Sports




Page signs off on golden high as Australia toasts its finest Olympic regatta

By Mike Rowbottom

Mens sailing_470_class_10_AugustAugust 10 - Malcolm Page rounded off his illustrious sailing career at the age of 40 with a final gold in Weymouth as he and his partner in the 470 class, Mathew Belcher, overcame the home challenge of Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell to achieve a result which confirmed London 2012 as Australia's most successful Olympic sailing regatta.


IAAF creates new World Relays competition

By Mike Rowbottom

4x100m relay_10_AugustAugust 10 - A new international relay competition set up by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – with the first two planned for Nassau, Bahamas, in May 2014 and 2015 – is likely to be used to qualify some teams for future World Championships and Olympic Games.

BBC to showcase RideLondon – "the greatest cycling event in the world"

By Mike Rowbottom at the London Media Centre

Bradley WigginsAugust 10 - RideLondon, a two-day world class festival of cycling that will be the first direct sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics, will make its debut on the weekend of August 3 next year showcased by the BBC, who have agreed a five-year contract to cover an event that aspires to create a "London Marathon on wheels".






Bolt announces "legend" status after completing sprint double while Rudisha is simply "extraordinary"

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in London

Usain Bolt_9_AugustAugust 9 - Usain Bolt fulfilled his own criteria for regarding himself as a legend here tonight as he completed his double defence of Olympic sprint titles by adding the 200 metres gold to the one he had already secured over 100m on Sunday night (August 5) – and in so doing consigned his young challenger Yohan Blake to a second silver medal.