Alan Hubbard: On the increasingly muddied-waters of amateur boxing

David Owen: A bridge too far for latest Istanbul Olympic bid?

More blogs

Sustainability News

Offsetters co-founder still seeking further gains after helping Vancouver 2010 become first carbon neutral Games

Seb Coe: Running My Life

£9.00

First - The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

£9.99

1:5 Scale Die Cast Model Olympic Torch

£39.99

Isles of Wonder - Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games

£10.00

BBC London 2012 Olympic Games

£19.99

Shop now

Fact of the day

Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.

Featured Job

NBA, Director, New Business - Africa, Johannesburg (South Africa)

This position will lead the sponsorship new business acquisition process for the NBA for Africa. The focus will be on new partner development - prospecting, pitching, negotiating and securing new corporate partners.

More jobs

Equestrian

Phillips admits she needs to find horse to fulfil London 2012 dream

July 4 - World champion Zara Phillips (pictured) has admitted that her chances of competing in the eventing at the London 2012 Olympics hinge on whether she will be able to find a suitable horse in time.

Read more Add comment

Townend bounces back from Kentucky horror to win in Ireland

May 30 - British eventer Oliver Townend (pictured) was back on the winner's rostrum today - just five weeks after a crashing fall that could have ended his season.

Read more Add comment

Princess Haya to face European challenge for FEI President

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 23 - Princess Haya's postion as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is to be challenged later this year by Sweden's Sven Holmberg and Holland's Henk Rottinghuis, a sign of the lack of confidence among leading European nations in her leadership.

Read more Add comment

Good start for British show jumpers

May 14 - Britain today finished equal third with Germany in the first Meydan FEI Nations Cup of the 2010 series in La Baule, France.

Read more Add comment

British Olympic medallist dies at age of 55

May 13 - Show jumper Tim Grubb (pictured), who won a silver medal for Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has died of heart failure at the age of 55, it has been announced.

Read more Add comment

Hickey confident Ireland will avoid doping scandals at London 2012

May 8 - Patrick Hickey, the President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), is optimistic that Ireland's equestrian team will avoid getting involved in any doping controversies at the London 2012 Olympics after Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) laid out a series of new measures.

Read more Add comment

Townend not fit enough to defend Badminton title

By Mike Rowbottom

April 26 - Oliver Townend, whose pursuit of the Rolex Grand Slam in Kentucky was ended by a crashing fall during the cross-country phase which left him with a cracked collarbone, chest bone and ribs, will not defend his Badminton title.

Read more Add comment

Townend Grand Slam dream ends after he is forced to withdraw

By Mike Rowbottom

April 25 - Oliver Townend’s quest to become only the second rider in history to complete the Rolex Grand Slam came to an end today when a hospital examination in Kentucky following his heavy fall in the second day’s cross-country - when his horse, Ashdale Cruise Master landed on him - revealed he had cracks to his collar bone, chest bone and ribs.

Read more Add comment

Townend airlifted to hospital after knocked unconscious but may compete tomorrow

By Mike Rowbottom

April 24 - Oliver Townend was airlifted to hospital tonight after being knocked unconscious in a heavy fall during the Rolex Kentucky competition - but he may be fit to return for the final day’s show jumping on his second horse, ODT Master Rose, according to a British official.