It's that time of the four year cycle that Olympic athletes get compared to our more regular, familiar, stars. As comparisons go, it's hugely unfair. Predominantly it's footballers, but the prima donna attitude of other stars such as Kevin Pietersen has seen sportsmen in a whole variety of disciplines compared too.

UPDATE: John Brownlee is fine. Both brothers collect their Olympic medals. UPDATE: Race officials have announced that there will be a delay of 30 m...

Phillips Idowu admitted "he was never going to finish" the men's triple jump event at the London 2012 Olympics. Idowu, the 2008 silver medallist, r...

When the competition is over, the judges' scores are counted and the chairperson of the judging panel adjudicates the result, which buildings will get the medals?

Britain's Jason Kenny became the host nation's first double gold medallist of London 2012 today with a breathtaking sprint finish. In the heat and ...

Now that we are enjoying the best Olympics ever, everybody has started questioning if there is anything left for future generations. Children are inspired by Usain Bolt, Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and a long list of charismatic athletes. Children are excited by Sports as never before and we can not afford to loose momentum.

At the back end of 2010, whilst the majority of the tennis world entered into their short winter slumber, Serbia played France for the Davis Cup, the premier international team tennis event.

Jessica Ennis wasn't short of male admirers before her Olympic gold success, and the heptathlete has posted a picture with Lawrence Okoye and Carl Mye...

Judo fighter Nicholas Delpopolo has tainted the US team image after he tested positive for cannabis. However, he claimed that he'd ingested marijua...

The issue came up this morning during a discussion with my wife about the "50 Shades of Grey" phenomenon when she declared emphatically "if you trussed me up, I'd be off". I reminded her that technically speaking this was not true as she would be trussed up.

Usain Bolt has credited McDonalds, Call Of Duty and his German doctor for helping him to his historic Olympic 100m gold medal. He also admitted tha...

Usain Bolt retained his 100 metres Olympics title, but American broadcaster NBC did not show the London 2012 blue ribbon race live for its audience. ...

Usain Bolt won gold in the men's 100 metres to retain his title at the London 2012 Olympics. Bolt crosses the line Jamaican Bolt ran the dista...

Christine Ohuruogu ran a hugely a gutsy season's best but failed to reclaim the Olympic crown she so impressively captured in Beijing, finishing secon...

Andy Murray was denied a second Olympic gold medal of the day after he and Laura Robson were defeated in the mixed doubles by number one seeds Max Mir...