There could be a new Olympic event for anyone trying to drive in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, or to Whistler during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in February - marathon traffic snarls.

Australian Olympic chief John Coates has slammed the Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis, claiming she has "gone missing" since the release of the Crawford report which rejects calls for increased Olympic sports funding.

KITCHENER, Ont. - A figure skater can't win the Olympics in November, but he really ought to make his intentions known. If not for his own peace of mind, then that of an entire country awaiting the ...

The Australian team in action at Hisense Arena on Friday night during the Melbourne leg of the World Cup. FOR Australia's head cycling coach, this was one of those results that felt as good before bed as it did waking up the next morning.

The 14 Wing Greenwood Torchbearer Team sets off with the flame from CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia. WOLFVILLE, NS - Olympic torchbearer Lena Masters couldn't help but have a teary moment while ...

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi Olympic Committee said Saturday it stands by its decision to disband the country's soccer association -- a move that led to the association's suspension from international football.

By Martin Telewa ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's new Olympic 1500 metres champion Asbel Kipruto Kiprop says his pleasure and pride at being awarded the gold medal retrospectively has been tainted by the circumstances of his victory.

Lucas Makowsky was kicking back in his hotel room in Norway, savouring his first trip to a World Cup podium, when there was a knock at the door.

Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.

SOMEWHERE in the sock drawer of Australia's sporting psyche lies a dented, neglected medal that once denoted our nation's Olympic dominance.

Automotive jobs at BMW can benefit from the company's marketing tactic to be a tier-one sponsor of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Olympic officials meeting in Malaysia have voted to readmit athletes with learning disabilities to the Paralympics. A ban has been in place since the Sydney Games in 2000 when the Spanish paralympic basketball team admitted some of its players were not ...

By Patwant Singh, Channel newsasia | Posted: 21 November 2009 1929 hrs SINGAPORE: The mascots for the world's first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore next year have been revealed.

Angry scenes unfolded outside the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) offices in Melrose, Johannesburg, yesterday afternoon, minutes after an interim Athletics South Africa (ASA) board was elected.