NOLIGHTS: International sport is dark this week and for weeks to come; an IF-by-IF...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold worldwide, competition has ceased. Here is a listing of the...
LANE ONE: Vise is tightening on Tokyo 2020 as USA Swimming, USA Track &...
Until Friday, the calls for postponement or cancellation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games had mostly come from individual athletes. Some were expansive, some...
LANE ONE: No change in the IOC position on Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday, or...
“I think the goal is definitely to get to the 24th July and the Tokyo Olympic Games but we also have to be realistic...
LANE ONE: The new threat to Tokyo 2020 is not in Japan, but that...
We have reached critical mass in the worldwide sports response to the COVID-19 virus, with mass postponements – if not cancellations – of events,...
HIGHLIGHTS: Ledecky leads U.S. swimmers as 12 new world-leading marks set in Des Moines;...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● Bad weather canceled the Super-G racing on Sunday in Kvitfjell (NOR) after Austria’s...
HIGHLIGHTS: Big wins for Germany in Bobsled, Luge and Cycling; world record for Chloe...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
It’s been a busy weekend in international sport; click here for our coverage of track & field,...
THE TICKER: Sun sets on China’s star freestyler; Russia vs. WADA timetable get clearer...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Court Watch I: Yang Sun suspended for 8 years ● The Court of...
HIGHLIGHTS: World Champs in Biathlon, Luge, Sailing and Speed Skating, including a surprise silver...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● The Coronavirus epidemic in China caused the scheduled men’s World Cup racing in...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: How high can Mondo go? Plus a new heart for Greg...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● The amazing world-record performance by Mondo Duplantis of Sweden (and...
LANE ONE: Edwin Moses is right when he says protests can’t be stopped, but...
While the Tokyo organizers fret about the potential impact of the expanding coronavirus threat to this summer’s Olympic Games in Japan, discussions about the...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: U.S. women face Mexico in Tokyo qualifier; Duplantis opens at 19-8...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● The third leg of the World Athletics World Indoor Tour...
HIGHLIGHTS: World Indoor Series win for Brady Ellison; U.S. women’s 69-game water polo win...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● An especially busy week for the women’s World Cup circuit, with a mid-week...
SWIMMING: Sensational 1:56.01 win for Allison Schmitt in Tyr Pro Swim 200 m Free
/Updated to include Sunday's results/Early-season meets are hardly predictors of summer success, but Allison Schmitt served notice that she is going to be a...
THE TICKER: Everyone wants in on the Russian appeal of its suspension by WADA
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Doping ● It seems that everybody is in on the appeal of the...
HIGHLIGHTS: Nick Itkin wins first career Foil Grand Prix with win over Olympic champ...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
Although most of the action this weekend was on snow and ice, the U.S. men’s Foil fencers...
LANE ONE: The top stories coming in 2020, part 1: Showdowns coming in Tokyo!...
The calendar has turned and we are now in the Olympic year of 2020. But although the Tokyo Games will be the top story...
GLOBETROTTING by Phil Hersh: With gold haul from world meets, Biles and Dressel get...
Courage was the key word on the international sports scene in 2019.
Competitive courage, like the grit alpine skier Lindsey Vonn showed in making her...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 5 to no. 1, a...
Let there be no doubt, this was a wild year in Olympic sport, and as with so many areas today, full of contention, argument...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russian strategy for doping case now plain; Women’s World Cup could...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Doping ● What appears to be a coordinated Russian strategy to contest...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 10 to no. 6, and...
As 2019 comes to a close, there were people, places and events that made a bid impression in this pre-Olympic year. We’ll bring you...
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