Mary Slaney (athletics) – American who was world 1500 and 3,000 metres champion in 1983, born 1958. Michael Marsh (athletics) – American winner of 200m Olympic gold in 1992, born 1967. Luis Boa Morte ...

1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points. 1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a ...

1979 — Amy Alcott shoots a 7-under 285 to beat Nancy Lopez in the Peter Jackson Classic, later named The du Maurier Classic. The du Maurier is one of the LPGA Tour’s major championships from 1979-2000 ...

President Donald Trump has deflected questions over the Justice Department’s decision to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sex ...

Swimming is a sport well used to talented teenagers, but Yu Zidi's participation aged 12 at the world championships has ...

The Olympic Games in Los Angeles are just three years away and organizers celebrated by releasing the 2028 competition schedule.

The committee is citing an executive order from President Donald Trump. The order, signed in February, threatens to cut ...

Olympic medalist and broadcaster Elizabeth Beisel has joined the Association of Aquatic Professionals (AOAP) as a water safety spokesperson.

Catch up on Olympic hockey since Beijing — team changes, rising stars, returning medalists, and the biggest storylines shaping men's and women's tournaments for Milan 2026.

(The Center Square) − Air Products' proposed clean energy megaproject spanning five Louisiana parishes would excavate and move more than 2.2 million cubic yards of material — the equivalent of ...

Gibney was the founder of the Trojan Swimming Club in Blackrock in Dublin, where he also worked as a coach. He was also the Irish national swimming coach until 1991.

Chili the Chihuahua mix ran off from his stricken Manhattan owners and was missing for 10 days last month -- before an eagle-eyed kayaker plucked the oil-covered, malnourished pooch from the water ...