Flo Jo inducted into Hall of Fame

The late Florence Griffith Joyner, the 100 metres world record holder and former Olympic champion, topped the list of 10 inductees into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame on Sunday.The first......

Reese aims to nail long jump gold with first leap at worlds

As Olympic and twice world long jump champion, Britney Reese has become used to leaving her rivals in a pit of despair, and now the American is determined to win gold at the world championships......

Ennis named European athlete of the year

Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has been named the women's European athlete of 2012, European Athletics said in a statement on Thursday. Briton Ennis, whose image adorned posters......

Agassi, Armstrong, Ali team up for charity push

A group of 12 elite sports stars including Muhammad Ali, Andre Agassi and Lance Armstrong on Wednesday launched a charitable organization aimed at helping athletes do philanthropic work. The......

Kluft and Olsson voted European Athletes of the Ye

Heptathlete Carolina Kluft and triple jumper Christian Olsson, both from Sweden, have been voted European athletes of 2003, the European Athletic Association said.Kluft became one of only three......