August 19, 2013
Oscar Pistorius due to reappear in South African court
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to reappear at Pretoria magistrates' court over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The prosecution is expected to serve the athlete with an indictment for the premeditated murder of his…
August 19, 2013
Peterson will rejoin Vikings against 49ers
Asked if the Bills’ pass rush would have had a different level of success had Adrian Peterson suited up for the Vikings in Friday night’s preseason game, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier kind of smiled and said, “Well, I think every team that we play,…
August 13, 2013
Jamaican athlete arrested and charged in America
Jamaican 400m athlete Ahkeem Gauntlett was arrested and charged for theft by police in Arkansas, USA, in June, days before competing at Jamaica’s National Championships, The Gleaner has reported. Details of Gauntlett’s arrest along with his…
August 13, 2013
World Athletics 2013: Christine Ohuruogu wins gold
Christine Ohuruogu produced another thrilling late surge in the 400m to become the first British female to win two World Championship titles. The 29-year-old also broke Kathy Cook's long-standing British record by two hundredths of a second as she…
August 13, 2013
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Obliterate The 100m Finals To Win Gold
Jamaica has a new sprint queen and her name is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce obliterate her competition in the 100 meter finals at the Moscow World Championship games to win gold. The Jamaican sprinter stopped the clock at…
August 13, 2013
Lightening Bolt Struck After Usain Bolt Crosses The Finish Line In Moscow
An amazing moment in history was captured in Moscow on Sunday May 11th by French photographer Olivier Morin. A bolt of lightening struck in the sky just outside the stadium as Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the 100 meter at the…
August 13, 2013
LeBron James won’t be union prez
After talking with advisors and fellow players, Lebron James has decided not to run for president of the National Basketball Players' Association, sources told ESPN.com. James told ESPN last week he was considering running for the position, which…
August 5, 2013
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez in baseball doping ban
Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, has been suspended for 211 games, along with 12 other athletes, in the wake of a doping investigation. The 38-year-old New York Yankees slugger has been banned until the end of the 2014 season. Rodriguez…
August 5, 2013
Apak among 31 Turkish athletes banned for two years
The Turkish Athletics Federation has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for drug offences, including Olympic medallist Esref Apak. Hammer thrower Apak, who won silver in Athens in 2004, was one of three athletes listed who competed at the…
August 5, 2013
Jockey Simone Montgomerie dies after fall
Jockey Simone Montgomerie has died following a fall at the Darwin Cup meeting in Australia. The rider, 26, was among the frontrunners on Riahgrand when she was thrown from her mount about 100m from the finishing line. The National Jockeys' Trust in…