Summer Sports














Exclusive: Women's boxing skirts issue remains unclear for now

By Tom Degun

women boxing_in_skirts_17-01-12January 23 - It remains unclear as to whether or not female boxers will be given the choice to wear shorts or skirts at the London 2012 Olympic Games despite the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) Technical and Rules Commission having made a formal recommendation on the issue at their meeting in Bangkok this weekend.

Contador to finally discover fate next week

By Andrew Warshaw

Alberto Contador_23-01-12January 23 - Eighteen months after testing positive for the illegal steroid clenbuterol, 2010 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will learn his fate sometime next week when the Court of Arbitration for Sport delivers its eagerly awaited verdict into whether the Spaniard should be banned.

Bleasdale pole vaults into Olympic contention at top of world rankings

By Mike Rowbottom

Holly Bleasdale_23-01-12January 22 - British pole-vaulter Holly Bleasdale (pictured) has catapulted herself into the Olympic reckoning for London 2012 by recording an indoor clearance of 4.87 metres, which has only been beaten indoors by Russia's double Olympic champion and multiple world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva, and which puts her fourth on the all-time list for outdoor competition.