid slogan in English

Groups defending the French language have lodged legal protests over the English-only slogan used for Paris's 2024 Olympic bid. Lawyer Emmanuel Ludot said he has...

Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made from old mobile phones

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have asked the people in Japan to donate unwanted electronic devices so the metal can be used to help make...

Usain Bolt’s been stripped of his triple-triple due to a team-mate and people are very angry

Usain Bolt has lost his 4×100 metres relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a result of Jamaica team-mate Nesta Carter being...

IOC announces 16 more positive doping tests from Beijing 2008

Sixteen more positive doping cases from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have been confirmed, with all but one coming from Russia or a former...

Jessica Ennis-Hill announces retirement after ‘amazing career’

Jessica Ennis-Hill has announced her retirement from athletics. The 30-year-old won Olympic gold in the heptathlon at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016, and...

Russia fail in appeal to overturn Rio Paralympics ban

Russia has failed in an appeal against its exclusion from the Rio Paralympic Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced. The Russian Paralympic...

US swimmer Ryan Lochte loses sponsorship deal after fabricated claim of armed robbery

Ryan Lochte has lost his sponsorship deal with Speedo after his Olympic controversy. The United States swimmer won his 12th Olympic medal during the Rio...

Andy Murray’s wining run ends in Cincinnati Masters final

Andy Murray's long winning streak has ended with defeat to Marin Cilic in the final of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. The 6-4...

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