Osaka 'a Jesse Owens of Japan' for racial injustice stand

'She is joining a community that has a history, has a legacy, going all the way back beyond Jesse Owens' IMAGE: Naomi Osaka has long been a symbol for change in Japan. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty......

American Greg Bell, oldest living Olympic gold medallist dies

IMAGE: American Greg Bell was the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist. Photograph: World Athletics/X American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist......

Phillips aims to emulate Owens, Lewis

New long jump world champion Dwight Phillips wants to join two of the greatest athletes in history at next year's Athens Olympics.Phillips plans to emulate fellow-Americans Jesse Owens and Carl......

The Greatest Olympians!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Michael Phelps/Instagram   Every four years, the world holds its breath, as the Olympics bring the world together. Athletes, trained to peak perfection, compete for......

Olympics: Hinchliffe overshadows Lyles in 100m Heats

The current Olympic champion Italy's Marcell Jacobs, who has had a wretched time with injury since his shock Tokyo success, looked a little sluggish in finishing second in 10.05 behind Nigerian......