Summer Olympics News

Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing body.

A report Friday night from WBBH, an NBC television affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., said Phelps will return to swimming with an eye toward competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Canada's Ryder Hesjedal pedals during the eight stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara, May 11, 2013.

The Brooklyn native will miss a few weeks of the WNBA season to join the Russian national women's basketball team for the EuroBasket tournament from June 15-30. Prince will leave the Chicago Sky on June 4 to train with the Russian team for a week before the tournament begins.

In the District 2 Class AA final, Scranton Prep freshman Pete Kazmierczak followed a double fault with a powerful ace that helped him and his teammate, Keller McGurrin, win the doubles championship over the top-seeded team from Wyoming Seminary, Henry Cornell-Matt Cartwright, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, Thursday at Kirby Park.

CANVEY'S middle-distance star Jessica Judd admits being the fastest 800m runner in the world this season "feels a bit surreal". Judd, 18, raced to a personal best time of 2m 00.37s in Watford making her not only the fastest under-20 in the world at the moment, but the fastest female full stop over the two-lap distance.

David Beckham was not quite the outstanding British footballer of his generation.

A soldier thought to have survived the worst ever battlefield injuries in Afghanistan will be made an MBE by the Prince of Wales.

Phillips, 28, started for Indiana Fever as they won the 2012 WNBA championship but the commitment cost her the chance to represent Australia at last year's London Olympics.

Former England manager Steve McClaren hailed David Beckham as a great of the modern game after the former national team captain announced his retirement.

The TV presenter, who reported on the London Olympic and Paralympic Games last summer, choked back tears as she accepted the Special Award on Sunday evening, which recognised her "incredible dedication" to presenting both entertainment and sporting events.

Olympic gold medallist Joanna Rowsell, a teammate of Hampshire's Dani King, has welcomed the changes to the women's team pursuit - because they will provide Great Britain with a challenge.

TRAFFORD Metropolitan Borough Swimming Club celebrated a 100 years of competitive swimming with a spectacular swimming gala held at Sale Leisure Centre on Saturday.

Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.

Pau Gasol has immediately penciled himself out of playing for the Spanish National team during the FIBA European Championship.

Commuters and visitors passing through Grand Central Terminal Wednesday might run into something unusual: an international wrestling match in Vanderbilt Hall.

The lease for its Fort Lauderdale museum, open since 1965, expires in 2015. Hall of Fame officials say the city's planned redesign for the aging Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex and its swimming pools would move the museum to an unappealing building and would fail to attract more visitors.

The America's Cup sailing regatta will go ahead, organizers said on Tuesday, following concerns about safety due to the death of a sailor in a training accident last week.

Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian wild card Potito Starace 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open.

Paralympic table tennis star Aaron McKibbin put up a great performance to win gold in the men's class eight team event at the Slovenian Open last weekend.