Bahraini 13-Year-Old Takes Plunge At World Swimming Championships
Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone, ...
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Manuel Adds 100m Freestyle World Title To Olympic Crown
Simone Manuel of the United States won the women's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Friday to add ...
Katie Ledecky On Course For Fifth Worlds Swim Gold In Budapest
Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky on Friday cruised towards her fifth gold at the world championships as the fastest into the ...
Adam Peaty Targets 50m Breaststroke Record Yet Again
Britain's Adam Peaty warned the men's 50m breaststroke world record could fall again in a fierce battle over the sprint ...
Ledecky In Historic Tilt At 12th World Swimming Title
Katie Ledecky will shake off any fatigue in her bid to make history on Tuesday in the 1500m freestyle final ...
Michael Phelps Loses Race Against Great White Shark… Sort of
Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of modern times, has finally met his match in a swim-off against the greatest predator ...
China’s Sun Yang Beats Rival Mack Horton In 400m Freestyle World Title
China's Sun Yang awkwardly embraced arch nemesis Mack Horton on the podium after beating the Australian Olympian at the world ...
Brazil Court Dismisses Lochte Lying Charges
A Brazilian court dismissed charges of lying filed against Ryan Lochte after the US swimmer claimed that he was robbed ...
‘Chengdu Three’ Table Tennis Players Mount Rare Chinese Revolt
China's table tennis stars usually demolish their rivals but they may be fighting a losing battle after mounting a rare ...
China Swim Star Ning Zetao Fails To Qualify For World Title Defence
Chinese swim star Ning Zetao will not defend his 100m freestyle world title next month after failing to qualify for ...
Phelps Joins Board of Australian Mental Health Firm
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Monday joined the board of an Australian mental health company, a ...
Australian Great Jackson Reveals Painkiller ‘nightmare’
Basketball great Lauren Jackson has revealed her "nightmare" of prescription drug dependency as the star centre and other prominent Australian ...
Man Lucky To Escape Croc Clutches In Australia
A man who accidentally snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers Monday ...
Man Lucky To Escape Croc Clutches In Australia
A man who accidently snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers Monday ...
How Can Serena Williams Win A Grand Slam While Pregnant?
With or without the benefit of hindsight, Serena Williams' victory at the Australian Open in January was sublime. The 'greatest ...
Pressure On Japan’s Swimming Champ Hagino After Loss At Home
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino faces a fierce challenge from close to home in the 400 metres individual medley at this ...
Japanese Swim Sensation Ippei Watanabe Seeks Tokyo Gold, and More
Fresh from setting a new world record, Japan's latest swim sensation Ippei Watanabe is plotting Tokyo Olympic glory in 2020 ...
Australian Swimmer Hackett To Seek Help Abroad After Family Bust-Up
Australian Olympic swimming great Grant Hackett says he will seek treatment overseas for mental health problems after what he called ...
Sri Lankan ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Takes Snowboarding Plunge
Following in the traditions of plucky triers such as Jamaica's bobsledders and British ski jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, a ...
Phelps Heads For 2020 Olympics — As Swimwear Salesman
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, will take part in the 2020 Games in Tokyo, but as ...