Dutchwoman Karlijn Swinkels rode to her first world championship title Monday in the junior women’s individual time trial in Doha, Qatar. The 17-year-old beat Italian Lisa Morzenti by seven seconds on the 13.7km course. France’s Juliette Labous was third, 21 seconds behind. Top-10 results 1. Karlijn SWINKELS, (NED), in 18:21.77 2. Lisa MORZENTI, (ITA), at :7.35 3. Juliette LABOUS, (FRA), ...

Western Australia’s Sports Minister has downplayed tensions with Australian Football League clubs over the move to the new Perth Stadium, saying she is expecting a quick resolution. Minister Mia Davies also rejected suggestions the West Coast Eagles could opt to remain at Subiaco Oval even when the new 60,000 seat Burswood venue is completed, amid threats from the Eagles to ...

“A Bankstown soccer player Kristofer Nicolaou, age 16 , signed 2 years contract this week with the under 19’s Greek Super League AE LARISA FC. He has been loaned out to Anagennisi Karditsa F.C Super League Club in Greece , one of the oldest clubs in Greek football which  was formed in 1904. Football manager Mijalis Petkas shown in the ...

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia finished the Olympic marathon in second place with his arms crossed over his head, as a sign of solidarity for the Oromo people, his native group and the largest ethnic group in the country. By speaking out, he may not be able to go home.

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG In streaking away from the field on the final lap to Olympic gold for a fourth time, Mo Farah has stormed into the very upper echelons of any list of British sporting greats and stands on the verge of joining the select band with a knighthood. But even in his moment of triumph, the most decorated ...

REPORTED BY KALAHAN DENG Well hey, that ended up being kind of fun. While it’s true that Canadians don’t always get quite as excited about the Summer Olympics as some other countries we could mention, we still enjoy a good show. And for the most part, that’s what the last two weeks delivered, as Canadian athletes treated us to an ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG The head of the European Olympic Committees, Pat Hickey, has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro in connection with an alleged international ticket scalping scam. Hickey, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, was arrested Wednesday by Civil Police at the hotel he was staying ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG The Olympics have reached a transitional point, midway through the program, where one marquee event — swimming — ends and another — athletics — begins. Where the world goes from the excitement of watching Michael Phelps wreck medal records to the fervent anticipation of watching Usain Bolt beginning his campaign to write his own history. Phelps ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG If the world’s fastest man is focused on coming away from the Olympic Games with an unprecedented “Triple-Triple” of gold medals, Usain Bolt’s mother also has an eye on the future. “I would hope he’ll settle down, get married and start his family,” Jennifer Bolt told CNN’s Don Riddell as she talked about the hopes she ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Simone: That’s a name many Olympic viewers will never forget. Simone Manuel, a 20-year-old black female swimmer, and Simone Biles, a 19-year-old black female gymnast, dominated in two sports in which most US competitors are white. They have been making history — and here’s how. Swimming, gymnastics and race As recreational swimming became increasingly popular across ...