The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and the doping tensions dividing sprinting

As women’s sprinting enters a golden era in the run-up to LA 2028, controversy surrounding a top coach threatens to overshadow the sport’s biggest stars

The Guardian - US · 8h ago

Aussie's historic gold in new Olympic sport

Australian coastal rower Isabella Scammell has won the country's first world beach sprint gold in a boost ahead of the sport's LA Games debut.

AAP · 11h ago

Full-circle emotion as Alcott joins sport Hall Of Fame

Next month's Sport Australia Hall Of Fame annual awards dinner will feature seven inductees, including one whose younger self would not comprehend the honour.

AAP · 14h ago

How LA28 Is Already Reshaping the Los Angeles Corporate Event Market

LA28 is pushing Los Angeles planners to book earlier, diversify venues, and upgrade AV as corporate events adapt to tighter logistics and new standards.

inkl · Oct 19

‘This is horrifying. This is madness’: the row over competitive yoga

Some yogis welcome the idea of competition – for others, it is anathema. Will those keen for yoga to become an Olympic sport win the argument?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

The IOC Just Eliminated Its Gender and Human Rights Panels. Here's What's Really Happening

The IOC disbanded 12 commissions — including its gender and human rights panels — as it enforces a genetic screening rule for LA 2028.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Press Association Sport Trivia (18/10/26)

PRESS ASSOCIATION SPORT BIRTHDAYSMartina Navratilova (tennis) – nine-time winner of the women’s singles at Wimbledon and 18-time grand slam singles champion, born 1956.Thomas Hearns (boxing) – former world champion, born 1958.Robbie Savage (soccer) – former Leicester, Birmingham, Derby and Wales midfielder, now a TV and radio pundit and Forest Green…

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Olympics: Dispersed Games to become increasingly common, says USOPC CEO Hirshland

IOC officials hailed the most recent Milano Cortina Games as a success, despite early concerns over the first spread-out Winter Olympics that had venues scattered over 22,000 kilometres. The upcoming LA28 Games are also expected to be spread out, with softball and canoe slalom set to take place in Oklahoma…

The Economic Times · Oct 16

Despite making over $200,000 a year, many NFL referees still hold full-time jobs as attorneys, aerospace engineers, and college professors

Gen Z may be juggling multiple jobs out of financial necessity, but they’re not alone. Many of the NFL’s 121 referees hold second jobs—just for fun.

Fortune · Oct 16

Watch sea drones strike Russian Olympic city’s port in Ukraine’s Black Sea blockade

A sea drone was used to strike a Russian Olympic city’s port as part of Ukraine's Black Sea blockade.

The Independent UK · Oct 16