Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out of Games after failing drugs test

IMAGE: Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare reacts after competing in Heat 6 of the Olympics women's 100 metres Round 1, at Olympic stadium, in Tokyo, on Friday. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters......

Sports Shorts: Sharan, Sitak out of Atlanta Open

IMAGE: Divij Sharan in action. Photograph: Jaimi Chisholm/Getty Images The top seeded pair of Divij Sharan and Artem Sitak bowed out of the ATP Atlanta Open after losing their first round in......

A belated Olympic medal for India's Anju Bobby George?

Anju Bobby George, India’s top track and field athlete, could be in line for 2004 Olympic silver medal, 13 years after the Games. According to reports, Anju (finished 5th) along with fellow......

'Worth the wait,' says Anju, after World athletics silver upgraded to gold

India's silver medallist at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final gets the gold following dope violation by Russia's Tatyana Kotova. Long jumper Anju Bobby George expressed happiness on......

Anju disappoints with three foul jumps

Anju Bobby George broke a billion hearts on Tuesday when she failed to qualify for the final of the women's long jump at the Beijing Olympics after three consecutive foul jumps. Isinbayeva, Jelimo......