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An Olympian at 13, the American set 18 World records between 1960 and 1964, became the first women's Olympic medley champion, and then, retired at 17, the youngest network sports TV presenter and a lifelong advocate for fair play and women's rights
SOS FORUM: Should Hunter Armstrong be allowed to have a foot in both camps, WADA compliant and non-compliant? What a mess that would be...
Apparently, there's a mood for having Russia back in the Olympic and football fold as wheeler-dealer Don courts the vampire Vlad & Kennedy Center cleaners struggle yet to scour the slime off the floor in the spot where bootlicking Gianni had to be scraped off his knees. They better think again
Research led by Dr Joseph Stanford at Nottingham Trent University has been published after the work was commissioned by the BSCA. The results speak volumes about an aspect of sport often neglected by governors and regulators with oversight of the work environment & culture
Research led by Dr Joseph Stanford at Nottingham Trent University has been published after the work was commissioned by the BSCA. The results speak volumes about an aspect of sport often neglected by governors and regulators with oversight of the work environment & culture
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is seeking to expose whistleblowers who leaked information about suspected doping cases in China to the German public broadcaster ARD, says the doping unit behind the story as human rights groups slam WADA's "Operation Puncture"
