Olympic silver medalist Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. One of the world's most risk-taking and innovative freestyle skiers, the

Over 500 competitors will take part in a nude Olympics to be held in Australia during the weekend, Australian broadcaster ABC reported.

A range of physical competitions including tug of war, marathon

Applicants requested more than 20 million tickets for the 2012 London Olympics, organisers said on Wednesday after the six-week sales window closed.

Around 1.8 million people submitted requests for t

An architect has developed a floating set of Olympic facilities that can be reusable and easily transported to new coastal locations.

When Olympics are over, the stadium and sports facilities remain.

Moscow: The Olympic flame that will travel the world before reaching the Russian resort town of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics may also a pay a brief visit to space, a top official said on Wednesd

London: British Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy christened the London 2012 cycling track on Tuesday as the state-of-the-art velodrome became the first London Olympics venue to be completed.

Four-time Olym

Berlin: Farmers in Bavaria have launched a fresh attempt to stop their land being used for the 2018 Winter Olympics, potentially jeopardising Munich's bid to host the games, a newspaper report said on

London: The US has offered to send an aircraft carrier to be stationed off the British coast and boost security during the 2012 London Olympics, it was reported here on Sunday.

The offer, however, ha

Karachi: Pakistan hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf has vowed to avenge their defeat against India in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games when the two arch-rivals meet for the third time this year i

Christchurch, July 28: New Zealand Olympic Committee has dismissed allegations by former Indian Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar that it accepted USD 100,000 "bribe" from Delhi Commonwealth Games or