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Olympic champion faces lifetime ban for doping Olympic 1,500 metres champion Asli Cakir Alptekin is facing a lifetime ban after being charged with a second anti-doping offence. Cakir, who was given a… 03/05/2013
Oscar Pistorius granted right to travelSouth African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has won a challenge to his bail conditions, allowing him the right to travel abroad. A judge… 28/03/2013
Carl Lewis takes a trip down memory lane in Tokyo Nine-times Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis said this week he hoped Japan would win the right to host the 2020 Olympics. Widely regarded as the one of the… 25/03/2013
Pistorius begins life on bail at uncle’s Pretoria mansion Champion paralympian Oscar Pistorius has begun his life on bail, staying at his uncle’s house in Pretoria, South Africa. The track star is due to face… 23/02/2013
Pistorius family cheers as paralympic star set free on bail The prayers of Oscar Pistorius’ family appear to have been heard as a South African court released him on bail. The Olympic and Paralympic star was unmoved… 22/02/2013
Oscar Pistorius granted bail by South African court Oscar Pistorius was granted bail by a South African court on Friday after his lawyers successfully argued he was not a flight risk. The man known worldwide as… 22/02/2013
Pistorius bail hearing adjourns after robust arguments Alone, head bowed and sobbing at times South Africa’s Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius’s second day in court ended after a series of rigorous arguments between… 20/02/2013
Judge says Pistorius should face charge of ‘premeditated murder’, bail unlikely Details of the killing of Reeva Steenkamp have energed from the ongoing bail hearing of Oscar Pistorius in Johannesburg. The paralympic running star is… 19/02/2013
South Africa in shock over Pistorius murder case South Africa has been stunned by the arrest and prosecution for murder of the country’s star Olympian, Oscar Pistorius. The athlete has appeared in court… 15/02/2013
Pistorius to contest murder charge ‘in strongest terms’ An agent for Oscar Pistorius says the athlete disputes the accusation of murder against him “in the strongest possible terms”. The world famous amputee… 15/02/2013
The highs and lows of Oscar Pistorius Born without a fibula in either leg in 1986, Oscar Pistorius underwent a bi-lateral below the knee amputation just before his first birthday. “The fastest… 14/02/2013
Marcel Hirscher and Lena Duerr both shine in Moscow. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher produced yet another flawless run to clinch a World Cup parallel slalom in Moscow on Tuesday Just a few days after taking gold in… 30/01/2013
Svindal looking for third world title Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal still leads the overall World Cup standings after clinching a super G in Val Gardena on the 14th of December and completing the… 31/12/2012
Maze still on top Slovenia’s Tina Maze is looking more and more unbeatable in giant slalom this season and will undoubtedly be bidding to stretch her lead atop the World Cup… 31/12/2012
Serbia: Father Christmas race – nocomment Some 300 participants took part in the fifth annual Father Christmas race in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Sunday. The runners took to the city’s streets… 31/12/2012
A look back at the sporting highlights of 2012 As we head into 2013 we leave behind us a year of unprecedented sporting achievements. From the tennis courts of Melbourne and Flushing Meadows to the… 26/12/2012
NYC Marathon goes on as planned The 43rd edition of the New York city marathon will go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Mary Wittenberg, chief… 02/11/2012
Smart T-shirt monitors health This golfer is wearing a special sports shirt. Thanks to the tiny sensors integrated into the material itself and a miniturised transmission box, her physical… 18/10/2012
Controversy at the ParalympicsThe blades of Brazil’s Alan Oliveira ® and South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius are seen after the Men’s 200m T44 classification at the Olympic Stadium during the… 03/09/2012
North Korean Olympians home – nocomment North Korea’s Olympians were welcomed as heroes in the capital Pyongyang. Their performance at the London 2012 Games was better than expected, with four Gold… 16/08/2012
Jamaicans celebrate Usain Bolt’s win in 200-metre final – nocomment Throngs of Jamaicans erupted with joy on Thursday as Usain Bolt and two of his countrymen swept the men’s 200-metre race at the London Olympic Games. 11/08/2012
Carl Lewis exclusive: ‘America look good this year’ As sporting giants go, there are not many bigger than nine-time Olympic and 10-time World Champion Carl Lewis. As the games started, euronews caught up with… 02/08/2012
Thinking ahead the 2016 Olympic GamesIn Beijing, a gymnast from the Chinese national gymnastics team, training for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, practices during a training session at… 16/07/2012
Olympic torch starts UK journey – nocomment Britain’s triple Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie set the Olympic torch on its marathon 70-day relay journey around the United Kingdom. 20/05/2012
Violence stops Athens football derby – nocomment On March 18 the Athens derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Pireaus was abandoned after being interrupted twice by crowd violence. Three fire trucks… 20/03/2012
The Prince and the Sprinter – nocomment The world’s fastest man, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, let Britain’s Prince Harry beat him in a sprint in Kingston, Jamaica. 07/03/2012
Athens: A short-lived legacy The Olympic Stadium in Athens eight years ago. A place where Olympic dreams came true. A proud moment in the modern history of Athens. Images of some of… 03/03/2012
Ultraviolet controversy Germany’s anti-doping agency is to investigate 28 athletes who may have received blood transfusions from a doctor at the centre of a doping scandal at one of… 31/01/2012
Farah trains at ‘Home of Champions’On the dusty tracks of Kenya’s north western highlands Britain’s reigning 5,000m world champion, Mo Farah is training alongside the country’s finest. Farah… 25/01/2012
Much more than a race In a bid to calm safety fears, improve the poverty stricken slums and open up tourism ahead of hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, Rio staged a… 23/01/2012
Haile Gebrselassie: ‘I will try to do the impossible’ Former world marathon record-holder Haile Gebrselassie plans to run at the 2012 Olympics in London after reversing his decision to retire. With only a few… 24/10/2011
CAS lifts Olympic ban The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday overturned an Olympic ban on American 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt and in the process cleared the way… 06/10/2011
London 2012 on track Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics officially unveiled on Monday the new athletics track for the games. The prefabricated track was laid in August with… 04/10/2011
Bolt back to best in 200mUsain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men’s 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu. REUTERS/Mark Blinch 03/09/2011
IUAAF World Championships in DaeguChristopher Tomlinson of Britain during the men’s long jump qualifying event at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski 01/09/2011
World Championships: shot BoltUsain Bolt reacts after being disqualified in the men’s 100 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Max Rossi / Reuters 28/08/2011
Pistorius granted bail in murder caseChampion paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail while he waits to face trial for the murder of his girlfriend – model Reeva Steenkamp. A South… 22/02/2013
Pistorius in court for fourth day, bail decision dueA judge at a court in Pretoria, South Africa is expected to decide on Friday whether to grant bail for champion paralympian Oscar Pistorius. The athlete… 22/02/2013
Pistorius lead detective removed from caseThe lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius trial has been removed from the case pending an internal police investigation. It had earlier emerged that Hilton… 21/02/2013
Pistorius back in court for 2nd day of bail hearingWith a blue blanket covering his head, athlete Oscar Pistorius arrived at a Pretoria court for the second day of his bail hearing on Wednesday. The… 20/02/2013
Pistorius remanded as bail hearing continuesIt has been a dramatic, tearful day in court for South Africa’s most famous athelete Oscar Pistorius, who has been charged with the premeditated murder of his… 19/02/2013
Olympic sprinter Pistorius charged with girlfriend’s murderSouth African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murdering his girlfriend. Reeva Steenkamp, a 30-year-old model, was… 14/02/2013
‘Bionic’ man climbs Chicago skyscraperA man who lost his right leg in a motorbike accident has climbed to the top of one of the world’s tallest buildings. Zak Vawter wore a mind-controlled… 05/11/2012
New York marathon is cancelled after outcryNew York has cancelled its annual marathon after an initial decision to let Sunday’s race go ahead caused an outcry among locals. Although the city’s mayor… 03/11/2012
Somali athlete dies trying to make London GamesIt has emerged a Somali Olympic sprinter failed to make the London Games after allegedly dying on a boat on her way to Italy. According to the Italian… 20/08/2012
Gebrehaileselassie wins Asturias sports prizeThis year’s Prince of Asturias Award winner in the sporting field has been revealed by the 30-strong jury at Oviedo in Spain. The chairwoman, former tennis… 02/09/2011
Back in the Day: Jesse Owens reigns on Hitler’s paradeAugust 3. 1936. African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100 metres sprint final at the Berlin Olympics. Adolf Hitler was keen to use the Games to show… 02/08/2011
Emma Moffat wins Hamburg triathlonAustralia’s Emma Moffatt produced yet another flawless run to claim the Hamburg triathlon on Sunday. The World Champion, whose last series win was at the… 19/07/2011
Gay to miss showdown with BoltTyson Gay the American sprinter will not be on the track again this season. The world 100m silver medallist has been sidelined following surgery on his… 08/07/2011
Perkovic rejects doping chargeEuropean women’s discus champion Sandra Perkovic fought back the tears this week at her first press conference since failing a dope test last month. The… 28/06/2011
Sports Review 2009Welcome to our special edition, Review of 2009, where we’ll take a look at some of the year’s sporting highlights: the standout events and the great… 25/12/2009
