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• IAAF president criticised for wilful ignorance by new report• 'It stretches credibility to believe he was not aware of allegations' Sebastian Coe has today been accused of misleading a government inquiry about the ...

Within weeks of Bannister's historic achievement his mile record was broken - and the rivalry did not end there Their rivalry was the stuff of legend. Sir Roger Bannister, the first athlete to break the four-minute-mile ...

Roger Bannister | Canal-boat bacon | Meridian peanut butter | Terry Pratchett | Remembering rainbows Sir Roger Bannister (Obituary, 5 March) completed our undergraduate diploma in creative writing in 2009, and attended o...

Kobe Bryant needs to expand his trophy case after winning an Academy Award.

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As Serena Williams prepares to make her WTA Tour return, Mandy Minella tells BBC Sport what it's like to return to professional tennis after giving birth.

Authorities suspect Fiorentina's Davide Astori died of natural causes, but investigation is required in order to perform autopsy on soccer star.        

March Madness is upon us, so here's a look at our latest projection of the 2018 NCAA Tournament bracket.

       

Police are searching for suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith.

It makes more sense to groom Green to be a late-inning reliever, perhaps even the closer in the not-too-distant future.

  Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith Boxing fans, In the biggest test of his boxing career, WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0-39 knockouts) overcame a wobbly 7th round to knock out Cuban southp...

French daily newspaper L'Equipe claims that Montreal Impact are set to complete the signing of experienced defender Rod Fanni. The 36-year-old recently had his contract with Marseille terminated some four months ahead of...

The Hawks signed guard Antonius Cleveland to a second 10-day contract today. Earlier this season, Cleveland was on a two-way contract with Dallas, appearing in 13 games with the Mavericks. In seven NBA G League games thi...

Kobe Bryant said winning his Oscar for best animated short Sunday night was better than winning an NBA title.

The agent of Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry has talked with at least five teams, including the Ravens and Bears, about a potential trade, a source told ESPN.

The Bryan Fogel-Dan Cogan film "Icarus," which helped expose Russia's widespread doping of its athletes, won the Oscar for Best Documentary on Sunday night. The documentary, distributed by Netflix, began with the premise...

So many great players have come through the SEC, including A'ja Wilson. But South Carolina's senior helped the Gamecocks stand alone Sunday, becoming the first team in league history to win four SEC tournament titles in ...

Diego Rossi scored in the 11th minute off a pass from Carlos Vela and expansion Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday in the opener for both …

Suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith is being sought by San Francisco police in relation to an alleged domestic violence incident Saturday night in San Francisco.

Jimmie Johnson's race day begins badly but ends much better. The seven-time NASCAR Cup champion salvages a 12th-place finish after the 48 car fails prerace inspection three times.

Suspended Oakland defensive end fled scene, wanted for questioning according to San Francisco police.