Road to Rio a bumpy one for Franklin

‘I've been saying I don't think I swam it as well as I could have’ ‘But you know what? I got a spot, and that's all I needed to do’ IMAGE: Swimmer Missy Franklin poses for......

Meet the girl dominating world swimming championships

Katie Ledecky claimed a stunning gold in the women’s 200 metres The 18-year-old American won the 1,500m freestyle gold with a world record Ledecky defies the ‘sprinter or......

'Cricket will be part of 2024 Olympics if Rome wins bid'

IMAGE: Laureus Ambassador and Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin plays cricket . Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Laureus/Getty Images. Cricket will be part of the 2024 Olympics if Rome......

PHOTOS: Records tumble as Team USA enjoy huge night

IMAGE: Caeleb Dressel has already won three golds in Gwangju and is on course to repeat his haul of seven world titles, a feat that not even Michael Phelps managed. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty......

Why Simone Biles, a 17-year-old, is sportswoman of the year...

Simone Biles of USA competes in the floor exercise. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China,......