The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Fifty years later, the author recalls his bond with Mark Spitz, whose unprecedented Olympic performance was overshadowed by an act of terrorism.

Ankie Spitzer was 26 years old when her husband Andre, a coach of the Israeli fencing team, was killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, 50 years ago this week, and the memories of that day have dominated her life ever since.

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member already under arrest in an Olympics-related bribery probe is now suspected of acting as an intermediary for major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to be selected as an official Tokyo Games sponsor, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Among so many incredible Serena Williams matches, the 2012 London Olympics final was unforgettable.

The Olympic legend had emergency surgery

She played in the first seven W-League seasons.

Haruyuki Takahashi, the former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, allegedly asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expedite its approval of Olympic-related products developed by Aoki Holdings Inc., according to sources.

When I saw Olympic and Commonwealth games gold-medallist and champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers last weekend in the Sydney airport lounge I was walking over to him before I knew what I was doing. But it wasn't for a selfie, I had something important to say, writes Virginia Trioli.

Denise Lewis presented Katarina Johnson-Thompson with a bottle of bubbly after winning heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games, on the same day that the Liverpudlian's boyfriend Andy Pozzi won bronze in the 110m hurdles

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

For all his many cycling achievements, Australian cycling star Rohan Dennis is yet to win a gold medal at an Olympic or Commonwealth Games.