The Winter Olympics are meant to be a celebration of sport at its purest — speed, precision, courage, and the quiet drama of athletes pushing themselves to the edge. Yet in Cortina this week, attention shifted from the icy track to a helmet, and from split times to symbolism. Ukrainian skeleton ra...

Lindsey Vonn has never been one to shy away from risk. Across two decades at the very top of alpine skiing, she built a career on pushing limits, racing through pain, and believing that the biggest rewards only come when you dare greatly. That mindset did not change at the Winter Olympics in Cortina...

Emotional Tribute on Ice Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych made a powerful statement during Winter Olympics training in Cortina, wearing a helmet adorned with images of people killed in the war in Ukraine. “Some of them were my friends,” Heraskevych told Reuters, referencing fello...

The New Year Honours list has always been a moment for reflection, celebration and a quiet sense of national pride. This year, sport sits firmly at its heart. From the frozen perfection of an Olympic ice rink to the roar of packed football stadiums, the latest honours recognise figures whose influen...

Powell and Lyles Helping Jamaica Hurricane Victims After Category-Five Disaster Two of the world’s most accomplished sprinters — Asafa Powell and Noah Lyles — are leading relief efforts in Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island in October, killin...

Why Hospital CCTV Helps Clear Long Jumper of Doping as Wang Jianan Wins a Fight Beyond the Sandpit For most elite athletes, the toughest battles usually take place on the track, the runway, or the field. But for China’s world champion long jumper Wang Jianan, the biggest fight of his career happen...

O’Brien’s Historic 21st Breeders’ Cup Win Cements His Legacy In the golden California sunshine at Del Mar, Ireland’s Aidan O’Brien stood in familiar territory — the winner’s enclosure — but this one meant more than most. Gstaad’s electrifying victory in the Juvenile Turf didn’t j...

Toronto Move Within One Win of World Series Title After Dominant Game 5 Win For the first time in over three decades, the city of Toronto can smell it — the champagne, the confetti, the roar of a baseball-mad nation ready to celebrate another World Series championship. On a perfect October night a...

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is no stranger to high-pressure heptathlon finales, and once again she finds herself in the thick of the fight for medals. With just two events left in the World Championships heptathlon in Tokyo, the defending champion sits third overall, very much in striking distance of ...

Acosta leads the way as teams get last chance to fine-tune bikes The final in-season MotoGP test of 2025 at Misano provided the perfect opportunity for teams to experiment with new parts and assess the performance of their machines ahead of the closing flyaway rounds. Factory KTM sensation Pedro Aco...