The 30-year-old woman who caused a crash at this year’s Tour de France that left many riders seriously hurt is now facing a four-month suspended sentence, with a verdict due to be delivered on December 9.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) gathers in Greece this week to begin the second century of its existence.

Embedded in the just-launched "Convergence 2025" - the five-year strategic plan of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) - is a graphic which shows the whole sports ecosystem as if it were a giant arena.

Tuesday (September 28) is a very special 40th anniversary for the Olympic Games and all its athletes.

Fifty years ago today (September 19) the inaugural women’s race took place at the New York City Marathon, with Beth Bonner winning in 2hr 55min 22sec - a world record.

A few months before he died, aged 46, George Orwell wrote in his diary: "At 50, everyone has the face he deserves."

Twenty years ago this week, a global multi-sport event was reaching its conclusion in the 2032 Olympic host city, Brisbane. The 2001 Goodwill Games attracted competitors from over 50 countries and featured many stars who had graced at Sydney 2000. Among them were swimmers Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim, javelin champion Jan Zelezny and 10,000 metres gold medallist Derartu Tulu. 

From time to time athletics witnesses landmark contests where more than one competitor betters an existing world record. Thirty years ago tomorrow (August 30) it happened in the long jump at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, when Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took the long jump to new lengths.

In August 2016, the then President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Sir Philip Craven, reflected upon the turbulent build-up to the imminent Rio 2016 Paralympics, concluding: "Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this".

There were four new arrivals on the Olympic sport programme in Tokyo. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all look set for a long-term Olympic future, but for karate things are less certain.

The Olympic Flame dies here in Tokyo after an Olympic Games that have, for all sorts of reasons, been like no other.

"Listen to your body" has long been a mantra for elite athletes skirting the edges of performance and injury. In recent days and months, however, numerous top sportsmen and women have begun to act with greater conviction upon a new formulation of that old favourite. Namely, "Listen to your mind."

The “Q” word has been on everyone’s lips over the last few months in the build-up to Tokyo. All visitors to the Olympic city have had to observe strict quarantine protocols as part of attempts to limit the spread of COVID-19.

In Australia, they are already getting the celebration areas for Wednesday's (July 21) big announcement which is expected to confirm Brisbane and the Gold Coast as the 2032 Olympic host cities.